We at Geomag have made the right to education for girls and boys all over the world our mission. Just as playing is important to our company, so do we consider it essential that every child has access to healthy growth and a bright future, so that no one is left behind.
Our mission is expressed in a series of institutional and concrete actions, each aimed at achieving Goal 4 of the 2030 UN Agenda – to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”
Consequently, the Company Management has started collaborative relationships with a few selected groups that are committed to ensuring inclusive education is accessible to all, both by making financial aid available and by donating our magnetic construction toys.
At the beginning of 2020, the School Heroes project was set up and it is run directly by the company’s CEO Filippo Gallizia. It is currently one of Geomag’s main Goal 4 programmes aimed at giving back to society.
Our School Heroes are people who, by being personally committed to bringing positive and tangible change to the world, embody the values and mission of Geomag: key players in social and educational projects aimed at promoting healthy growth and an education for all boys and girls as well as encouraging the development of each child’s potential through alternative not just traditional learning methods.
The term “Heroes” has been adopted not so much for its heroic meaning in the strict sense – that is, to indicate people with special powers – but to highlight virtuous models of behaviour, worth following. These seemingly normal people, who we can all identify with, have all made exceptional choices, dedicating themselves to solving issues of primary importance.
Margherita at the children’s home in Lima, Peru is committed to ensuring that all the children there are able to grow up in a harmonious and happy environment. Chiara in Scampia, Italy is experimenting with the power of music therapy to stimulate and unite kids with different types of intelligence and hidden talents. Father Silvano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo guarantees the right to study to pygmy girls and boys, who otherwise would not have access to education.
Telling the stories and sharing the experiences of these School Heroes is for Geomag a way of affirming our goals, sharing with everyone the valuable testimonials of these people who have made radical choices to make their contribution, in the hope of stimulating others to do their part.
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UNTOLD STORIES OF INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER
STORIES
Empowering girls of ‘nduje, episode 1: Father silvano ruaro also known as “mupe”
Empowering the girls from ‘nduje: father silvano’s voice The events of the last two years and even the last few months have highlighted more than ever the importance of the issue of access to education. We have seen it with the Covid emergency, during which millions...
Empowering girls of ‘nduje, episode 2: The boarding house project
Father Silvano really wanted to set up this project, most of all to give the Pygmy children the possibility of having a peaceful and decent existence in the boarding house. Until three years ago, the boarding house hosted about 55 children, the following year 105, and...
Empowering girls of ‘nduje, Episode 3: Father silvano: a force of nature
Father Silvano has had a lot requests from Pygmy families for their children to study in Nduje, more than he has been able to meet. He has become a true reference point among the Pygmy population. Everyone in Nduye now calls me "taté = grandfather", and what does a...
Scampia Jam episode 1: The other side of Scampia, a story of self-determination
This is Chiara’s inspirational story The stories from our School Heroes continue to guide and stimulate us in our choices, actions and thoughts, today more than ever. They are willing to give their all, their enthusiasm, their skills and a touch of foolhardiness to...
Scampia Jam episode 2: Learning the art of being together (through play)
Chiara is studying for a Masters in Music and Development and so decided to go to Scampia and help out, taking her skills, sensitivity and empathy with her. She was invited by Eraldo Cacchione who runs the Pastoral Centre of the neighborhood: ”These children need...
Scampia Jam episode 3: Bridging inequality
It is becoming increasingly obvious that in Italy the Covid emergency has exacerbated the inequalities that were already present. Before the pandemic, school education for most Italians was considered a long-acquired right and often taken for granted, but today the...
Mato Grosso Episode 1: Mato Mrosso calls. Margherita responds
Margherita, driven by a passion for teaching, decided to put her life in Milan on hold for a year and leave for Lima in Peru, where people like her really do make a difference. Who is Margherita? Margherita is a young primary school teacher at the German School in...
Mato Grosso Episode 2: The dream. The mato grosso school
Mato Grosso has revolutionised the lives of both the younger children and also the older ones who still live in the Puericultorio and who at weekends now take part in youth club activities and community life. The dream of the volunteers of Mato Grosso is to be able to...
Mato Grosso Episode 3: educating through experience and empathy
The children who arrive at the Puericultorio have often been abandoned. They are scarred and suffer from deep emotional gaps.The children’s home provides a system that works well as close proximity to the volunteers, 24 hours a day, means they can placate the young...