Draft:Sheyene Gerardi Foundation

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Sheyene Gerardi Foundation
Founded2007
FounderSheyene Gerardi
TypeNon-profit
Focusexpanding global participation and ownership of AI and the space industry
Location
Servicesresearch, policy, education and outreach efforts.
Websitesheyene.org

Sheyene Gerardi Foundation is an American non-profit organization founded by

AI and space exploration to address global challenges. Through research, education, and outreach initiatives, SGF fosters ethical and equitable solutions in areas such as economic development, environmental sustainability, and social justice.[2][3][4][failed verification
]

Agenda

The organization is

nonpartisan, but works cooperatively with other organizations from the highest level of government to local communities. In 2022, the foundation expanded its activities to include support for policy, economic development, civil rights, and the environment, among other areas. In an oral presentation on 12 Dec 2023 the Sheyene Gerardi
said:

As of Jan 2024, the foundation is organized into four program areas under president Sheyene Gerardi, who sets strategic priorities, monitors results, and facilitates relationships with key partners.

  • Research and Development Division[6][7]
  • Social Impact and Governance Division
  • Outreach & Education Division
  • Mission Operations Manager Division

In addition to her management positions at the firm, Ms. Gerardi herself led lobbying and public relation efforts for the organization.

Program areas and initiatives

Education

The Sheyene School founded originally in

STEM related fields, by using robotics, to low-income children in underdeveloped regions, since 2007.[8] The institution teaches students software programming and other technology courses into low-resource communities or conflict areas, such as rural schools, refugee camps, non-formal school systems, prison systems providing assistance with education to facilitate the process to reentering society, to people who have been wrongfully convicted. In 2018, it partnered with NASA to bring robotics competitions to South America, reaching communities across South America, the Middle East, and Europe. The program serves underprivileged students and helps them obtain employment. There are no fees to participate.[9][10][11][failed verification
]

Food program

Launched in 2021, SGF's food program delivers emergency food assistance to vulnerable communities facing pandemic, environmental, or humanitarian crises.

CEO Program

The SGF Commonwealth Enrichment and Outreach (CEO) Program, established in 2022, fosters financial security through entrepreneurial support initiatives.

Telemedicine

Since 2016, SGF's telemedicine program has provided crucial support to individuals suffering from rare diseases; the program offers the option to participate in clinical trials, by connecting research, doctors and patients. It was created after she became a survivor of an unclassifiable splenic small B-Cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare cancer.[12][13][14][15] [16][17]

Partner institutions

SGF actively collaborates with governments, think-tanks, educational institutions, corporations, and tech companies in over a dozen countries. It holds

SSERVI
.

Partner institutions:

Funding

All operations are financially supported by Sheyene´s Family office. According to its annual report in 2023, the foundation explains that it works in conjunction with other entities. One, the Sheyene Institute (“research center”), it conducts scientific research in-house, supporting the foundation in the creation of it assets. The other, the Sheyene Gerardi Family Office (“trust”), serves as the private investment vehicle for the Foundation.

References

  1. ^ https://www.charitiesnys.com/RegistrySearch/show_details.jsp?id={0039AB7A-0000-CE1A-97BA-ADE43FE4D0EC}
  2. ^ "Informational Message". appext20.dos.ny.gov.
  3. ^ "SHEYENE GERARDI una actriz al servicio del arte y la tecnología". April 17, 2016.
  4. ^ http://diariodecaracas.com/gente/sheyene-gerardi-actriz-al-servicio-del-arte-la-tecnologia
  5. ^ https://www.miamidade.gov/global/webcasting/home.page
  6. ^ https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/TeamingPartners.aspx?foaid=6bc02dc0-751d-45b4-a58b-218fc9aadec8
  7. ^ https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/TeamingPartners.aspx?foaid=6bc02dc0-751d-45b4-a58b-218fc9aadec8
  8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMq2spgNSg&list=PLR4XZBSYHTzTb4xte227Oi_jvsH237ILm&index=42
  9. ^ https://fsi.ucf.edu/space-education-outreach-with-sheyene-gerardi/
  10. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi NASA FSl UCF Robotics Competitions" – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "Jóvenes latinoamericanos de escasos recursos podrán competir en la NASA". Globovisión.
  12. PMID 25268192
    .
  13. PMID 2364167
    – via bloodjournal.org.
  14. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi, una actriz al servicio del arte y la tecnología". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  15. ^ "Sheyene Gerardi - A Plus".
  16. ^ http://aplus.com/t/sheyene+gerardi
  17. ^ Carabobo, Redacción (April 13, 2016). "Esta recordada actriz de RCTV realiza grandes ayudas sociales a la par con su exitosa carrera".

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