Life Isn’t Fair

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Educación es el arma más poderosa que puedes usar para cambiar el mundo.

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When I do good, I feel good.

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Likeliest Global Risks- World Economic Forum Global Risks Report

Let’s go after the #1 Problem !!!

Technology creates transformative change.

Current Headlines

Colombia Reports Website – Income Disparity Page

Click icon to add pictureAlmost Half Of Colombia’s Countryside Lives Below Poverty Line

More Than Half Of Medellin Goes To Bed Hungry: Study

Colombia’s Poorest Region Got Even Poorer, Contrary To The Rest Of The Country

Every 10 Days, 1 Child Dies From Malnutrition In Northern Colombia: Santos

South of the Rio Grande

EF English Proficiency Index - from Wikpedia

Terrible!

The OECD defines the workforce as children over 12 in cities, and over 10 in rural areas.

Many are younger.

Courtesy of www.rembrandt.org

Child labor includes 1 child in 12

Poverty Cycle

English can break the cycle one person at a time

Illuminar overcomes all of these issues

Poor educationIlliteracyPoor EnglishChild labor - 1 in 12, 7

millionDomestic violencePoor jobs – 240 hours, $350

monthlyCorruption

WEF SOLUTION

http://reports.weforum.org/outlook-global-agenda-2015/top-10-trends-of-2015/1-deepening-income-inequality/

What are the top solutions to income inequality?

Gaps

Who gets the job?

College, career and life ready

High School Americans

Latinos without academic English

Latinos without English

POOR JOBS, STUDENT DEBTS, FINANCIAL DROP OUTS

University is often a false hope

Illuminar The path to opportunity and riches

FreeHighest quality EnglishFull UK education

curriculumMotivation

Economies of Scope

21 countries, 1 solution

Economies of Scale for a Killer App 84 million mothers

180 million children1 dream5 million early adapters$50,000 cost1 cent changes the fortunes of a family

The joke?

Once they can pray in English, God will start answering their prayers.

It’s no joke!

Requirements

1. Education2. English mastery3. Equality4. Jobs for the disenfranchised5. Social and economic policies6. Low drop out rate

Economic Growth

Specifications

1. Full curriculum2. College readiness3. Free universal access 4. Help those with disabilities 5. Remove user risk

6. Motivation

Illuminar Specifications

Economic Growth Illuminar Specifications

1. Education2. English mastery3. Equality4. Jobs for the disenfranchised5. Social and economic policies6. Low drop out rate

1. Full curriculum2. College readiness3. Free universal access 4. Help those with disabilities 5. Remove user risk

6. Motivation

MAGIC

World Economic Forum

Education and Skills 2.0:New Targets andInnovative Approaches

Chapter 8 Online Education:From Novelty toNecessity

Page 66

MOOCs’* mainvalue-added may lie in serving as a lead-generation mechanism for for-credit, for-fee courses provided by institutions.

* Massive open online courses

No-brainer (noun)

We are addressing the world’s greatest risk at a trifling cost.

Illuminar will stimulate economic growth.

Illuminar will be the pilot project for the business model that could unlock the gates to free worldwide online education

The vision is new and feasible; the technology is familiar and reliable.

The project is 75% done and will be live in Q1, 2016.

Your contribution is as priceless as the project

Preface to Les Miserables

So long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books like this cannot be useless.

- Victor Hugo