{"id":17657,"date":"2023-02-21T09:23:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T09:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/?p=17657"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:36:59","slug":"too-fly-bringing-travel-to-underrepresented-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/too-fly-bringing-travel-to-underrepresented-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Fly | Bringing travel to underrepresented communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><h2 id=\"too-fly-foundation-was-founded\">Too Fly Foundation was founded in 2016 by Bola Ibidapo, Brandon Miller, and Brian Millage to enable young students from underrepresented groups to take part in educational programs abroad.<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"that-mean-providing-passports-\">That mean providing passports and travel grants to students and student organisations across the US as well as arranging educational programmes designed to inspire a love for travel and equip them with the skills they need to start exploring.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-11-27-40-TOO-FLY-FOUNDATION.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-11-27-40-TOO-FLY-FOUNDATION.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-11-27-40-TOO-FLY-FOUNDATION.png 853w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-11-27-40-TOO-FLY-FOUNDATION-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-11-27-40-TOO-FLY-FOUNDATION-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-11-27-40-TOO-FLY-FOUNDATION-696x459.png 696w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-17-at-11-27-40-TOO-FLY-FOUNDATION-636x420.png 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s a mission which is very aligned with our own, of bringing people and the world together. That\u2019s why battleface has supported Too Fly for the past two years, including a recent grant of $10,000 that will be used to sponsor at least 10 students.<\/p>\n<p>battleface Uncharted sat down with executive director Bola to talk about the foundation\u2019s mission, some of its success stories, and why that first big trip really matters. Find out more about Too Fly Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tooflyfoundation.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Too Fly | Bringing travel to underrepresented communities\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RFSZ_uWBgjI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too Fly Foundation was founded in 2016 by Bola Ibidapo, Brandon Miller, and Brian Millage to enable young students from underrepresented groups to take part in educational programs abroad. 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