Amazing Women Rhode Island
Highlighting women who make a difference.
Amazing Women Rhode Island
Martha Cummings
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Deborah Ruggiero / Martha Cummings
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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MARTHA CUMMINGS is an educator and founder of Universal Promise, a nonprofit that provides educational opportunities to young children in rural South Africa. She discusses how private donations and local partnerships helped build a library, science lab, and classroom renovations. The pass rate for 12th graders skyrocketed from 14 to 93 percent last year.
