In A Perfect World

Youth ambassadors: our youth ambassadors program provides teens with social-emotional & leadership skills, empowering them to find purpose and develop the life-readiness and critical thinking needed to succeed. Teens identify their strengths and passions, equip their leadership toolbox, and become empathetic leaders ready to implement youth-led social impact projects In their communities. In 2023, our youth ambassadors traveled to guatemala to build A school for an indigenous maya community through our reach program. This life-changing experience deepens their cultural competency and understanding of global education issues

Dreamcatchers: through the power of art & storytelling, we teach kids ages 5-12 about social issues from hunger & poverty to clean water & climate change, cultivating their natural empathy and empowering them to make A difference. Our signature dreamcatchers initiative, lucia & lunas backpack drive, what started as A 5-year-old's service project has become an award- winning, annual initiative supporting 1,500+ students from low-income families and high-need classrooms In los angeles. Through youth-led fundraising efforts, we have raised over 50,000 for kids In need. In 2023, through new partnerships with the boys and girls club and select charter schools, we brought our dreamcatchers & youth ambassadors programs to hundreds more kids.

Through reach (rural education and community harmony), we bring schools and resources to rural communities In some of the worlds economically poorest countries, harnessing the power of education to empower all children to have A voice In the World. With 34 schools In 8 different countries, we've provided thousands of children with access to education, helping to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy. Working side-by-side with the community, we identify remaining barriers to education for students and work to implement supporting, wraparound services such as clean water, sustainable farming, school meal programs, and solar power. In 2023, with the help of our youth ambassadors, we built our 34th school bringing education to an indigenous mayan community In the highlands of guatemala.

Love 4 one another: love 4 one another (l4oa) was established by iapw to honor and build upon the philanthropic work between iapw founder, manuela testolini and music icon, prince. Through l4oa, we harness the power of music, art, and technology to empower young people In under-resourced schools and communities. By providing musical instruments, music therapy interventions, and multimedia tools, we promote well-being and give kids the chance to strengthen their academics and have their voices heard. In 2023, we opened A new music & multimedia lab and teen empowerment center In southeast d.c.. The space hosts our dreamcatchers and youth ambassadors programs and provides access to technology and music for 600 students from one of the most economically disadvantaged and underserved communities In the country. Goodtech: goodtech curriculum integrating digital literacy, civic engagement, and 21st-century leadership skills, with youth-driven social impact. Through goodtech, students learn about art, music, and podcasting for social change, and are inspired to find their voice, rally their community, and bring light to the issues they care about.

Youth ambassadors iapw youth ambassadors, our signature youth empowerment program, provide teens with social emotional, and leadership skills, empowering them to find purpose and develop the life-readiness and critical thinking needed to make an impact on the World. Iapw youth ambassadors are young people ages 13-18 passionate about social change. They learn about global issues as they move through the curriculum In A broad range of areas that includes health, hunger, homelessness, climate change, equality, education, and poverty. Iapw provides service-oriented education with A capstone that involves active participation In an international rural education and community harmony project.

Rural education and community harmony (reach) through reach, iapw's global, rural education and community development program, we bring schools and resources to rural communities In some of the most economically disadvantaged countries, harnessing the power of education to empower all children to have A voice In the World. With 34 schools In 8 different countries, we've provided thousands of children with access to education, helping to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy. Whether it's been built so that children wouldn't have to walk 10km to the nearest school or remodeling an existing school with updated facilities to provide A clean, safe, and nurturing learning environment, every school has made A difference In A community. Sitting In council with elders, educators, and parents In the community, we identify remaining barriers to education for students and work to implement supporting, wraparound services such as clean water, sustainable farming, school meal programs, solar po

Dreamcatchers through the power of art and storytelling, we teach kids ages 5-12 In the u.s. and canada about social issues from hunger and poverty to clean water and climate change, cultivating their natural empathy for other children and for the planet and empowering them to make A difference. The iapw backpack drive is A component of our dreamcatchers program. What started as A 5-year-old's service project has grown into an annual strategic initiative that supports 1,500+ children from low-income families In los angeles. In recent years, our backpack drive expanded to help vulnerable children and families In the l.a. and the bay area with food security and remote education needs. Through youth-led fundraising efforts, we raised over 50,000 for kids In need.