For more information about our Education programs, please contact Nalat Black, VP of Education, at education@una-atl.org
Global Goals, Local LeadersOn September 25th 2015, 193 world leaders committed to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End extreme poverty. Fight inequality and injustice. Fix climate change. The Global Goals for sustainable development could get these things done. In all countries. For all people. If the goals are going to work, everyone needs to know about them. You can’t fight for your rights if you don’t know what they are. You can’t convince world leaders to do what needs to be done if you don’t know what you’re convincing them to do. If the goals are famous, they won’t be forgotten.
We can be the first generation to end extreme poverty, the most determined generation in history to end injustice and inequality, and the last generation to be threatened by climate change. |
We are celebrating International Youth Day on August 12, 2022 through January 20, 2023 by inviting anyone 25 years old or younger to submit a short video sharing with us their perspectives on the relationship between mental well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals. The videos will be compiled and shared worldwide! This campaign aims to increase awareness of the current youth perspectives on mental fitness, explore possible solutions to mental health issues using the Global Goals as a starting point, cultivate meaningful communication between youths and their adult family and friends, and emphasize that youths are not alone when it comes to achieving mental fitness. Find out more about Voices of Youth 2022: Mentally Strong and Resilient.
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100 STEM Kits To Change 100 Lives Challenge
“The majority of students enter our unique school as refugees from more than 40 countries around the world, speaking more than 30 different languages and dialects, but with an incredible desire to learn! Math and Science often emerge as their FAVORITE subject areas as their English skills develop and learners are incredibly drawn to STEM offerings at our school such as robotics, coding, gardening, technology fair, and more! The TWIN STEM kits would serve as an amazing catalyst for their emergence as future scientists, engineers, and technology specialists!" |
We launched the 100 S.T.E.M KITS TO CHANGE 100 LIVES CHALLENGE in 2020. We’re supporting Global Goal 4: Quality Education, Global Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, and Global Goal 17: Partnerships For The Goals by nurturing science education at home for children in underserved communities. Through international partnerships, we completed Phase I of the challenge on October 21, 2020, delivering 22 S.T.E.M (Science Technology Engineering Math) kits and lunch to selected students at Indian Creek Elementary School in Clarkston, GA. "The TWIN STEM kits will be an invaluable addition to ASYV's science programming. It's tools like these, which make subject matters accessible and fun, that help our kids not only to learn but to develop a deeper passion and understanding that will benefit them long after they graduate from the Village." |
Your donation of any amount will make an impact on the lives of the children living in underserved communities. With assistance from Young Guru Academy (YGA) and TWIN Science Group, the Regional Centre of Expertise on Education For Sustainable Development (RCE) of Greater Atlanta, and Women Igniting Change, we'll advocate for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education) and 10 (Reducing Inequalities) through this project. Please join us in this international effort to positively change 100 children's lives.
The Model United Nations app can be downloaded in the Apple Store, or used on any mobile device using the web application at http://unausa.nclud.com. Please feel free to promote the app within your network and share the flier and instructional video.
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Model United NationsModel United Nations is an authentic simulation of the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, or other multilateral body, which introduces students to the world of diplomacy, negotiation, and decision making.
At Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors of countries that are members of the UN, from Argentina to Zimbabwe. The students, better known as “delegates”, debate current issues on the organization’s vast agenda. They prepare draft resolutions, plot strategy, negotiate with supporters and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the UN’s rules of procedure – all in the interest of resolving problems that affect the world. Before playing out their ambassadorial roles in Model UN, students research the particular global problem to be addressed. The problems are drawn from today’s headlines. Model UN delegates learn how the international community acts on its concerns about peace and security, human rights, the environment, food and hunger, economic development, and globalization. |