One in five children in the United States has a learning disability. Signs are often missed and those students fall behind in school… or worse. A unique mentorship program called "Eye to Eye" pairs middle school children who have a learning
difference with a college or high school mentor who also has a learning
difference. They connect in special ways and the children thrive, with their studies and more.https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/us/learning-disabilities-education-dyslexia-adhd-mentorship-cnnheroes/index.html
Although we'd like to think children aren't affected by poor mental health, the reality is they are.Mental health issues have been on the rise in children and have been further amplified by the pandemic. But there are ways we can talk to children about mental health, such as using the emotional volcano to explain how holding in our emotions can be bad.There are also a lot of self-care ideas you can do with children, such as creating stories together.To find out more, click the link below:https://unwantedlife.me/teaching-children-about-mental-health
Bride, Kelly, partnered with a sustainable bridal boutique based in New York to create a tactile wedding dress with plenty of textiles and fabrics, so she could surprise her husband to be, Anthony, so he could experience how amazing her wedding dress was.They also applied this thinking to the rest of the wedding, adding tactile elements throughout the ceremony and reception.https://crafty.diply.com/6497862/bride-wears-tactile-dress-so-her-blind-husband-could-feel-how-s
All the ideas in Ideaspies; Climate Category as of 7th July 2021, were reviewed rigorously under two main aspects; feasibility and impact. This objective assessment resulted in following Top 10 ideas: 1. Shareholder Activism2. Negative Emission Tech3. Two step Decarbonisation recommended by Mckinsey4. Government's Active Role in Climate Agendas and Actions5. Seaweeds Plantation6. Mckinsey's 1.5 degree challenge7. Green Hydrogen for fuel and energy8. Elysis9. Green Innovation Investment10. Domestic Hydrogen Battery
"Big money supporting climate:
A coalition of major financial organizations —composed of more than 450
banks, insurers and investors from 45 countries— announced (3rd Nov 2021) the alignment
of $130 trillion of private finance towards net zero goals. The Glasgow
Financial Alliance for Net Zero is the largest coalition of private
climate financiers and the “breakthrough
in mainstream climate finance the world needs.” from COP26 Daily Tracker.Climate Finance involves 2 big issues - transition investment financing from companies & institutions and government financing for the developing countries. So articles on each below from very different perspectives:
