Taddy Blecher
Ensuring access to education for all
With schools shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students all over the world have not been able to attend classes. Which is why The Maharishi Invincibility Institute (MII) is working to ensure that students in South Africa aren’t further affected by the loss of curriculum time due to the schools-shutdown.
Entrepreneur Name: Taddy Blecher, Ashoka Fellow
Organization: Maharishi Invincibility Institute
Country: South Africa
Website: www.ecubed-dbe.org
Field of action: Education and new ways of learning
Needs support to achieve greater impact in: Fundraising, Technical Digital Expertise, Legal Expertise
Create the post-COVID world.
Help Taddy and his team develop their solution!
MMI’s concrete needs facing Covid-19:
- Digital Expertise: for the software and website development of the online university platform. The team has got access to the skills we need, but funding will greatly assist in paying such individuals.
- Legal Expertise: Local pro-bono legal advice would be appreciated by the team.
- Funding and Financing: to close a budget shortfall of 856 000 USD and building up its online capabilities and courses.