[press] U.S. PiL Mid-Tier Grantee Global Kids receives gaming award
The July 2007 issue of the Connect, Partners in Learning newsletter features a spotlight on Global Kids receiving awards for Ayiti: The Cost of Life at the Games for Change festival. Their coverage is below.
Partners in Learning empowers students and teachers to realize their full potential, by partnering with education and government leaders through providing education resources-tools, programs, and practices-to empower students and teachers. This newsletter highlights current progress around the core programs that support Partners in Learning execution:U.S. PiL Mid-Tier Grantee Global Kids receives gaming award
Global Kids' Ayiti: The Cost of Life (CostofLife.org) reached the metric goal of 625,000 people that have experienced the game and also won one of the first "GaCha" awards for Best Awareness Raising Game at the Fourth Annual Games4Change festival in New York City. The game was also selected by game players on the site "Jay Is Games" as the best simulation game of 2006. As a result of this success, the gaming Web site Shockwave.com has expressed an interest in hosting the game. This could bring millions more players and, possibly, generate revenue for Global Kids.
