{"id":4684,"date":"2021-07-17T16:26:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T10:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/?post_type=talk_post&#038;p=4684"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:38:09","slug":"project-elimu-access-to-arts-education-for-every-child","status":"publish","type":"talk_post","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/talk-post\/project-elimu-access-to-arts-education-for-every-child\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Arts Education Access: Key to Successful Artistic Careers<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-talk\"><strong>About the talk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In this inspiring talk by Founder, Project Elimu and Global Teacher Prize finalist Michael Wamaya shares learnings from his work at Project Elimu, a non-profit organization that champions access to quality education for children living in informal settlements. Witness how in the Nairobi slum of Kibera, new hope is raised as underserved students, dissatisfied by the local education system, are inspired to learn and succeed, gain scholarships and develop successful artistic careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group learnings has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-objective\"><strong>Key objective<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walk away with strategies to instill in your classrooms, the drive to develop problem solvers of the future. The emphasis will be on exploring individual human potential and creativity to invoke self-belief<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the talk In this inspiring talk by Founder, Project Elimu and Global Teacher Prize finalist Michael Wamaya shares learnings from his work at Project Elimu, a non-profit organization that champions access to quality education for children living in informal settlements. 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