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Join Us Sunday September 25th
​ 4 - 5:30 PM at the Poynt. 31 Water Street Newburyport.  
Celebrating Alan Papert's dedication to children and learning.  Establishing the Red Suspender Fund to provide opportunities for outstanding African innovative young learners. 
To DONATE TO THIS FUND
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SSBI Sponsors Uma's Girl Scout Project At Tinganga School

Uma Kommineni and her mother with Tinganga School Teachers. They spent a week teaching programming and donated 15 laptops to this school. Watch for upcoming blog of this project. 
New Jersey Teen Promotes Girls in Technology at SSBI Kenya sites. 

Uma  traveled to  Kenya,the first week in August. Uma was hosted by Richard Richu, and SSBI Board member Jane Wanja Bromberg.  She and her mother brought  laptops f to students in Tinganga School. She taught programming to Secondary School and Upper Primary School students.  This is Uma's Girls Scout Project .  More information coming. 

Our Mission is to bridge the digital divide. We believe in the power of children, connecting youth and communities, opening hearts and minds through innovative learning technology and programs. Youth are eager to learn. 

Small Solutions Big Ideas Vision
To provide technology and education to under resourced children in Africa to unleash their full potential and to create a sustainable future.

We count on you.  Our teachers often teach with 6 kids to one laptop.  Support their work.  Go to our GoFundMe page http://GoFundMe.com/EmpowerKenyanKids
 Support these amazing children. 

News and Events

Picture
Seymour Papert :
1928- 2016
Alan's brother Seymour was a founder of the MIT Media lab and early leader in envisioning the potential for technology to change the way children learn. (Portrait by Kenyan student Daniel)
 Connect Kids Programs
Starting in November
Scratch Programming fun for Ages 8 - 13
Check our Connect Kids Page​

Alan and Sandra are up to no good. We had fun with new Scratch Extensions: playing  music with bananas using Scratch and Makey Makey.  Join us! Have fun with Scratch - make a game or animate your name.  
Yankee Homecoming Day in Inn Street

Connecting Kids to Kenya Artist of Wildlife Art.  

A SSBI Connect Kids Progam
Empower Communities with Recycled, Refurbished, Repurposed Goods: 
This is a green rural community project for Africa that refurbishes existing discarded goods and equipment to transform impoverished facilities, such as schools, marketplaces, clinics into platforms for many levels of service. See our Recycling Page: http://www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org/recycling.html