Grassroots education is a very powerful tool in ensuring that education is authentic by including its environment, culture, and language into learning.
In this podcast, Founder of To Move Mountains Ryan Boyette discusses how the Nuba people of Sudan have adopted a grassroots approach to education.
“When I asked the Nuba people living in warzone conflict what they needed, it wasn’t food or security, it was education.” ~ Ryan Boyette
A lot of you have reached out before asking how international nonprofit organizations can get grant funding, grow relationships, or leverage diversified funding. Ryan tells all on how his nonprofit has been strategic in working with the community, attaining funding and gaining partnerships.
About Ryan Boyette
Ryan Boyette is the founder of To Move Mountains, which he began in 2018 to address the critical gap in education in Nuba.
As a humanitarian aid worker, journalist, and change-maker, Ryan Boyette has spent over 15 years living in the remote Nuba mountains of Sudan, where he eventually met his wife Jazira.
They now have two children, Eben and Kandaka. Ryan is a graduate of the University of South Florida and holds an M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University.
“It’s no secret that education can be misused and misconstrued by suppressors. This is what the Nuba people, in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, have suffered with for generations. Propaganda, political views, and misrepresentation has long been part of experience.” ~ Ryan Boyette
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What we discuss in this episode:
- Why grassroots program development works better than top-down approaches
- What the conflict has been in the Nuba Mountains
- Why grassroots education is so important to Nuba people
- How to get grants for organizations in other countries
- Why large state grants might not be the best fit
- How to get donors to engage in long-term projects
