The Haddad Foundation will support Native’s work for the next 3 years
The Haddad Foundation agreed to sponsor the Same Home Town (SHT) programme.
The Haddad Foundation, a private charitable initiative, is interested in sponsoring projects focused on advancing higher education and young people. After meeting with Joana Moscoso, the director of Native Scientists, they saw the educational power of Native’s creative programmes. They decided to support the SHT programme work for the next three years.
Talking about his meeting with Joana and Native work, Claudio Haddad says: “We are happy to sponsor such an inspirational project, with enormous potentialto transform, for the better, the lives of children in remote communities and, as such, positively impacting society. Congratulations to Joana and all the Native’s family for their hard work”.
The SHT programme fosters the return of scientists to their primary school, where they deliver interactive workshops inspiring children to pursue higher education. Currently covering most Portuguese territories, the programme bridges the gap between the scientific community and the educational sector in Portugal. Meeting a successful scientist with a shared heritage background offers pupils a role model they can relate to for the rest of their lives. Besides connecting children with scientists, the programme has also allowed scientists to initiate action to improve the educational offers for children in remote communities.
The Habbad Foundation support will allow the implementation of ten SHT interventions each year from 2024/2025 to 2026/2027. The first workshop supported by the Foundation took place on the 16th of December and saw Marine Biologist Jorge Fontes explaining to 26 children from the school EB1/ JI Flamengos how his passion for the ocean brought him to work in science in research centres worldwide. The second workshop was held in Fundão on the 27th of January and ensured the return of António Granado to the school EB João Franco.
About the workshop, Jorge Fontes said “The Same Home Town programme, supported by the Haddad Foundation, was an excellent opportunity to reach out to new generations of future scientists, to influence and educate them for a challenging future that increasingly depends on having good scientists, inquisitive and curious minds. This was reflected in an absolutely extraordinary way in the reactions of the children involved. It was a tremendous privilege for me to have this opportunity to be with these children, to spark their curiosity and interest, and I hope that I have planted a seed that, in the future, will undoubtedly bear fruit for a more cultured society, more grounded in science and knowledge, contributing to the progress of Humanity.
About Native Scientists
Founded in 2013, Native Scientists is a pan-European non-profit organisation connecting underserved children and scientists. It exists to broaden children's horizons, promotescientific literacy and reduce inequalities through science outreach educational programmes.
About the Haddad Foundation
The Haddad Foundation develops and funds creative educational programs to assist those in need in completing the necessary education essential for a fulfilling life. They believe that moral imagination allows individuals to consider ethical dilemmas, evaluate potential consequences, and generate innovative and compassionate solutions that promote fairness, justice, and the well-being of individuals and communities. The Foundation focuses on advancing higher education and on young people from or in Brazil.
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