The pervasive reality of globalization in the 21st century has brought together people of diverse backgrounds and cultures, as rapid advances in technology and communications continue to eliminate geographic borders and enhance the quality of our lives. To fully harness the advantages and opportunities afforded by globalization, we must invest in education of our youth…
New York, NY – September 7, 2004 – On Friday, September 10th, Virtue Foundation and the United Nations NGO Section/DESA will present the third annual multidisciplinary symposium commemorating the anniversary of September 11 entitled “Healing the World: The Ethical Dimension of Globalization and Interdependence in the Age of Terror,” at the United Nations Trusteeship Council…
By Mandy M. Goodnight Elisha Taylor sat with her son, Carl Taylor III, as he typed on a laptop computer. “I could never have imagined this,” the mother said. “I didn’t have this when I was here.” Taylor’s son is one of the Bolton High School students being issued a computer instead of textbooks this…
Virtue Foundation Louisiana Education Initiative Hosts Digital Teaching Training with McNeese State University and University of California, Berkeley for Cameron and Vermillion Parish Teachers Affected by Rita on July 19-20, 2007 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The conference is designed to provide state-of-the-art digital teaching skills to teachers and other educational stakeholders participating in the Virtue…
Emmy Award-Winning NBC Correspondent, Sara James & National Geographic/PBS Wildlife Filmmaker, Ginger Mauney, Co–authors of “The Best of Friends: Two Women, Two Continents and One Enduring Friendship”
Virtue Foundation Hosts Digital Teaching Conference with University of California, Berkeley and the University of New Orleans on May 18, 2007 in New Orleans. The conference is designed to provide state-of-the-art digital teaching skills to teachers and other educational stakeholders, who are participating in the Virtue Foundation Katrina Education Initiative, a technology-enabled educational pilot initiative…
Virtue Foundation hosts a Digital Teaching Professional Development Conference in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of New Orleans for teachers in 9 schools districts affected by Katrina and Rita.
In 2002, in a remote village in Pakistan, 30-year-old Mukhtaran Mai’s life changed forever when the tribal council sanctioned a punishment against her for a crime allegedly committed by her younger brother. Following the custom of honour for honour, Mai was gang-raped and then publicly paraded as an example. Normally the only recourse for such…
Empower Women Change our World The Virtue Foundation is proud to have both its founding members, Dr. Joseph Salim and Dr. Joan LaRovere, serve on Avon’s Hello Tomorrow Fund panel of prestigious judges, who will award individuals with the most Innovative and compelling Ideas for empowering women and their respective societies with a $5,000 cash…
On Thursday, April 12, 2007, Virtue Foundation will co-sponsor the Columbia University Children’s Rights Conference on “Child Protection.” Organized by the Children’s Rights Working Group, a cross-campus network of graduate and undergraduate programs and schools at Columbia University, the conference will include panels on child labor and trafficking, child abuse and violence against children, and…