by akate | Jun 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every spring we hold the Kravis Prize Award Ceremony at Claremont McKenna College to honor the most recent recipient of the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership. Over the years, this event has grown as we welcome back to campus all past Kravis Prize recipients to join in conversation with our Claremont community. This year, in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Kravis Prize, we asked our recipients to engage in a panel discussion, reflecting on how they have established their own entrepreneurial solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. Moderated by recent CMC alum, Kyra McAndrews, ’15, this discussion involved past Kravis Prize Recipients: Roy Prosterman (Landesa, 2006), Hendrina Doroba (FAWE, 2008), Sakena Yacoobi (Afghan Institute of Learning, 2009), Rukmini Banerji (Pratham, 2010), Vicky Colbert (Fundación Escuela Nueva, 2011), Robin Smalley (mothers2mothers 2012), Kathy Spahn (Helen Keller International, 2014).Tania Zapata and Zafer Younis also joined in the discussion, on behalf of the 2015 Kravis Prize Recipient, Endeavor, as two entrepreneurs that are part of Endeavor’s network of high-impact entrepreneurs. We began our conversation asking our panelists: “What does being a Changemaker meant to you?” See what they have to say....
by lwang | Apr 17, 2013 | Escuela Nueva, FAWE, Female Empowerment, Kravis Prize, Pratham, Uncategorized
2008 Kravis Prize Winner FAWE’s work to educate girls in Kenya might have the added benefit of saving lives, according to a new article from the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. FAWE’s Kenya chapter sponsors over 100 girls and 250 teachers in Kenya’s Western and Nyanza provinces, where women have a high risk of exposure to reproductive and sexual health problems, including complications during pregnancy and childbirth, exposure to HIV/AIDS, forced marriages, and female genital mutilation. The particularly high risk among rural women can be attributed in large part to the lack of awareness and education on health issues in rural Kenya. That’s where FAWE’s work comes in. The organization will teach girls about “adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights” in an effort to change the harsh realities for women in rural Kenya. This agenda fits well into FAWE’s overall mission of empowering girls and women in Africa through gender-responsive education, which it has pursued for more than two decades. FAWE CEO Oley Dibba-Wadda will talk more about the organization’s extensive education programs in sub-Saharan Africa at the Kravis Prize “Global Leaders Forum” this Thursday at Claremont McKenna College. She will be joined by Pratham co-founder Madhav Chavan and Escuela Nueva founder Vicky Colbert to discuss issues of education in India, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa. KRAVIS PRIZE CEREMONY AND RELATED EVENTS: This week: Kravis Prize presents the “Global Leaders Forum” event This week: This year’s Kravis Prize winner Johann Olav Koss presents a CMC lunchtime lecture ALSO RELATED: FAWE students tackle the issue of good governance in Rwanda 15.6% or 38.57%? Pratham disputes Indian government’s education figures...
by lwang | Feb 22, 2012 | INJAZ Al-Arab, m2m, Soraya Salti, Uncategorized
Established in 2006, the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership recognizes and celebrates extraordinary accomplishment and bold leadership in the nonprofit sector. Over the years, the Prize has provided funding for the extraordinary efforts of the Rural Development Institute, the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, the Forum For African Women Educationalists (FAWE), the Afghan Institute of Learning, Pratham and Escuela Nueva. However, the Kravis Prize offers much more than just financial support – we strive to share our recipients’ best practices with the nonprofit community and inspire future generations to become nonprofit leaders. This year, we are delighted to announce not one, but TWO winners of the seventh annual Kravis Prize in Leadership: Soraya Salti, CEO of Arab educational mentoring program INJAZ Al-Arab, and mothers2mothers, an organization that helps to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS through the education and support of mothers with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa! We’ll feature our amazing winners on our blog over the next few weeks, but check out the press release to learn some basic facts about Salti and...
by lwang | Apr 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last Tuesday, April 5, on CNN en Español’s Encuentro program, Claudia Palacios interviewed Escuela Nueva’s Vicky Colbert. During the interview, which was conducted entirely via Skype, Palacios praised Colbert for receiving the 2011 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership, as well as for her work as the Colombian Vice Minister of Education and as UNICEF’s Director of the Regional Office of Education. While the interview took place in Spanish, we have translated the best bits for you here: Speaking with Palacios about Escuela Nueva’s educational model, Colbert explained: “What we have tried to demonstrate for many years is that yes, you can improve the quality of education of the poorest schools in the country. [By creating a student-centered educational model,] we transformed the learning environment to truly be active and participatory.” On teacher training, Colbert said: “[The Escuela Nueva Foundation created] a very effective teacher training [program], focusing on practice instead of theory. [As a result, the model was easy to replicate because it] demonstrates that we can transform the classroom with minimal teacher training.” Regarding the expansion of the Escuela Nueva model, Colbert added: “Not only did [the model] become national policy in Colombia but 40 countries have also visited us and we have exported this model to more than 16 countries, reaching over five million children. … So at this time Escuela Nueva Foundation is advising countries like India, Vietnam and East Timor. Countries that want to build social cohesion and citizenship.” Colbert alluded to a study published by the University of London, which revealed that Escuela Nueva’s students “not only improved in terms of educational results,...
by lwang | Mar 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
After visiting New York to receive the 2011 Kravis Prize in Leadership, Vicky Colbert traveled to Claremont McKenna College in California for a special luncheon and the opportunity to meet with students at the Kravis Leadership Institute. During an interview that was published in Saturday’s Claremont Courier, Vicky said that when she returned to Colombia after studying in the United States, she found that the students were not excited about school or learning. To rectify this, Vicky started the Escuela Nueva Foundation and found teachers that were inspiring their students in the classroom. We think it’s interesting that Vicky said that, based on her success in transforming Colombia’s schools, she’s been asked to help turn around low-income schools in the United States and that it’s something she is “definitely thinking...
