NJYD (New Jersey Young Democrats’) host webinar ” How to safely navigate in-person return to school” featuring the Gem Project The NJYD (New Jersey Young Democrats) hosts a webinar entitled ” How to safely navigate in-person return to school.” Featured in this webinar is none other than The Gem Project. Representatives from The Gem Project […]

Gem Project celebrates becoming a grantee of the Advocates Alliance of Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, and Southern New Jersey Planned Parenthood, (Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc.), a non-profit organization providing reproductive healthcare, sex education, and information to the U.S. and globally presents their Advocates Alliance 2021 grants to grantees including The Gem Project. […]

A different approach to combating  learning loss Coming live virtually from NJ Spotlight News, Joanna Gagis, Producer and Correspondent at NJTV News covers the Gem Project and its work from this past summer ” In Newark, a different approach to combating learning loss.” She speaks with fellows like Theodora Hoegah , a high school senior […]

Celebrating our CEO and Founder Amanda Ebokosia: Russ Berrie 2021 Making a difference Honoree ” Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” – Warren Bennis Our CEO and founder Amanda Ebokosia has recently been awarded the Russ Berrie ” 2021 Making a difference Honoree Award.”  Amanda reflects this quote in such a special […]

Time to educate the education system: Education Fellows speak up and speak out “Some of the teachers do not represent the demographics they are expected to teach and that students have to see themselves in their teachers.” Education Group A. fellow Bella Melendez mentions this as she and other Education fellows explore the inequalities when […]

Putting the youth in ” Youth Action Day” As we continue to observe major social and political issues take front center, we will need more young people to play a role in changing the world that we see and know. Mahatma Gandhi once said, ” It’s the action, not the fruit of action, that’s important. […]

Newark, New Jersey – September  2021 – The Gem Project has announced its 2021 award recipients for their annual cash award given to young changemakers The Gem Project Fellow Award. For the past four years, it has been an award that has focused entirely on service and one’s lived experiences to improve their local communities. […]

Daniela Palacios | Science Park High School ’22 Meet other 2021 honorees: Mekhi Addison, Kynise Dixon, Daniela Palacios, and Renée Onque. Applicant’s Gem Project Fellow Award Video for Gem Project Fellow Award: Entering her senior year at Science Park High School based in Newark, New Jersey, we meet Daniela Palacios.  Daniela is Founder of Para […]