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    • 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
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Sportsmanship Transforms Individuals – Right To Play Takes the Lead

Sportsmanship Transforms Individuals – Right To Play Takes the Lead

by mbeck | Jun 19, 2015 | Johann Olav Koss, Kravis Prize, Right 2 Play, Uncategorized

Written by: Karan Saggi, CMC ‘14. Karan holds a Bachelor’s in Economics and Leadership Studies from Claremont McKenna College. He writes about leadership, Industrial-organizational psychology, and nonprofits. Currently, he serves as the Director of Educational...
A mission begins with a knotted-up shirt: Right To Play

A mission begins with a knotted-up shirt: Right To Play

by mbeck | Mar 10, 2015 | Johann Olav Koss, Right 2 Play

In late 1993, just a few months before the opening ceremonies of the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, a young speed skater by the name of Johann Olav Koss led a humanitarian trip to the small African country of Eritrea. Working as an ambassador of the organization...
A ‘fierce’ new ambassador for Right To Play

A ‘fierce’ new ambassador for Right To Play

by mbeck | Jul 22, 2013 | Johann Olav Koss, Kravis Prize, Right 2 Play

Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas and two fellow U.S. gymnasts have signed on as Athlete Ambassadors with Right To Play, an organization founded by Olympic speed skater Johann Olav Koss to help disadvantaged children around the world. Koss and his organization are...

Sakena Yacoobi on expectant mothers; Pratham gets a boost in Houston

by mbeck | May 2, 2013 | AIL, Johann Olav Koss, Pratham, Right 2 Play

“Maternal mortality is still a huge problem in Afghanistan, where being pregnant and giving birth are a risky business,” writes Sakena Yacoobi on the interactive women’s empowerment site, World Pulse. As executive director of the Afghan Institute of...
Update: 2013 award ceremony for the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership

Update: 2013 award ceremony for the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership

by mbeck | Apr 19, 2013 | Award Ceremony, Escuela Nueva, FAWE, Johann Olav Koss, Kravis Prize, Landesa, m2m, Pratham, Right 2 Play

Kravis Prize founders Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis ’67 visited the CMC campus yesterday to present the 2013 Kravis Prize to Johann Olav Koss and his organization Right To Play. They presented the award to Koss during an evening ceremony held in the Marian...

Right To Play reaches one million children

by mbeck | Apr 15, 2013 | CMC, Education, Johann Olav Koss, Kravis Prize, Right 2 Play

In 2008, when Johann Olav Koss’s organization Right To Play set a goal to reach one million children weekly, the number was still a distant dream. This month, in the buildup to this week’s award ceremony for the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership, Right To Play...
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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

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