On June 7, 220 Alma supporters gathered together at Old Fort York for our 8th annual party. As we have come to expect, the weather was perfect, the food spectacular, and the pisco sours invigorating! Best of all, was the chance to party with our “supporters” – a thoughtful, kind and fun group of people. […]
Technology is revolutionizing education. In this blog Ben Dickson speaks to the many ways that artificial intelligence is being used in some classrooms and gives us a glimpse into the future of education. How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping the Future of Education
The President of the Carnegie Corporation recently wrote: “The challenge facing all of us — from Virginia Woolf’s ‘common reader’ to the futurists of Silicon Valley, from pre-K teachers to the scholars and researchers of higher education who explore all aspects of human knowledge — is the difficulty of achieving the unity of knowledge and the reconciliation of the universal […]
We have spent a lot of time with educational technology experts and I have taken a couple of online courses in “edtech” because we use technology in all of our projects and we are in the process of digitizing our curriculum. We are constantly debating how to deliver education to communities too small and far […]
We are very proud to present our 2017 Annual Report. Thank you to all of our volunteers and supporters whose invaluable help allow us to achieve day after day our goal of realizing, through investment in enlightened education, creative, forward and critical thinkers who will improve the quality of life for indigenous peoples in Latin America.
Six years ago we had a party for family and friends on Toronto Island to bring awareness to the Alma Foundation. There were a ton of complications exasperated by thunderstorms and a band that didn’t fully show up, but a lot of fun was had by all. And I said I would never do it […]
The “Biblioteca” project in Vargas Guerra aims to improve the community’s 30 primary school students’ educational performance by offering reinforcement workshops in the afternoon. The workshops will take advantage of working outside of regular school hours by complimenting the more formal education they receive in the classroom with a fun, creative, and flexible model reinforcing […]
Join the Alma team for art, drinks and networking. Explore the inspired and wonderful work of Chris Peters in one of Yorkville’s landmark pubs in support of the Alma Children’s Education Foundation. Combining photographic visuals with mixed media Chris Peters is interpreting the world around us in new and creative ways. Peters’ most recent work […]
It took six months of planning and a lot of hard work by our event committee (Melanie, Alexandra, Marcela, Nancy, Amelia and Alyssa-Marie) but last night we had our most successful fundraising event ever. We had 350 guests at the beautiful new Scotiabank conference centre to hear and see Arlene Dickinson being interviewed by Tavia […]
One of our guiding principles is that our projects are “grassroots” based but I’ve noticed over the past few years that this term has become so overused in the development NGO world that it has become a cliche. I was in a meeting last week where an NGO mentioned that they were a “pull” organization […]
One of partners, Alalay, was recently bestowed by the Bolivian parliament with the country’s highest civilian honour: “Galardon Illimani de Oro”. The founder, Claudia, upon completing her law degree was moved to action by the plight of street kids in her city of La Paz. She walked away from law and began working with these […]
Each month, our team compiles stories and updates from our projects to create a monthly dispatch. To read the full February Dispatch, please click here.
We are pleased to announce that Tavia Grant, the award-winning journalist with the Globe and Mail, will participate in our “Evening with Arlene Dickinson – The Pursuit of Profits and Social Purpose” event on April 5. Tavia will be interviewing Arlene in a “fireside chat” format. Tavia Grant has worked for The Globe and Mail […]
I am incredibly proud what we accomplished in our first five years as a charity. Partly to take stock of where we have come from, and partly to reflect to stakeholders who we have become, we have created a five-year “annual” or “impact” report. “Annual” to describe something referring to five years is likely a […]
International Program Director 0423 – Managers in social, community and correctional services Alma Children’s Education Foundation Toronto, ON Employer doesn’t cover the relocation costs JOB DETAILS Vacancies 1 Job start date 2017-04-15 Wage $67,600.00 / Year Hours 40 Hours / Week Terms of employment Permanent, Full time , Day, Telework (work from home) Employer […]
27 years ago, Walter Meekes, a young teacher from Holland came to Cusco to do a year of volunteering in the very tough neighbourhood of San Isidro in Cusco. He never went back. He fell in love with the city and working with kid so he founded the HoPe foundation with the intention of improving […]
Alma is lucky to welcome Jamie Shinoff to our team! This year, Alma was lucky enough to lucky to receive a grant from the Canadian government to hire a summer student intern. Within days, we received over 30 applications from qualified candidates across the country. However, Jamie’s passion and extensive extra-curricular activities made her the perfect […]
We are thrilled to share the Alma Giving Catalog. The Alma Giving Catalog is a way for supporters to fund specific items children need in Peru and Bolivia. Here you will find affordable ways to make an incredible difference, through both one-time purchases and monthly sponsorships. You can view the Alma Giving Catalog here. Once you find the ideal gift […]
*Due to a large amount of applications, we are no longer accepting resumes. Thank you to all of the candidates who applied. Alma will be announcing the new intern on July 4, 2016.* Alma is hiring a summer student to be our Outreach Director! Working 30 hours a week, the Outreach Director will help Alma in three […]
Annie Villaran is a volunteer project manager, Board member and an amazing ambassador for Alma. She dedicates her expertise, time and passion to helping Alma’s education projects succeed. Annie recently went to visit Alma’s projects in Iquitos, Peru. She brought back many lessons and stories from her travel. Watch Annie share one of her incredible stories from the […]