FranGives is the conduit that connects students to mobile electronic devices. Grants from benevolent foundations help us provide Kindle e-readers, Samsung tablets and iPhones, Chromebooks, HP laptops and Worldreader e-books to children, ages 4 to 11. The FranGives program forms partnerships with native and non-Indian school districts. We acknowledge the fact -- more deprived students are falling through the technical skills net.
Francine Feavel Merkel
Menomonee Nation
Founder, FranGives, Inc.
Motorola University, Schaumburg, IL
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Linked In Non-Profit
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Picture above courtesy TN middle school.
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In today's world, elementary and middle school students represent a critical group, if they have not developed digital skills. Children who are overwhelmed by hardship will benefit the most. Whether in a classroom, after hours reading program or parents and children having the tools to read together, they promote encouraging reforms.
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Lower picture courtesy of #Native Reads, First Nations Development Institute.