Abroadhack Project
Talita Telles dos Santos
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Non-governmental organization (NGO)
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Description
The AbroadHack Project is a 6-month online mentoring program for the youth community who seek to attend life-changing programs abroad during their high school years, such as bootcamps, summer programs, and boarding schools and intends to come back to their countries to promote innovative ideas and solutions. The youth community accepted to be a mentee in the program will develop self-knowledge and be guided throughout the application process for boarding schools, bootcamps, and summer programs while being mentored by knowledgeable mentors who have already studied or are studying abroad. Furthermore, most importantly, they will build up a strong applicant profile, easing their entry into the opportunities abroad world, along with a like-minded community of amazing people.
The mentoring sessions operates in 6-month cycles, with mentors from different areas of international opportunities to small group of mentees each.
The services offered are:
Assistance in the application process for the chosen programs:
Correction of Essays;
Fortnightly workshops in English discussing various topics, disseminating opportunities, topics for application improvement;
Help with proficiency tests and other exams.
The program focuses on personalized mentoring and workshops on varied and specific subjects and will develop as follows:
One-hour live one-on-one mentoring sessions per week
Fortnightly workshops with guest participation
Presentation Workshop: Presentation of the project + Knowledge of the network within mentoring;
Pairing form;
Individualized mentoring;
Monthly check up with mentors and mentees are also pertinent to our most primary motto of always improving.
Weekly check up with organizational team members to align our expectations and coordinate the tasks, along with calendars and schedules for the whole cycle, how it will work and what each one needs to do.
The mentoring sessions operates in 6-month cycles, with mentors from different areas of international opportunities to small group of mentees each.
The services offered are:
Assistance in the application process for the chosen programs:
Correction of Essays;
Fortnightly workshops in English discussing various topics, disseminating opportunities, topics for application improvement;
Help with proficiency tests and other exams.
The program focuses on personalized mentoring and workshops on varied and specific subjects and will develop as follows:
One-hour live one-on-one mentoring sessions per week
Fortnightly workshops with guest participation
Presentation Workshop: Presentation of the project + Knowledge of the network within mentoring;
Pairing form;
Individualized mentoring;
Monthly check up with mentors and mentees are also pertinent to our most primary motto of always improving.
Weekly check up with organizational team members to align our expectations and coordinate the tasks, along with calendars and schedules for the whole cycle, how it will work and what each one needs to do.
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SDGS & Targets
Goal 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.1.1
Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
4.1.2
Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)
4.2
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education
4.2.1
Proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
4.2.2
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
4.3
By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.3.1
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex
4.4
By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.4.1
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill
4.5
4.5.1
Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
4.6
By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.6.1
Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex
4.7
By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
4.7.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment
4.a
Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
4.a.1
Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service
4.b
4.b.1
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study
4.c
By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States
4.c.1
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level
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Having already closely mentored nineteen people, boosting their goals' fulfillment. Started as a brazilian-focused organization and now assist people in Portugal, South Africa, Spain...
“Abroad had finally taken me out of my comfort zone.” - Karen.
Furthermore, leading nine volunteers, including a former mentee and a Spanish exchange US student.
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Talita Telles dos Santos, Entrepreneur