Sakena Yacoobi: ‘Education is not a threat’
In the pages of the Christian Science Monitor, Afghan Institute of Learning founder Sakena Yacoobi offers a passionate commentary about lowering the cultural barriers to educating women and girls with outreach that includes males, too. "The women who come to our...
Education gains checked by challenges, new Pratham report shows
Are education efforts and outreach to children in rural India producing positive results? The answer is both encouraging and troubling, according to NGO Pratham's 10th Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), released this week in New Delhi. "While more than 96...
Jordan’s queen leads event in praise of Injaz Al-Arab’s success
A recent celebration of INJAZ Al-Arab's efforts to stimulate entrepreneurial growth among Arab youth featured Jordan's Queen Rania, who has long been a key supporter of this organization, which was awarded a Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership in 2012. The Queen...
An exciting year ahead for the Kravis Prize: Milestones, anniversaries, and key student deadlines
The Kravis Prize team would like to extend warm wishes for a Happy New Year to all of the members of the Kravis Prize and Claremont McKenna College communities. We look forward to kicking off the spring semester at CMC with a number of exciting upcoming events. This...
Missed the Kravis Prize internship fair? Don’t worry, there’s still time to make an impact next summer!
Strong turnout marked the recent Kravis Prize Internship Fair, which opened its doors to CMC freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in summer internships at home and abroad with several Prize recipients. The internship fair also sparked student interest across...
Kravis Prize internship fair offers a chance for impact next summer
What are you doing next summer? Since 2006, the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership has been building a special community among its recipients, whose premier organizations are dedicated to improving the lives of millions of people around the globe. That community also...
‘He is a pilot, she is cooking’: FAWE combats schoolbook gender bias
Educational materials in Kenyan classrooms still portray old stereotypes of "boys as heroes and girls as weak," says the executive director of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE). "The current methods of teaching carry a lot of gender bias to the boy,"...
BRAC’s Abed: Bringing Bangladeshi Lessons to Yale
Once a program has been successfully implemented, the work isn't over: It's only just begun. That was the message brought this fall by Sir Fazle Abed to New Haven, Connecticut, where he addressed a group of students in the Yale School of Management. One of the more...
FAWE combats two M-words: mosquitoes and malaria
Teenager Abigail Mortey has a clear vision: to manufacture a mosquito repellent aimed to control malaria in Ghana. The Forum for African Women Educationalist (FAWE), a non-governmental organization founded to support education for girls across Africa and a 2008...
More ‘bucks’ for Landesa
Say you find an old dollar bill in a pair of jeans … where does that dollar end up? Paying for your morning coffee? Carefully deposited in your bank account? What is the best way to invest a single dollar? Melissa Warnke, author of “Bang for Your Buck,” an article...
