BAHR
#ViTarAnsvar (We take responsibility) for getting more people through education BAHR’s CSR project #ViTarAnsvar aims to reduce social exclusion among young people, as well as to improve social inclusion and integration in Norway. This is done by providing mathematics homework tuition and extra resources where needed the most. Give people a chance Many young people drop out because they are struggling in school. Mathematics is often the Achilles heel, which may trigger a downward spiral. The #ViTarAnsvar initiative provides mathematics homework tuition and teaching resources for schools with inadequate STEM resources. The objective is to improve pupil performance, to enable pupils to gain admittance to upper secondary education and thereafter go on to complete apprenticeships or higher education. #ViTarAnsvar was initiated by Vibeke Fængsrud, or the «Maths Lady» as she gets called, through her company; House of Math. BAHR became involved after Vibeke approached Managing Partner
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Thomas K. Svensen directly. –Thomas K. Svensen and Knut T. Traaseth took an immediate liking to the idea of helping to boost the prospects of young people who would otherwise not have stood a chance, says Vibeke. – Since maths is one of the key reasons why young people drop out of school and university, that subject is an appropriate focus, observes Thomas K. Svensen, and adds that Fængsrud and BAHR will take the project further. – At BAHR, we take responsibility and will be helping more young people, emphasises Svensen. The numbers speak for themselves Thus far, close to 3,000 pupils have participated in #ViTarAnsvar. This has made quite a difference to their
