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Pencils of Promise is teaming up with legendary footwear brand Stuart Weitzman and fashion icon & philanthropist Gigi Hadid for another impactful collaboration. Today, we’re excited to announce The Gigi Mules: The EYELOVE and The EYELOVEMORE. In 2016, we kicked off our groundbreaking partnership with Stuart Weitzman with the spring release of the NEARLYNUDE sandal …

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What do Adam Braun, Bill Gates and Barbara Bush all have in common? Besides having a “B” in their names, they are also current and former recipients of the nation’s prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service. On March 4th, our Pencils of Promise Founder was honored at Gotham Hall in New York City at the …

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Santos Julajuj is a member of the local development council in our community in Guadalupana. He has gone above and beyond; being present at every meeting and community event, supporting PoP and championing the importance of education. He is a perfect example of why our Promise Committees are so essential to our work. When PoP …

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Jessica Crawford, a PoP Ghana Start-up Fellow, show us around Ghana’s first completed school! Check it out below…

Jessica Crawford, PoP’s Ghana Start-up Fellow, gives us a glimpse of Ho, Ghana. Check it out below…

Programs Manager of the PoP Laos team, Megan Williams, shares with us the excitement of launching a Teacher Training Program in Laos. Learn more below….

One Tree Hill and now Partners actress, Sophia Bush, has been a huge friend and supporter of Pencils of Promise, and we are so thankful for her! At the Young Hollywood Awards this past Thursday, Sophia was honored with the Bing Philanthropy Award for all of the ways she’s given back. Read more about it below…

Pencils of Promise recognizes that millions of students miss days of school each year due to preventable illnesses. Research shows that the amount of lost days could be reduced if children simply washed their hands properly and regularly. Read about Guatemala’s most recent SHINE lesson that taught all about the importance of washing hands with soap and water below…

Last month, Magnum Ice Cream hosted a competition between musicians, Justin Bieber, Usher, Jordin Sparks and Nelly Furtado to earn $20,000 towards their favorite charity. Fans were asked to vote and help decide which popstar’s charity would be receiving the donation. Who won, you ask?? None other than Justin Bieber!!!! The donation was then split evenly between Pencils of Promise and Make A Wish Foundation. Thank you Justin Bieber and all of your fans that voted to earn this donation! Because of this gracious donation, PoP can now build one more classroom! Read more details from Billboard.com and watch a video of Justin speaking about the pleasure of giving back here…