Kravis Prize
  • About
    • The Prize
    • Henry R. Kravis
    • The Process
    • Selection Committee
    • The Impact
  • Recipients
    • 2015 | Endeavor
    • 2014 | Helen Keller International
    • 2013 | Right To Play
    • 2012 | INJAZ Al-Arab
    • 2012 | mothers­2mothers
    • 2011 | Fundación Escuela Nueva
    • 2010 | Pratham
    • 2009 | Afghan Institute of Learning
    • 2008 | FAWE
    • 2007 | BRAC
    • 2006 | Landesa
  • Resources
    • Best Practices
    • Kravis Prize Blog
    • Claremont McKenna Students
  • Newsroom
Select Page
More ‘bucks’ for Landesa

More ‘bucks’ for Landesa

by mbeck | Aug 29, 2014 | Civil Society, Community Development, Kravis Prize, Landesa, Poverty Reduction, Roy Prosterman

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...
BRAC’s Abed joins Dalai Lama, Angelina Jolie, others in Fortune Top 50

BRAC’s Abed joins Dalai Lama, Angelina Jolie, others in Fortune Top 50

by mbeck | Apr 23, 2014 | BRAC, BRAC UK, BRAC USA, Civil Society, Fazle Abed, Kravis Prize

Who are the world’s 50 greatest leaders, according to Fortune Magazine? Along with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and actress-activist Angelina Jolie, Fazle Abed has been honored as one of the world’s “50 greatest leaders” by the...
‘The hard work of defeating poverty’: Fazle Abed on BRAC’s mission

‘The hard work of defeating poverty’: Fazle Abed on BRAC’s mission

by mbeck | Jul 18, 2013 | BRAC, BRAC UK, BRAC USA, Civil Society, Fazle Abed, Kravis Prize

Central European University has awarded the 18th Open Society Prize to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of BRAC, recipient of the Kravis Prize in 2007, and the affiliated BRAC University, at its commencement ceremony in June. The Open Society Prize, which...
BRAC’s frugal approach to social change

BRAC’s frugal approach to social change

by mbeck | Apr 16, 2013 | BRAC, Civil Society, Community Development, Kravis Prize

Have you ever heard of frugal innovation? That’s what happens when you help improve people’s lives but have a limited budget—an all-too-familiar situation for the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee. The 2007 recipient of the Kravis Prize, BRAC and its founder...

The Importance of Being Young/Female

by mbeck | Nov 23, 2011 | AIL, Civil Society, Community Development, Female Empowerment, Sakena Yacoobi

Regina Starr Ridley, publishing director of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, met with 2009 Kravis Prize winner and Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) Founder Sakeena Yacoobi last month at the global poverty alleviation convention, Opportunity Collaboration, in...

Kravis Prize


Our Recipients

2015 Endeavor

2014 Helen Keller International

2013 Right To Play

2012 INJAZ Al-Arab

2012 mothers2mothers

2011 Fundación Escuela Nueva

2010 Pratham

2009 Afghan Institute of Learning

2008 FAWE

2007 BRAC

2006 Landesa

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • RSS

Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress