At IAPW, we inspire and empower the next generation with the opportunity, tools and voice to make an impact on the world around them. YOUTH AMBASSADORS:
Youth Ambassadors, our signature youth empowerment program, provides teens with social emotional and leadership skills, empowering them to find purpose and develop the life-readiness and critical thinking needed to make an impact on the world. By building compassionate relationships with themselves, their communities and the wider world, Youth Ambassadors become future-ready, empathetic leaders compelled to take action on the issues they care about most. YAMs also take their service beyond borders by traveling internationally to aid in the construction of schools for rural, indigenous communities in Central America through our REACH program. An immersive and life-changing experience, this capstone project deepens their cultural competency and understanding of global education issues.
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REACH Program:
Education empowers children to reach their full potential and secure a brighter future. Yet, millions of children living in extreme poverty do not have access to education. With 34 schools in 8 different countries, we’ve provided thousands of children with access to education, helping to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy. Whether it’s been built so that children wouldn’t have to walk 10km to the nearest school or remodeling an existing school with updated facilities to provide a clean, safe, and nurturing learning environment, every school has made a difference in a community.
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DREAMCATCHERS:
Based in social emotional learning, our Dreamcatchers program teaches kids how to manage their emotions, set goals, show empathy for others, establish positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. We use art and stories to broaden children’s awareness of the world around them and appreciate the perspectives of others. We turn their natural empathy into action, helping them to build a plan to make a difference in the world.
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EVERYDAY KINDNESS:
Coming together as a community, as a country and as a global collective during the pandemic required empathy, understanding and a sense that we are all in this together. Everyday KindnessⓇ cultivates just that, developing social-emotional learning skills, and helping kids feel positive about themselves and others, decreasing emotional distress, and helping them to build supportive relationships and make good choices.
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LOVE 4 ONE ANOTHER:
Through Love 4 One AnotherⓇ, we harness the power of music, art, and technology to empower students in high-need classrooms. By providing musical instruments, music therapy interventions, and multimedia tools, we promote well-being and give kids the chance to strengthen their academics and have their voices heard.
