Sakena Yacoobi’s Journey
Last month, Kravis Prize winner Sakena Yacoobi attended a 10th-anniversary gathering of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, where she discussed global issues including peace and reconciliation with religious leaders. According to the National Catholic Reporter, the...
mothers2mothers guest blogs for One.org
As one of the Mentor Mothers at mothers2mothers (m2m), our 2012 Kravis Prize awardee, Nozi Samela has an amazing story to share. As she recently blogged for One.org, Nozi described the transforming power of mothers like her who are living with HIV and are providing...
BRAC fights extreme poverty
In its Poverty Matters blog, The Guardian recently focused on extreme poverty in Bangladesh and on the extraordinary impact of our 2007 Kravis Prize winner Sir Fazle Abed in reducing poverty and empowering the poor. Through BRAC, Sir Abed has been tirelessly working...
mothers2mothers: Pioneers in HIV education
Last week, we had the honor of finally meeting mothers2mothers co-Founder and International Director Robin Smalley at the Kravis Prize ceremony, which was full of CMC students this year. Not only did she offer her inspiring words to our students, Smalley also shed...
2012 Kravis Prize Ceremony
The big day is here! In addition to the 2012 Kravis Prize winners mother2mothers and INJAZ Al-Arab CEO Soraya Salti, we'll be joined by past winners including Landesa Founder Roy Prosterman, BRAC, FAWE, Escuela Nueva Foundation Founder Vicky Colbert. Our winners will...
Countdown to the 2012 Kravis Prize ceremony!
We’re only one week away from the 2012 Kravis Prize ceremony, where we will be hearing from this year’s winners, Soraya Salti and m2m, as well as past winners! Stay tuned to our Facebook page and Twitter feed for daily highlights and features on our 2012 winners in...
Spotlight: Soraya Salti
In 2009, PBS’ Frontline/World discussed problems that youth are facing in Cairo, Egypt, noting that there is an average five-year wait for a decent job, even for college graduates. Thankfully, one of this year’s Kravis Prize winners, INJAZ Al-Arab Executive Director...
Spotlight: mothers2mothers
Here at the Kravis Prize, we are proud to sponsor some of the most innovative nonprofits, including one of this year’s Kravis Prize winners, mothers2mothers. Not only does m2m help to educate pregnant women and new mothers on how to prevent HIV transmission to their...
Soraya Salti and m2m are the 2012 Kravis Prize winners!
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...
Countdown to 2012 Kravis Prize announcement!
It’s that time of the year again! We’re only one week away from the 2012 Kravis Prize announcement and we’ve got some very exciting news this year. Stay tuned to our Facebook page and Twitter feed to get all the latest news and join in on the conversation. We’ll also...
