Focus: NGO/Social Activism
Global Innovation Symposium 2019
“I think of innovation as shifts in perspective….there’s not just one way to innovate. Innovation comes out of all disciplines.” Those were part of the remarks delivered by Tsai CITY executive director Clare Leinweber as she opened the Global Innovation Symposium on September 26. The all-day event, a collaboration between the Knowledge Equity Initiative and Yale’s Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program, was spearheaded by Baljeet Sandhu, Tsai CITY Senior Global Innovator and 2017 World Fellow. Building on last year’s successful Global Innovation Series, which brought talks on innovation, leadership and impact to over 400 members of the Yale and New Haven community, the symposium gathered an inspiring lineup of…
More InformationEpisode 26: 2018 World Fellow Thynn Thynn Hlaing
Thynn Thynn Hlaing, an international development professional from Myanmar, discusses the crisis in her country and her work for Oxfam in Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Liberia.
More InformationEpisode 24: 2018 World Fellow Joy Olivier
Joy Oliver, South African social entrepreneur, explains what Nelson Mandela means to her, the impact of IkamvaYouth (a nonprofit that enables youth to pull themselves and each other out of poverty through education), and her new initiative growing medicinal cannabis.
More InformationEpisode 16: 2017 World Fellow Lorna Solis
Lorna Solis was born in Nicaragua, and came to the US as a refugee. She is the founder of Blue Rose Compass and Lynke. She helps refugees access university and the job market. Her work has been affected by Trump’s travel ban.
More InformationEpisode 12: 2017 World Fellow Taras Shevchenko
Taras Shevchenko studied law and economics in Kyiv. He was active during Ukraine’s 2014 Revolution of Dignity. He co-founded the Reanimation Package of Reforms (RPR), a coalition of reform-oriented NGOs and experts.
More InformationEpisode 6: 2016 World Fellow Gernot Laganda
Gernot Laganda reflects on how international organizations address aid, development, and climate change.
More InformationEpisode 4: 2016 World Fellow Belabbes Benkredda
Belabbes Benkredda, the founder of Munathara Initiative, a debating forum in the Arab world, discusses the post-truth era and how to protect the public sphere.
More InformationEpisode 1: 2016 World Fellow Sughra Ahmed
Sughra Ahmed, former chair of Islamic Society of Britain, talks about growing up Muslim and British, and the role of religion in society.
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