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Life Isn’t Fair
Want to change that? You have the power
Put yourself in the picture
Educación es el arma más poderosa que puedes usar para cambiar el mundo.
NelsonMandela
When I do good, I feel good.
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
http://colombiareports.com/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
