Connecting eLearning to Communities – Global Education, Local Impact

🌐 Alternative Learning Summit: Connecting eLearning to Communities – Global Education, Local Impact

📅 Date: Sunday, December 27, 2025🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST📍 Streaming Live on: Zoom | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedIn

🌟 Overview:

As the final Alternative Learning Summit of 2025, this edition emphasizes the importance of global partnerships, community engagement, and civic empowerment in the evolution of learning. While AI and online tools shape how we learn, people and communities still define why and what we learn. This summit highlights how ADollarClass and similar organizations can serve as bridges between global knowledge systems and local development goals.

🧭 Event Schedule & Speakers

1. Opening Remarks (5 minutes)

Convener: Osaretin AgbonavbareModerator: Nneka AsieduIntroduction to the theme: “Global Education, Local Impact.” A call to action for building communities of knowledge that are practical, inclusive, and people-centered.

2. Keynote Speaker (20 minutes)

🗣️ Speaker: Prof. Anika Mensah – Global Education Policy Advisor, UNESCO Consultant💡 Topic: “From the World to the Village: Rethinking Global Learning for Local Transformation”Prof. Mensah will explore how global education strategies can be adapted to grassroots realities. She’ll share stories of global models made local—community schools, village learning centers, and online tools changing lives in underserved regions.

3. Panel Discussion (60 minutes)

This panel focuses on how local community development, digital access, and global partnerships can converge to support the ADollarClass mission.

A. Community Mentorship Networks (15 minutes)

🎤 Speaker: Speaker 1 – Youth Leader & Education Mobilizer🔍 Topic: “It Takes a Village: Building Mentorship Ecosystems in Underserved Communities”Practical tips on setting up mentorship pipelines, empowering local volunteers, and using digital tools for relational learning.

B. AI & EdTech for Rural Access (15 minutes)

🎤 Speaker: Speaker 2 – EdTech Developer & AI4Good Fellow🔍 Topic: “Tech Without Borders: Making Personalized Learning Accessible Everywhere”How AI-driven platforms like ADollarClass can adapt to low-bandwidth, low-resource environments and still deliver results.

C. Service Learning & Youth Engagement (15 minutes)

🎤 Speaker: Speaker 3 – Social Innovator & Volunteer Network Coordinator🔍 Topic: “Learn by Serving: Embedding Civic Leadership in Education”Why students should learn through service. Case studies of youth who grew by solving local problems—climate, health, tech, education.

D. Funding Grassroots Learning Projects (15 minutes)

🎤 Speaker: Speaker 4 – NGO Director & Community Education Advocate🔍 Topic: “Fund Local, Think Global: Models for Supporting Community-Based Learning”Sustainable funding strategies for learning hubs, scholarships, mobile learning units, and inclusive learning spaces.

4. Live Q&A + Community Showcase (25 minutes)

Moderators: Dami Ojo & Tayo AsherAttendees share ideas, ask questions, and showcase grassroots learning innovations happening in their communities.

5. Final Reflections & Next Steps (5 minutes)

Osaretin Agbonavbare closes the 2025 summit series by announcing ADollarClass’s 2026 community initiatives, mentorship accelerator, and global partnership goals.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• Community is the new classroom: learning thrives where people connect
• Global education must be reimagined through local relevance
• Digital learning must be made accessible to everyone, everywhere
• Mentorship, service, and grassroots innovation are essential for inclusive learning
• ADollarClass is leading the way in building people-powered, tech-supported educational ecosystems