[Geo4All] Please share ideas for providing geospatial education opportunities for more first generation students

Fri Aug 26 01:57:36 PDT 2022

Dear Suchid,

the division of the horizon into 12 directions, used by boy scouts,
soldiers, the blind, pilots etc. for more than 100 years, promotes STEM and
creates jobs which even the poor can manage: 

. child-friendly room numbers, 

. child-friendly reference grids, 

. child-friendly location codes, 

. imaginable house numbers 

etc., see the video www.volksnav.de/aSimpleCircle. 

Unfortunately, the not-the-best-but-free movements demonize the merit
principle - even my symbolic fees - and ignore or even suppress any
discussions about the benefits of the non-academic imaginary clocks. For
example, OSM/OGC ignore the need of (both enigmatic or imaginable) location
codes www.volksnav.de/alternatives or reference grids and with this work in
favor of strange decisions www.volksnav.de/GhanaScandal.

I'd appreciate if you'd dare to tear down this wall.

Henrique

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education opportunities for more first generation students

Dear colleagues

I would like to request your help in sharing ideas for widening STEM
education opportunities for more first generation students worldwide.
Quality education is still not accessible to students from economically poor
families.

GeoForAll is committed to making geospatial education and opportunities
accessible to all. This will help enable widening STEM education
opportunities for all. You can find details at  <http://www.geoforall.org>
http://www.geoforall.org

May I request that if you are organising any Training programs, Summer
Schools, academic conferences , workshops etc please consider providing a
few free places for first generation students and for students from
economically poor families. This will help make universities more
accessible, inclusive, and diversified.

Most first-generation learners suffer from asymmetries of information
related to higher education and opportunities. It is important to create
awareness among underprivileged youth about quality higher education
opportunities. So I kindly request you to please share any information on
scholarships, free training programs, Summer Schools, academic conferences ,
workshops etc in GeoForAll maillist at
<https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geoforall>
https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geoforall

Please join GeoForAll maillist and share your ideas. GeoForAll will share
these opportunities through our website, newsletters and through our amazing
network of volunteers. This will help us to reach out to many initiatives
working for widening education opportunities for more first-generation
students from around the world.

I look forward to work with you to make education opportunities inclusive to
students from all economic backgrounds.

Best wishes

Suchith

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From: Suchith Anand 
Sent: 24 August 2022 08:28
To: discuss at lists.osgeo.org <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>; GeoForAll
<GeoForAll at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: Please share ideas for providing geospatial education opportunities
for more first generation students 

Dear colleagues

GeoForAll's aim is to keep the doors of education opportunities open for
all. Access to quality education and opportunities is key for getting rid of
extreme poverty and enable broadly shared prosperity for all. 

More details at
<https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-prin
ciples-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy>
https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-princ
iples-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy

GeoForAll supports initiatives and colleagues working to provide more
opportunities for first generation students from around the world. I would
like to request colleagues to share ideas for providing geospatial education
opportunities for more first-generation students from around the world. 

I would like to introduce you all to Raju Kendre,  Founder at Eklavya - an
initiative promoting higher education and enabling grassroots leadership of
first-generation learners in India.

A first-generation learner from a nomadic tribal farming community, Raju is
a graduate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences . Recently, he also won
the Chevening Scholarship that provides a fully-funded education in the UK,
apart from unique leadership opportunities.  As a professional social
worker, Raju has been engaged with tribal and rural community development
for the last nine years. 

 <https://www.cede.co.in/inspiration/raju-kendre>
https://www.cede.co.in/inspiration/raju-kendre 

Ekalvya is a Movement building education and career of underprivileged
youth. Details at  <https://eklavyaindia.org> https://eklavyaindia.org 

Dear colleagues, As GeoForAll community is spread in universities around the
world, I would like to request colleagues to please share information  on
any scholarships, free training programs etc in the universities by sharing
the information in GeoForAll maillist at
<https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geoforall>
https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geoforall . 

Raju will then share relevant opportunities with his team. Thank you in
advance for your help.

I am requesting all colleagues to help make education opportunities
inclusive to students from all economic backgrounds. 

Education + Empowerment = GeoForAll

Please share our resources with all
<https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/please-share-geoforall-teaching-resea
rch-resources-colleagues-students/>
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/please-share-geoforall-teaching-resear
ch-resources-colleagues-students/

I thank all colleagues for their selfless efforts over many years which has
helped us to make this possible.

I look forward to working and building collaborations with all interested in
this education mission. Let us all work together to help create a world that
is more accessible, equitable and full of innovation and opportunities for
everyone.

Best wishes

Suchith

Dr Suchith Anand

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Ethics | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate

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