by mbeck | Nov 5, 2015 | AIL, Sakena Yacoobi
Sakena Yacoobi, who received the 2009 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership for her efforts to educate women and children in Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan and elsewhere, has become the latest in a series of Kravis Prize recipients to be awarded the World...
by mbeck | Oct 14, 2015 | Kravis Prize, Landesa, Roy Prosterman
Landesa, the inaugural recipient of the 2006 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership, has just been named the 20th recipient of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize, which is the world’s largest humanitarian award. Established by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation...
by mbeck | Sep 30, 2015 | Award Ceremony, CMC, Endeavor, Kravis Prize
The Endeavor model of creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem that generates jobs and encourages social change is embedded in Claremont McKenna College’s DNA. “As the host of the Kravis Prize, as the hub of emerging Kravis Prize network of leaders in global social...
by mbeck | Sep 17, 2015 | CMC, Kravis Prize Intern, Pratham
Mehron Abdi is a junior from Washington who plays varsity soccer for Claremont colleges and is pursuing a degree in Science and Management. Mehron spent this last summer on a Strong Gault internship with the New York branch of Pratham. Pratham was the 2012...
by mbeck | Sep 2, 2015 | CMC, Kravis Prize Intern
For the 1,200 students who have just returned to Claremont McKenna College, this time of year is charged with energy and a sense of new beginnings. Students will arrive eager to begin a new semester, with a full slate of riveting classes, engaging extracurriculars,...