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Amy Stokes

Teen Motivation

  Communication, education, career preparation, technology literacy, and life skills – Net Buddies build skills in all five critical areas every day and they have their Net Buddy Performance Reports to track them. Since January, our Net Buddies have completed more than 5,100 specific activities that help them prepare to […]

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Election Optimism

For the longest time there’s been a relentless global slew of negativity – from politics to war to climate change – that can eat into the most optimistic heart. So it is with real joy that we watched the unfolding of South Africa’s 7th democratic election, which might just be […]

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Working Overtime

While our teens may be wrestling with their political consciences, they are perfectly clear-eyed about what they need to do to carve out their own future success.  How do we know?  Because, not only are they working hard in school and committed to their weekly video conferences with their mentors […]

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Kudos to the CLP

Anyone who has spent even a small amount of time working with NGOs knows the challenge of getting through the endless admin.  It’s enormously time-consuming, and when it involves interacting with online portals (that seem to be needed for EVERYTHING these days), it can be incredibly frustrating!  Especially when the […]

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Keep a Teen Warm this Winter

It happens. We’ve all been let down at one time or another. But heading into South Africa’s cold winter months is one time we don’t want to let our Net Buddies down. Just as our American and European Video Mentors are getting their beach bodies in shape, the chill is […]

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