ConnectEd Success Story: Science Life Skills

As a migrant and new to Beijing, Yi-Yu did not feel at home in her new school and was not willing to engage in lessons or make friends. ConnectEd puts a focus on the holistic education of its students, including psychosocial education, so through continued encouragement Yi-Yu was able to engage in school.

Read more about how ConnectEd helped Yi-Yu become an engaged student.

More about ConnectEd:
The Alcatel-Lucent Foundation has partnered with World Education Inc. to implement ConnectEd, the global signature program of the Foundation. ConnectEd is designed to address factors limiting the work and life options of disadvantaged youth, with an emphasis on girls and women. The program has better prepared 21,944* young people from marginalized communities for the world of work in Australia, Brazil, China, India, and Indonesia. ConnectEd began in April 2011 and will continue in Indonesia through March 2015.