Innovators In Action Masterclasses
Join Skoll social entrepreneurs for a series of lively masterclass discussions on real world innovations from the field. These practitioners generously share their approaches, insights, impact and examples of success. Pick your issue area and take advantage of this opportunity to learn and be inspired!
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
12:40 - 13:40, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerFounding Director IDSP - Pakistan, Institute for Development Studies and PracticesBorn in 1949 , raised in a refugee settlement in Karachi, completed high school and married off. Had 3 children at 21 , completed Masters in social work, first community assignment construction of pit toilets in the homes of 5000 poor families living in squatter’s community. The sanitation project helped…
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SpeakerPresident and CEO, Afghan Institute of LearningDr. Yacoobi serves on several boards and panels including, the Women’s Refugee Commission, International Advisory Council for the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, New Global Citizens, the Advisory Council for the Center for Social Impact Learning at the Middlebury Institute…
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SpeakerFounder & Managing Director, Search for Common GroundJohn Marks is the founder and Managing Director of Confluence International, an Amsterdam-based NGO that specializes in Track II diplomacy and TV production to promote social change. Until 2014, he was President of Search for Common Ground (SFCG), the world’s largest peacebuilding NGO…
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SpeakerPeace Ambassador, Search for Common GroundSusan Collin Marks, Peace Ambassador for Search for Common Ground, an internationally renowned peacemaker and peacebuilder, has worked in some of the most conflictual places on the planet, mediating, facilitating dialogue, and establishing supporting peace initiatives. In recent years, she focused…
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SpeakerFounder, Roots of PeaceHeidi Kühn, founder of Roots of Peace, has dedicated her life to transforming war-torn lands into thriving agricultural communities. A UC Berkeley graduate in Political Economics, Heidi began as a journalist, covering glasnost and perestroika, before focusing on humanitarian work. In 1997, after…