Sheikha Moza honours six winners of WISE Awards

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson, Qatar Foundation, yesterday honoured project representatives of the six WISE Awards winning projects during a special ceremony at the 2017 World Innovation Summit for Education. 
WISE had previously named the six winning projects of the 2017 WISE Awards. The six winners were selected from a group of 15 finalists by a panel of expert judges from Parthenon-EY.
The 2017 WISE Awards
winners are:
42 (France/US) – a free computer programming training programme open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 30, whether they possess an academic degree or not. The programme focuses on project-based, peer-to-peer learning. The project representative is Olivier Crouzet.
Lights to Learn (Spain/Latin America) – a programme led by the Organisation of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) that provides electricity  to support quality education and community development in rural and marginalised regions of Latin America through the installation of photovoltaic systems, Internet, IT equipment, teacher training and community development. The project representative is Paulo Speller.
PhET Interactive Simulations (US/global) - an engaging education solution promoting science and math literacy through interactive simulations, founded by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman and housed at University of Colorado Boulder. The project representative is Dr Kathy Perkins.
The Learner Guide Programme (Tanzania/UK) - a mentorship programme led by Camfed Tanzania to support education and employment opportunities for young women in rural areas. The project representative is Lydia Wilbard.
The Speed School project (US/global) – an intensive, child-centred programme run by the Luminos Fund to enable out of school children to attain their grade level at government schools. The project representative is Caitlin Baron.
Ubongo Edutainment (Tanzania) – a Dar-es-Salaam-based initiative providing fun learning to millions of children in Africa through animated educational content across multiple platforms including television, SMS and smartphones. The project representative is Nisha Ligon.