Science & Technology

Driving change with Rolling Study Halls

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Rolling Study Halls is a program that powers buses with Wi-Fi, devices, and onboard educators to help thousands of students across the U.S. reclaim 1.5 million learning hours.

See how two bus drivers in Talladega, Alabama are helping drive this program’s impact in their community.

Learn more at: http://g.co/rollingstudyhalls

How a Solo Woman Traveler Explores the World

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In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting Local Guide Vandana, a Bangalorean who is exploring the world on her own and wants to inspire other women to do the same through her contributions on Google Maps. Watch as she shares why she loves to travel solo and how she’s helping other women travelers as a member of Google’s Local Guides program.

Want to become a Google Local Guide? Click here: https://goo.gl/XDJoAt

Courage to Question: Series Trailer

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The Courage to Question series brings you face to face with women’s rights activists across the globe as they fight for a world where women and girls can live free from gender based violence.

Watch the series → goo.gl/E8Dpqp

Director: Megan Sullivan
Producer : Thea Hardy
Director Photography VR: Jenn Duong
Director Photography Traditional: Eve Cohen
Drone Operator & Sound : Danielle de Leon
Photographer : Jane Hahn
Post Production : Therapy Studios
Editor: Shannon Albrink
Post Producer : Margaret Ward
Production company: Novus Select
UN Women
Vital Voices
Supported by Google

Special thanks to the production teams, organizations, friends and family in each location who invited us into their communities and helped guide these women in the field.