Categorized as: About us, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Latin America, Middle East, MY JOB book and community, Our Partners, Pacific Islands, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories, Storytelling, U.S. & Tagged as: 2015, Annual report, MY JOB book on January 9, 2016.
We’re thrilled to share with you a year of compassion in action by our U.S. and global family and grantee partners. — Suzanne Skees, Founder/Director Skees Family Foundation 2015 Annual ReportRead more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Leadership, Our Partners, Stories, Youth & Tagged as: Africa, High school, Job training, Leadership, Life skills, Malawi, Youth on December 10, 2015.
Our partner AGE Africa creates a brighter future for rural women by education and providing opportunities for rural girls in Malawi. By Suzanne Skees for Skees Family Foundation Our foundation is constantly striving to create larger impact. While that...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Stories & Tagged as: Akilah Institute, Burundi, College, Rwanda, Violence on October 17, 2015.
As the conflict in Burundi continues, 45 students at Akilah Institute for Women may have the opportunity to continue their studies in Rwanda. By Suzanne Skees for Skees Family Foundation As you may know, the nation of Burundi has recently fallen into chaos over...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Asia, Education, Grantee, Grantmaking strategy, Job Creation, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Youth & Tagged as: Health, Jolkona, Online education, Rural education, Volunteering on June 7, 2015.
By Suzanne Skees for Skees Family Foundation Tradition of Volunteering Among Youth Here My first visit to Bangladesh shattered a lot of illusions about this country. I expected poverty, and there’s plenty. Yet Bangladesh is home to the world’s...Read more
