by | 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...
by | 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...
by | Dec 1, 2014 | BRAC USA, Entrepreneurship, Escuela Nueva, FAWE, Helen Keller International, INJAZ Al-Arab, Kravis Prize, Right 2 Play, Soraya Salti
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...
by | 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...
by | 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...
by | 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...
