A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Betty Makoni, the Founder and CEO of the Girl Child Network Worldwide, an organization at the center of a global commitment to gathering, codifying, training and promoting the experiences and expertise of African girl advocates and marginalized girls. The Network supports and promotes girls’ rights, empowerment and education. It reaches out to and advances the circumstances of African girls who are economically deprived, at risk of abuse, subject to harmful cultural practices or living in areas of instability.
Girl Child Network Worldwide on Facebook
Betty Makoni on LinkedIn
A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Andreas Heinecke, founder and CEO of Dialogue Social Enterprise and Dialogue in the Dark. Dialogue is an exhibition and workshop to explore the unseen. The concept of Dialogue in the Dark is simple: blind guides lead visitors through specially constructed dark rooms in which scent, sound, wind, temperature and texture convey the characteristics of daily environments. Dialogue in the Dark has been presented in more than 30 countries and 130 cities throughout the world since its opening in 1988. More than seven million visitors worldwide have experienced Dialogue in the Dark and thousands of blind guides and trainers have found employment through the program.
Dialogue in the Dark on Facebook
Andreas Heinecke on LinkedIn
A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Vishal Talreja regarding Dream a Dream, an award-winning organization based in India that is working on empowering young people from vulnerable backgrounds by developing their life skills and at the same time sensitizing the community through active volunteering leading to a non-discriminatory society where differences are appreciated.
Dream a Dream on Facebook
Vishal Talreja on LinkedIn
A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Eric Dawson, CEO and Founder of Peace First, dedicated to building effective school climates by focusing on two major efforts within a school: teaching children the skills of conflict resolution and civic engagement; and providing educators with the critical skills and knowledge to integrate social-emotional learning into the school’s curriculum and culture.
Peace First on Facebook
Eric Dawson on LinkedIn