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Amira Adawe, New Vision Foundation’s board member, is selected as a 2020 Bush Fellow!
Saint Paul, MN — Amira Adawe is on a quest to redefine beauty. She aims to end skin-lightening practices that both expose people to toxic chemicals and harm their identities. An immigrant from Somalia, she…
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From TwinCities.com: New St. Paul center will teach computer coding to young people of color
A Twin Cities nonprofit is planning to open a new learning center in 2020 to teach computer coding to young people of color in the metropolitan area. The New Vision Foundation will open the center…
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Social Venture Partners Select New Vision Foundation As New Investee!
After a very thorough due diligence process and heartfelt pitches from two finalists, Social Venture Partners (SVP) voted to name New Vision Foundation as SVP Minnesota’s newest Investee! New Vision Foundation will receive up to $75,000 in financial grants…
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Fellow Founder Hussein Farah During His Bush Foundation Fellowship
Hussein Farah wants his community to prosper by embracing technology to build financial stability. He believes that equitable access to information technology can drive a more inclusive and harmonious life for all Minnesotans, especially his…
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From StarTribune:2018 Bush Fellows “will shape the future,” foundation says
The Bush Foundation this week named 24 fellows for 2018, a diverse group of leaders who will each receive up to $100,000 over the next 12 to 24 months to pursue learning opportunities to become more effective…
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From Minnpost: New Vision Foundation aims to inspire Minnesota’s young African immigrants to become tech innovators
Facebook. Snapchat. Twitter. Those are some of the many social media giants that Hussein Farah has seen African immigrants in Minnesota use on a regular basis. Now, he wants young people to start thinking about…
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Hussein Farah named 2017 NLC fellow
Hussein Farah, Founder and Executive Director of New Vision Foundation, was named a 2017 fellow of the New Leaders Council. The national organization works to recruit, train and promote the progressive political entrepreneurs of tomorrow — trendsetters,…
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Coding class debuts at Southwest High School in Minneapolis
The US rollout of New Vision Foundation’s digital literacy classes began today at Southwest High School, a public school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A group of freshman and sophomore students heard about the importance of Information Technology…
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Give to the Max on Nov. 17!
On Wednesday, you have the opportunity to help marginalized youth with even a small donation during Give to the Max Day! Every $300 donated enables one year of digital literacy classes for a student from a…
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Eric Kibisu named as Director of Training
MINNEAPOLIS–New Vision Foundation proudly announces its first Director of Training, Eric Kibisu. “I’ll be putting together the coursework for New Vision Foundation globally,” said Kibisu. “I anticipate working with instruction teams in the US and the…
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