Imagine the number of challenges we could overcome if every child in the world had access to a quality education.
Think of all the untapped human brainpower in the world.
Any child could go onto cure cancer or take us to Mars. Think of any global issue: world hunger, disease, poverty, lack of clean sanitation - or even ageing..
It is not lack of drive or potential but lack of opportunity that is impacting millions of children globally.
Nesta's Opportunity Lost Report
- 15% of UK scientists are from a working-class background (despite making up 35% of the population)
- 7% of people who applied for patents in the last 15 years were women
- Invention schemes reach less than 1.5% of the UK's school population
The Lost Einsteins Study
- Children with parents in the top 1% of earnings are 10x more likely to become inventors than those in the bottom 50%
- In the US, innovation could quadruple if the potential of under-represented groups were even considered
Where Ambessa Play can help?
Our mission aligns with Nesta and AlphaPlus' mapping and the following is included in our impact metrics
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Changing perceptions about who can be an inventor (how you think) |
When your child builds our kits, they become a creator vs consumer. |
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Helping children get practical experience of inventing (what you do) |
Our kits offer hands-on specific learning versus digital overload. |
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Building their skills and knowledge relating to invention (what you know) |
Each kit will come with a useful manual and tips via our upcoming newsletter |
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Helping children to meet inventors (who you know) |
In our upcoming workshops and kits, children will learn about brilliant inventors and diverse STEAM leaders. |
We'll keep coming back to this post as a reminder of our mission. No more Lost Einsteins.