United States

United States

Mexico

Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca; YLAI / Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative; University of Notre Dame; Oaxacanita chocolate; China Chamber of Commerce and Technology Mexico

The organization is focused on reviving Indigenous Mixtec cocoa traditions in Mexico through a chocolate business in one of the country's poorest regions. They have been recognized by various platforms for their work in combating inequality and promoting local self-reliance through chocolate production. Additionally, they have received awards for their leadership in the Mexican industry and have been acknowledged for their economic contributions to rural Mexico. // Devorador de tacos profesional. Innovador Social a través de Oaxacanita chocolate. Pensador Universal y Miembro de 4 Consejos Directivos de Organizaciones Internacionales. Licenciado en Ciencias Empresariales de la Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca con Diplomado en Liderazgo de la Universidad de Notre Dame. Graduado del programa GSBI Boost para el Desarrollo de Capacidades de Empresas Sociales del Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship de Sillicon Valley. Graduado del programa Mexican Alumni Capacity Building through Social Entrepreneurship and Leadership de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en México. Miembro: Consejo Directivo y Asociado Fundador de la Asociación de Chocolateros del Estado de Oaxaca A.C. Junta Asesora de YLAI. Red de Líderes de Facebook. 1MillionStartups firmante de la 1a Declaración de Emprendimiento Global de las Naciones Unidas. YouthActionNet. YouthLead de USAID y PEPFAR. Asociación Mexicana de Ex Becarios del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América. Kybernus. Premio Nacional al Desempeño de Excelencia EGEL-CENEVAL. Becario profesional YLAI (Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative) del US Department of State. Nombrado por el Ex Presidente Barack Obama como Joven Líder de las Américas. Premio UVM 2017 de la Universidad del Valle de México. Nombrado por The International Youth Foundation y Laureate como uno de los 20 mejores emprendedores sociales del mundo en el Global Laureate Fellows. Premio Razón de Ser 2019. Caso de éxito internacional de Facebook. Goula Award 2020, 2021 y 2023. TED Fellow 2021. YABT - TIC Americas Award de la OEA 2021. Young Founders Programme Westerwelle Foundation 2021. Caso de éxito de la World Intellectual Property Organization 2023. Promesa de los Negocios de la Revista Expansión 2023. Beneficiario: Programa para la Creación de Comunidades Creativas en Oaxaca del Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Programa Innovadores Emergentes de Ashoka y American Express. International Visitor Leadership Program del US State Department. ACCELERATE2030 de UNDP e Impact Hub. BBVA Momentum 2020. Trascender Irrazonable de Citibanamex y Unreasonable México. // Somos una chocolatería tradicional ubicada en el municipio de Villa de Tamazulápam del Progreso, Oaxaca. Nos encargamos de la producción de chocolate tradicional de la región Mixteca.Oaxacanita chocolate es un proyecto social fundado el 1° de mayo de 2015 que busca la reactivación de la economía local de la Mixteca Oaxaqueña mediante la contratación de cocineras tradicionales y amas de casa del pueblo de Villa de Tamazulápam del Progreso, Oaxaca, quienes se encargan de elaborar el más exquisito chocolate tradicional de la región.Adicionalmente, en Oaxacanita trabajamos en conjunto con artesanos de la palma de la Mixteca para la elaboración de algunos de nuestros envases y con esto poder contribuir a la compra de sus productos a un precio más justo que eleve el bienestar de este sector.Nuestro actuar ha sido integral y durante nuestro primer año, hemos logrado motivar a la siembra de árboles de cacao en Villa Putla de Guerrero, Oaxaca, con el fin de incrementar la producción de este fruto en el Estado. // La Cámara de Comercio y Tecnología México-China, es un organismo empresarial sin fines de lucro, que representa, promueve y defiende los intereses de sus asociados en:El comercio bilateral de bienes y servicios.El turismo.La industriaTecnología.El buen desarrollo de negocios en general. // Representante del ex alumnado del programa del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos de América para la zona norte de América. // Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca; YLAI / Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative; University of Notre Dame; Oaxacanita chocolate; China Chamber of Commerce and Technology Mexico // Germán Santillán is a seasoned professional known for his innovative work in social entrepreneurship, particularly in the realm of Oaxacanita chocolate. With a background in Business Sciences and specialized training in leadership, Germán has been actively involved in various international organizations and advisory boards, showcasing his expertise as a strategic thinker and leader. He has received prestigious awards and recognitions for his outstanding contributions to the field, including being named a Young Leader of the Americas by former President Barack Obama. Germán's impact extends beyond his entrepreneurial ventures, as he has also been involved in programs aimed at fostering creativity, innovation, and sustainable development in communities, showcasing his commitment to social impact and positive change. // In a world that seems more connected and advanced but at the same time has a lots of inequalities, it is important that everyone can participate in the creation of solutions to have a better world. Indigenous cultures are too far from being part of the global community and that is the main reason I believe that some of the most pressing solutions for global problems are already practised by our originary towns in terms of sustainability, governance and social structures. We must hear them, learn from them, respect them and involve them to refresh our ideas of what is the "best" for the world. Probably what we think is ancient, is the future. // Germán Santillán is a distinguished figure in the realm of social entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on revitalizing Indigenous Mixtec cocoa traditions in Mexico through his Oaxacanita chocolate business. His innovative work has garnered recognition for combating inequality, promoting local self-reliance, and making significant economic contributions to rural Mexico. Germán's expertise in Business Sciences and leadership, coupled with his involvement in international organizations and advisory boards, underscores his strategic acumen and visionary leadership. Noteworthy accolades, including being named a Young Leader of the Americas by former President Barack Obama, attest to Germán's outstanding contributions to the field. Beyond his entrepreneurial endeavors, Germán is dedicated to fostering creativity, innovation, and sustainable development in communities, emphasizing his commitment to social impact and positive change. // Cultural chocolatier // Germán Santillán is a Social Entrepreneur - Taco Lover, Founder and CEO of Oaxacanita chocolate, social company that through the production of artisanal chocolate contributes to the social, economic and environmental development of proudly indigenous communities of the Mixtec Region of Oaxaca, the poorest region of Mexico. By the creation of a productive and a collaborative chain Germán's social company involves de work of cocoa farmers, traditional cooks and palm artisans who are involved from the cultivation of cocoa to the put in the market of the chocolate. Germán Santillán has a Business Science Degree by the Technological Univesity of the Mixtec (México) and a Leadership Diploma by the University of Notre Dame (USA). In 2016 Former President Barack Obama and the U.S. Government named Oaxacanita chocolate one of the best social projects of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative - YLAI, entrepreneurial initiative with impact in all the continent where Germán Santillán is a Former Alumni Advisory Board Member where he represented the North America region. Currently he is the only Alumni Advisory Leader for the Initiative in all the continent. In 2018 Germán Santillán and Oaxacanita chocolate were awarded with the Laureate Global Fellowship of the International Youth Foundation and Laureate International Universities considering the project as one of the best social entrepreneurial initiatives in the world and also becoming part of YouthActionNet. Germán Santillán is also Founder Member and Board Member of the Association of Chocolatiers of the State of Oaxaca, a non-profit that works for the boost of the chocolate industry in Oaxaca State and which represents more than 10 chocolate companies. As Oaxacanita chocolate develops its work in communities of rural Mexico, the need of social media and internet was very important to reach new costumers, this was the main reason the social company decided to focus their sales efforts via social media, principally Facebook. 4 years after this choice, Facebook selected Oaxacanita chocolate as its Succees Case Worldwide in the Facebook Communities Summit 2019. By 2021, Germán and Oaxacanita chocolate were the winners of the TIC Americas competition of the Young Americas Business Trust InnovAction Challenge, an initiative powered by the Organization of American States, the Summit Americas Secretariat and the Inter-American Foundation, putting the work of Oaxacanita chocolate as one of the best initiatives to solve the recovery of marginalized communities after COVID. He was invited by the Westwerwelle Foundation to be one of their 9 Global Ambassadors promoting entrepreneurship in emerging markets. By 2022, after preseting his first TED Talk in Monterey, California, Germán attended to TED2022 to give the "Farm to la Copa: a cacao experience" Discovery Session and also attended to TED2023 as Ambassador of the TED Fellows Program participating in the Re-Imagination process of the program Selected as the representant of Mexican Youth during the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles and World Intellectual Property Organization success story. In 2024 he was considered a World Economic Forum UpLink Top Innovator and Next Gen Changemaker of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Oaxacanita chocolate's work and social impact has also been awarded by national organizations like the Premio UVM for the Social Development Award, the Premio Razón de Ser Award of Fundación Merced and the 3 Goula Awards, as Industry Leaders, by the Food Agency Goula. Thanks to the efforts of Germán's team they were a participants of the International Visitor Leadership Program - IVLP of the U.S. Department of State. Graduates of the GSBI Boost Program of the Miller Center of Social Entrepreneurship of the University of Santa Clara. Graduates of the Mexican Alumni Capacity Building through Social Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program of the U.S. Embassy Mexico. Graduates of the ACCELERATE 2030 Program named as one of the best 10 social companies of Mexico by the Impact Hub Monterrey, Impact Hub Geneva and the United Nations Development Program - UNDP. Particpants of BBVA Momentum Program and Trascender Irrazonable Program of Unreasonable Mexico and CitiBanamex. Oaxacanita chocolate is member of entrepreneurial organizations like 1MillionStartups where they sign the First Global Entrepreneurship Declaration at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO, of YouthLead of USAID and of the "Boost With Facebook" Leaders Network. Oaxacanita chocolate's work is part of the Premios Latinoamérica Verde Ranking as one of the best socioenvironmental projects of Latin America. Participant of the OC3 Program of the MIT D-Lab and Connector for Ashoka in Oaxaca State. Allies of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network - SDSN Youth Mexico . Part of the TOP 2030 of the International Youth Agency for Iberoamerica. Considered one of the 20 social projects that is changing Mexico by Entrepreneur Mexico Magazine and one of the Business Promises of Expansión Magazine. Germán's vision for a better world stands by the principle of "the best way to think of myself is to think of others" and they're core values are humillity, honesty, responsability, professionalism, order and transparency. // Dating back more than 800 years, chocolate is deeply woven into the Indigenous history of Oaxaca, Mexico. TED Fellow Germán Santillán talks about his work reviving the Mixtec technique used to prepare this ancient delicacy by training a new generation of local farmers -- helping create economic opportunity and preserve a delicious legacy at the same time. // Germán Santillán is a distinguished figure in the realm of social entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on revitalizing Indigenous Mixtec cocoa traditions in Mexico through his Oaxacanita chocolate business. His innovative work has garnered recognition for combating inequality, promoting local self-reliance, and making significant economic contributions to rural Mexico. Germán's expertise in Business Sciences and leadership, coupled with his involvement in international organizations and advisory boards, underscores his strategic acumen and visionary leadership. Noteworthy accolades, including being named a Young Leader of the Americas by former President Barack Obama, attest to Germán's outstanding contributions to the field. Beyond his entrepreneurial endeavors, Germán is dedicated to fostering creativity, innovation, and sustainable development in communities, emphasizing his commitment to social impact and positive change. // Cultural chocolatier // technology, entrepreneurship, industry leaders, storytelling, job skills training, marginalized communities, social entrepreneurship, economic opportunity, indigenous peoples, farming, sustainable development , leadership, indigenous culture, farmers, covid, economics, marginalized, youth, networking, cacao, businesses, transparency, rurality, rural, science, cocoa, food, governance, indigenous, government, industrial, inequality, chocolate, capacity building // Mexico|Villa de Tamazulápam del Progreso|Oaxaca

Mexico|Villa de Tamazul√°pam del Progreso|Oaxaca

Peru

United Kingdom

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London; Peek Vision; World Economic Forum; St Peter's, York; Harvard University; John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; TED Conferences; University of Leeds; UBS; Ashoka

Peek Vision is an organization that provides software and tools to implement, optimize, and evaluate eye health services in various settings such as schools, communities, and workplaces. Their software and data intelligence platform aim to make eye health services more efficient, effective, and equitable. By partnering with governments and NGOs, Peek helps strengthen health systems and connect more people to better vision. Their technology optimizes eye health services, leading to greater screening coverage, increased attendance at follow-up appointments, and lower costs per person served. Peek's partnership with organizations has enabled them to bring eye care to millions more people across multiple countries. Their software revolutionizes school eye health screening by providing a user-friendly and effective tool for screening large populations without the need for specialist eye health workers. Peek's impact is evident in the increased access to eye care, improved referral pathways, and the ability to track patients efficiently. Through their work, hundreds of thousands more people have been able to unlock their potential through better vision. Their tools are developed using rigorous scientific methods and are backed by numerous peer-reviewed research studies. Peek's commitment to improving vision and eye health is recognized through various awards and partnerships with leading eye health organizations. // The Vision Catalyst Fund (VCF) is a global organization focused on improving access to eye health services, particularly in lower and middle-income countries. The VCF collaborates with various partners and government agencies to address vision issues, such as presbyopia, by providing essential vision care services and distributing reading glasses. Through innovative approaches and partnerships, the VCF aims to reach vulnerable communities and make a significant impact on people's lives, including their health, education, safety, and livelihoods. The organization is committed to funding catalytic programs, raising capital for eye health, and promoting collaboration among NGOs, the private sector, and government entities to create sustainable and equitable eye health programs. Additionally, the VCF works on scaling sources of alternative finance and integrating eye health with other issue areas like education and employment. Through its initiatives and partnerships, the VCF strives to ensure that everyone in need has access to vision care, ultimately illuminating the path to clear vision for communities worldwide. // Working at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and undertaking a PhD.PhD project is based in Kenya performing a population based epidemiological study of eye diseases (Cohort Study) to assist in planning health services. Co-founder of Peek Vision - www.peekvision.orgA low-cost smartphone solution for delivering eye care // http://www.ted.com/pages/fellows_TED2014 // London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London; Peek Vision; World Economic Forum; St Peter's, York; Harvard University; John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; TED Conferences; University of Leeds; UBS; Ashoka // Andrew Bastawrous is a dedicated professional with a focus on public health and epidemiology. With a background in eye diseases and health services planning, he has contributed significantly to the field through his work at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Andrew is also known for his role as a co-founder of Peek Vision, a project aimed at providing affordable eye care solutions using smartphone technology. His commitment to improving healthcare access and outcomes is evident in his various endeavors and research projects. // More than 1 billion people live with poor vision. Holding back individuals, communities and countries. Evidence demonstrates that improved vision leads to better educational outcomes, increased productivity and livelihoods, safer roads and enhanced wellbeing and quality of life. Despite simple solutions, the vast majority of these people will not get the pair of glasses or 5 minute cataract operation that would return their sight. This is an unacceptable tragedy. Worse still, trend data shows that despite current efforts, the number of people living with treatable vision loss is increasing and is expected to reach 1.8 billion people by 2050. Our dream and work is to reverse this alarming trend with a proven, technology-driven approach. // Andrew Bastawrous is a dedicated public health professional and epidemiologist with a specialization in eye diseases and health services planning. His significant contributions to the field include his work at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As a co-founder of Peek Vision, Andrew focuses on providing affordable eye care solutions through smartphone technology, aiming to improve healthcare access and outcomes. His commitment to addressing the global issue of poor vision is evident in his research projects and initiatives. Through his work, Andrew strives to reverse the increasing trend of treatable vision loss and ensure that individuals, communities, and countries have access to the eye care they need for improved educational outcomes, productivity, safety, and overall quality of life. // SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR & EYE SURGEON // Kenya-based ophthalmologist who co-founded Peek, a low-cost smartphone ophthalmic tool that delivers eye care in some of the world's most challenging places, to those who need it most. Andrew is an ophthalmologist and research fellow in international eye health at the International Centre for Eye Health. Andrew has worked in Sierra Leone, Peru, Belize, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Uganda and is currently based in Kenya working on the collaborative development and testing of Peek. In 2011, Andrew was awarded a Medical Research Council (MRC) and Fight for Sight Fellowship to undertake the first longitudinal population-based study (follow-up study) of eye disease in Africa and the challenges he faced inspired the idea of a smartphone based ophthalmic tool. He has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles focusing on international eye health and mobile technology in healthcare and has co-authored four book chapters. Andrew was awarded the MRC Max Perutz Science writing Award in 2012 and is currently a TED Fellow. // Professor Andrew Bastawrous is Founder & CEO of Peek Vision Ltd and The Peek Vision Foundation. The company is a social enterprise which develops smartphone technology and public health tools to help eye health organisations increase their impact. He is an Ophthalmologist (Eye Surgeon), and Professor in Global Eye Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine where he teaches on public health for eye health and leads a research portfolio. Andrew has worked and undertaken research in over twenty countries including two years living in Kenya where he was leading a major eye disease study and the development and testing of Peek. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles focusing on public health and mobile technology in healthcare and has co-authored four book chapters. Andrew was made a TED Fellow in 2014 and has given two TED talks which have together been viewed over 2.5 million times. Peek's end-to-end services (Peek Solutions) are being used to transform eye health in low- and middle-income countries including Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Botswana, South Africa, Ethiopia, Pakistan, India and Nepal with new programmes in development. Currently nearly 50 active programmes are using Peek across 12 countries reaching over 1/4 million people each month. Peek’s vision check app, Peek Acuity, launched on Google Play store in 2016 and is a Class I medical device, which has been used in over 190 countries. The work of Andrew and the Peek team has been recognised with generous awards including the Mazda Rebels with a Cause Prize in partnership with TED, the Gifted Citizen 2014 Award, the Index Design Award, and the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. Peek was voted “best social-impact start-up in Europe” by Google and McKinsey in 2016. All prize money has been re-invested in Peek. Andrew has been listed as one of the world’s 30 most influential people in public health, was selected as a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum, and is listed as an “Eye Health Leader” by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. In 2016 he received the Clearly Vision Life Time Achievement Award and was made a Rolex Laureate. In 2018 Andrew was made an Ashoka Fellow and UBS Global Visionary and in 2019 he was declared a “Champion of Change” in The Ophthalmologist magazine’s 2019 Power List. In 2018, Andrew was invited to address the Commonwealth Service in the presence of the British Royal Family, Prime Minister, and a global live TV and radio audience. In his address, Andrew highlighted the transformative effects of regaining lost vision, and the importance of international collaboration in ending avoidable blindness and vision loss worldwide. As part of Peek’s mission to bring vision and health to everyone, Andrew is working with major banks, eye health organisations and funders to develop innovative financing models for eye health, the subject of his 2018 TED Talk. In addition to his work as CEO of Peek, Andrew has worked with astrophysicists to crowdsource retinal data, with National Geographic explorers to reach isolated communities, and with artists and activists to advocate for eye care globally (Project Light). Together with his wife Madeleine, he is establishing a social enterprise micro-bakery model in Kenya that provides employment and healthy food opportunities for the mass market. // In 2011, eye surgeon and TED Fellow Andrew Bastawrous developed a smartphone app that brings quality eye care to remote communities, helping people avoid losing their sight to curable or preventable conditions. Along the way, he noticed a problem: strict funding regulations meant that he could only operate on people with specific diseases, leaving many others without resources for treatment. In this passionate talk, Bastawrous calls for a new health care funding model that's flexible and ambitious -- to deliver better health to everyone, whatever their needs are. // Thirty-nine million people in the world are blind, and the majority lost their sight due to curable and preventable diseases. But how do you test and treat people who live in remote areas, where expensive, bulky eye equipment is hard to come by? TED Fellow Andrew Bastawrous demos a smartphone app and cheap hardware that might help. // Andrew Bastawrous is a dedicated public health professional and epidemiologist with a specialization in eye diseases and health services planning. His significant contributions to the field include his work at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As a co-founder of Peek Vision, Andrew focuses on providing affordable eye care solutions through smartphone technology, aiming to improve healthcare access and outcomes. His commitment to addressing the global issue of poor vision is evident in his research projects and initiatives. Through his work, Andrew strives to reverse the increasing trend of treatable vision loss and ensure that individuals, communities, and countries have access to the eye care they need for improved educational outcomes, productivity, safety, and overall quality of life. // SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR & EYE SURGEON // technology, education, public health, roads, data, jobs, equity, mhealth, social entrepreneur, finance, technology founder, research, activism, design, global health care, leadership, ophthalmology, purpose, livelihoods, eye surgeon, doctor, tech4good, systems change, systems change , advocacy, vision, hardware, workers, science, food, vulnerability, software, government, low-cost, disease // Uganda|United Kingdom|India|Oxford|England|Kenya

Uganda|United Kingdom|India|Oxford|England|Kenya

Entrepreneur + educator // Aziz Abu Sarah is the co-founder of MEJDI Tours, an organization that aims to use tourism as a cultural bridge and a tool for peace. Aziz is also the Executive Director at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution. He won the Intercultural Innovation award from the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and was also named a National Geographic Explorer in 2011. He is a lecturer and has spoken in hundreds of churches, synagogues and mosques on the subjects of peace, reconciliation, and interfaith dialogue. He has lectured and facilitated meetings for countless international organizations and universities, including National Geographic, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, the European Parliament, and the United Nations. Aziz has published articles in The New York Times, Haaretz, the Jerusalem Post, Alarabiya, and others. He regularly provides analysis for television news programs such as Al Jazeera, CNN and Fox. He has been honored to receive the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East from the Institute of International Education, the Silver Rose Award from the European Parliament, the Eisenhower Medallion from People to People International, and the Eliav-Sartawi Award for Middle Eastern Journalism from Search for Common Ground. He was named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recognized Aziz Abu Sarah’s work during his speech at the 5th Global Forum of UNAOC. Aziz's Story: I grew up in Bethany, a town 3 miles east of Jerusalem. There was little for children to do other than play soccer in the streets. I was seven years old when I first saw on television young men throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. I didn’t know the motivation or purpose for such acts, but they were exciting. I was seven years old when I first decided to throw stones, and still seven years old when I was first shot at. My life changed when my 18-year-old brother Tayseer was arrested at our home and then beaten when he refused to confess to the charge that he threw stones at soldiers. Tayseer was in prison for almost a year and died soon after his release, which our family doctor said was a result of the beating. I was ten years old at the time, and watching my brother die left me bitter and full of rage. I felt it was my duty to avenge Tayseer’s death. Years of activism guided me in my mission. Writing and throwing stones became the norm of my life, and I convinced others to do the same to protest the Israelis’ occupation of the Palestinian territories and their treatment of Palestinians But the truth is that I never felt satisfied by my actions. Hatred and anger cannot heal a broken heart. And yet I continued on that path until I finished high school, when I decided to take Hebrew language courses to prepare for college and work in Jerusalem. Those classes introduced me to Jews and Israelis who weren’t in uniform. For 18 years, all my interactions with Israelis had been with soldiers and settlers. Although there was a Jewish high school 200 meters from my own, I never met any of those students. After I’d had a few encounters with Jewish students and learned new Hebrew words, I had an internal struggle in my heart and mind. There was the old me who was angry and bitter, alongside the new me who was curious to learn about the “enemy.” With every conversation and with every interaction, my hatred faded further. Eventually, I found a new mission for my life: bridging the gap between enemies. I started working with Israeli peace builders like Rami Elhanan, whose daughter was killed in a suicide bombing. In my work as a conflict resolution specialist, I have found that the majority of Israelis and Palestinians are indifferent and ineffective. Indifference is the greatest enemy to peace and justice. The antidote to that apathy is interaction. What Israelis and Palestinians need more than anything right now is to find ways of being with each other. We need to put cracks in the walls that separate people. Our division should never be between Israelis and Palestinians but rather between those who work tirelessly for peace and those who do not. But the interaction must sustainable. I co-founded MEJDI Tours with two Jewish partners to innovate an example of such potential. MEJDI is a tour company that hires Israeli and Palestinian tour guides to co-lead tours in Israel and Palestine side by side. They work together on daily basis. They are equal in every way. The same concept has since been applied in Northern Ireland, Egypt, Turkey, the Balkans, the UAE, and Oman, among other places. My experience, the loss of my brother, and the struggle against my own demons have led to dedicate my life to the cause of bridging the gap between enemies. In the last decade I have worked on a variety of projects all over the world including in Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, and Northern Ireland. // Aziz Abu Sarah is an author, peacemaker and an entrepreneur. In 2009, he co-founded MEJDI Tours, a social enterprise as a bridge between peacebuilding and business. Aziz was the Executive Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University for 7 years. Aziz is a National Geographic Explorer and a 2014 TED fellow. He won the Intercultural Innovation award from the UNited Nations and the Alliance of Civilizations and BMW Group. His latest book Crossing Boundaries - A Traveler’s Guide to World Peace advocates that travel is an act of diplomacy. Aziz is a lecturer and has spoken at hundreds of Institutions, corporations, and public events on the subjects of travel, education and storytelling, the role of business in peacebuilding, international conflicts, reconciliation, and others. He is an expert on sustainable travel, conflict resolution practices, Middle East conflict dynamics and Islamic conflict resolution tools. He has lectured and facilitated workshops and trainings for countless international organizations and universities, including National Geographic,European Parliament, TED, and the United Nations. He was named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recognized Aziz Abu Sarah work during his speech at the 5th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations. // How can Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace? Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli peacemaker Maoz Inon discuss the immeasurable tragedies they've experienced growing up in the region — and how they choose reconciliation over revenge, again and again. With a fierce belief in a better future, they talk about conflict, safety, finding shared values and how they're building a coalition of Israeli and Palestinian citizens who are intent on creating a path to hope and peace. // Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist with an unusual approach to peace-keeping: Be a tourist. The TED Fellow shows how simple interactions with people in different cultures can erode decades of hate. He starts with Palestinians visiting Israelis and moves beyond ... // Aziz Abu Sarah is an author, peacemaker and an entrepreneur. In 2009, he co-founded MEJDI Tours, a social enterprise as a bridge between peacebuilding and business. Aziz was the Executive Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University for 7 years. Aziz is a National Geographic Explorer and a 2014 TED fellow. He won the Intercultural Innovation award from the UNited Nations and the Alliance of Civilizations and BMW Group. His latest book Crossing Boundaries - A Traveler’s Guide to World Peace advocates that travel is an act of diplomacy. Aziz is a lecturer and has spoken at hundreds of Institutions, corporations, and public events on the subjects of travel, education and storytelling, the role of business in peacebuilding, international conflicts, reconciliation, and others. He is an expert on sustainable travel, conflict resolution practices, Middle East conflict dynamics and Islamic conflict resolution tools. He has lectured and facilitated workshops and trainings for countless international organizations and universities, including National Geographic,European Parliament, TED, and the United Nations. He was named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recognized Aziz Abu Sarah work during his speech at the 5th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations. // Entrepreneur + educator // education, led, tourism, activism, lecturing on multiple topics, culture and business, tourism & travel, innovation - ideas into action, conflict resolution and negotiations, culture & change, business consultancy, mc / host / speaker, conflict resolution, children, study abroad, journalism - narrative story telling, justice, peacebuilding

United States

Northwestern University; Duke University; University of Florida; Merck; University of Maryland - A. James Clark School of Engineering; JHU Office of Academic Support; Grayson' s Laboratory; Mountain Vista High School; The Johns Hopkins Dean of Student Life; The Johns Hopkins University; Amgen

The Moore Lab, located at the Fischell Department of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland, is dedicated to engineering biomaterial models to harness the regenerative potential of the immune system across health disparities. Led by Dr. Erika Moore, the lab focuses on developing compassionate innovators to revolutionize biomedical research through initiatives in compassion, collaboration, communication, and innovation. The lab's work includes conducting research, teaching financial literacy, advocating for lupus research, and engaging in outreach activities to promote diversity and equity in STEM fields. Dr. Moore's achievements include being selected as a 2024 TED Fellow, receiving prestigious awards, and actively participating in various conferences and initiatives to advance scientific knowledge and inclusivity in the field. // Dr. Erika Moore Taylor is an educator focusing on biomedical engineering, financial literacy, and career/professional development. As an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, she leads the Moore Lab, conducting research on myeloid immune cell function. Dr. Moore Taylor is a TED Fellow and NSF CAREER Awardee, recognized for her work in understanding immune cell interactions. Additionally, she founded Moore Wealth Inc., a non-profit promoting financial literacy, and provides resources and workshops to empower individuals in managing their finances. Through her work, Dr. Moore Taylor aims to bridge the gap between professional development and financial education, particularly for underrepresented groups in STEM. // Dr. Erika Moore is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the Executive Director of Moore Wealth Inc. Her interests include: immunology, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, personal finance, and financial literacy. Her StrengthFinders are Focus, Achiever, Discipline, Consistency, and Restorative. If she's not working, you will find her reading a book or working out! // Northwestern University; Duke University; University of Florida; Merck; University of Maryland - A. James Clark School of Engineering; JHU Office of Academic Support; Grayson' s Laboratory; Mountain Vista High School; The Johns Hopkins Dean of Student Life; The Johns Hopkins University; Amgen // Erika Moore is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, with a focus on immunology and regenerative medicine. Additionally, she serves as the Executive Director of Moore Wealth Inc., where she applies her expertise in biomaterials, personal finance, and financial literacy. Erika's professional strengths lie in Focus, Achiever, Discipline, Consistency, and Restorative qualities. Outside of work, she enjoys reading and staying active through workouts. // By designing with a person's background in mind, we can bring more equity to healthcare. I achieve this by developing tissue models for diseases that disproportionately affect people of color. // Dr. Erika Moore is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, leading the Moore Lab in pioneering research on engineering biomaterial models to leverage the regenerative potential of the immune system, particularly in addressing health disparities. Her work focuses on understanding myeloid immune cell function and designing tissue models for diseases that disproportionately affect marginalized communities. Dr. Moore is a TED Fellow and NSF CAREER Awardee, recognized for her contributions to advancing scientific knowledge and inclusivity in the field. Beyond her research, she is dedicated to promoting financial literacy through her non-profit organization, Moore Wealth Inc., aiming to empower individuals, particularly underrepresented groups in STEM, in managing their finances and professional development. // Bioengineer // Dr. Erika Moore is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, leading the Moore Lab in pioneering research on engineering biomaterial models to leverage the regenerative potential of the immune system, particularly in addressing health disparities. Her work focuses on understanding myeloid immune cell function and designing tissue models for diseases that disproportionately affect marginalized communities. Dr. Moore is a TED Fellow and NSF CAREER Awardee, recognized for her contributions to advancing scientific knowledge and inclusivity in the field. Beyond her research, she is dedicated to promoting financial literacy through her non-profit organization, Moore Wealth Inc., aiming to empower individuals, particularly underrepresented groups in STEM, in managing their finances and professional development. // Bioengineer // research, regenerative, education, immunology, underrepresented, led, biomaterials, tissues, financial literacy, communication, bioengineering, wound healing, disease, health equity, finance, stem // Maryland|USA|Washington DC|Washington|United States|District of Columbia

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Writer + filmmaker // Mitchell S. Jackson’s debut novel The Residue Years was praised by publications including The New York Times, The Paris Review, and The Times of London. Jackson is the winner of a Whiting Award. His novel also won The Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for The Center for Fiction Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, the PEN / Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction, and the Hurston / Wright Legacy Award. Jackson’s honors include fellowships from the Cullman Center of the NYPL, PEN, the Lannan Foundation, NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts), and The Center for Fiction. His writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Harpers, The Paris Review, The New York Times Book Review, and Time Magazine. Jackson is an Assitant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Chicago. // Mitchell S. Jackson’s debut novel The Residue Years was praised by publications including The New York Times, The Paris Review, and The Times of London. Jackson is the winner of a Whiting Award. His novel also won The Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for The Center for Fiction Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, the PEN / Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction, and the Hurston / Wright Legacy Award. Jackson’s honors include fellowships from the Cullman Center of the NYPL, PEN, the Lannan Foundation, NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts), and The Center for Fiction. His writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Harpers, The Paris Review, The New York Times Book Review, and Time Magazine. Jackson is an Assitant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Chicago. // Writer + filmmaker // New York|United States|USA

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Sahba Aminikia is a composer and improviser known for his work inspired by 12th-century Persian poetry. His compositions, such as "The Language of the Birds," reflect themes of unity and human dissatisfaction. Aminikia's music has been performed worldwide, including collaborations with renowned ensembles like Kronos Quartet. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the Flying Carpet Children Festival, a project aimed at providing artistic experiences for children in conflict zones. Aminikia's music is described as a blend of traditional, classical, and jazz influences, offering a unique and immersive experience for listeners. // Flying Carpet is a volunteer-based collective that organizes festivals focusing on music, circus arts, and visual arts to educate vulnerable children in war-afflicted regions. The festivals aim to create a harmonious experience through various art forms for children traumatized by conflict. The organization collaborates with world-class musicians, performers, and visionaries to provide a platform for artistic expression and healing. Through workshops and live performances, Flying Carpet has engaged with thousands of children and refugees, promoting peace, harmony, and open-mindedness in communities. The festival is a source of light and hope, offering cultural and artistic opportunities to children in need. // I am working to bring attention to children and vulnerable communities who are neglected by cultural and artistic organizations. My goal is to provide a platform for children and youth with limited resources to express themselves in meaningful ways and bring hope to their communities. // Sahba Aminikia is a composer and improviser whose work is deeply influenced by 12th-century Persian poetry, with compositions like "The Language of the Birds" reflecting themes of unity and human dissatisfaction. His music, a fusion of traditional, classical, and jazz elements, has garnered international acclaim and been performed globally, often in collaboration with prestigious ensembles such as the Kronos Quartet. Beyond his musical endeavors, Aminikia is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Flying Carpet Children Festival, a project dedicated to providing artistic experiences for children in conflict zones. Through Flying Carpet, he collaborates with world-class artists to create festivals that offer healing and artistic expression for vulnerable children affected by war, promoting peace, harmony, and cultural opportunities in communities facing adversity. // Artistic director + composer // Sahba Aminikia is a composer and improviser whose work is deeply influenced by 12th-century Persian poetry, with compositions like "The Language of the Birds" reflecting themes of unity and human dissatisfaction. His music, a fusion of traditional, classical, and jazz elements, has garnered international acclaim and been performed globally, often in collaboration with prestigious ensembles such as the Kronos Quartet. Beyond his musical endeavors, Aminikia is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Flying Carpet Children Festival, a project dedicated to providing artistic experiences for children in conflict zones. Through Flying Carpet, he collaborates with world-class artists to create festivals that offer healing and artistic expression for vulnerable children affected by war, promoting peace, harmony, and cultural opportunities in communities facing adversity. // Artistic director + composer // children, music, vulnerable children, birds, refugee communities, youth, festival, vulnerability, refugees, curation, migration, performance arts // San Francisco|USA|Mardin|Turkey|California|United States

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I want to provide a safe world for Black girls to play online free of sexualization, sexploitation, and anti-black sexism or misogynoir on video-sharing platforms like YouTube, WSHH, and TikTok. Girls deserve to learn about comprehensive sex, learn that their bodies are their own to practice assertiveness, self-care, and sexual offense protection and privacy. If chronic exposure to racism has caused the weathering of Black women’s sexual and reproductive health since it was first theorized in the early 1990s, what does chronic and ubiquitous exposure to sexism in adolescent Black girls’ intimate bedroom musical play cause during the transition from childhood into adulthood? // Ethnomusicologist // Kyra D. Gaunt, Ph.D., a singer-songwriter versed in classical music, jazz and R&B songwriting, an adjunct associate professor of ethnomusicology, cultural anthropology and sociology and as a social media expert. Currently, I am an Adjunct Associate Professor at Baruch College at the City University of New York. I identify as a black feminist ethnomusicologist specializing in the study and performance of musical blackness and digital ethnography on YouTube. My next book is a digital ethnography of black girls’ twerking and music-related videos on YouTube. This digital work expands on my previous scholarship The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop, which won the Alan Merriam Prize for the most outstanding English-speaking monograph awarded by the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) in 2007. <http://www.amazon.com/Games-Black-Girls-Play-ebook/dp/B004DULQOM> Former SEM president Deborah Wong described the book as “a radical counter-history [showing] how African American girls—interlocutors who are triply minoritized through race, gender, and age—are producing music culture that has profound influences on [adult] popular music and the popular imagination. She calls for an engaged ethnomusicology and moves gracefully through an array of anti-essentialist perspectives on race and gender. She argues that ‘kinetic orality’ is key to African American musicking and that the body is always a locus of memory and communality. From somatic historiography to serious cross-talk with girls, Gaunt offers new methodologies for ethnomusicological work.” As both a scholar and a performer, I bring a committed advocacy for empowering emerging adults to become consumers of their own productivity—great citizens and professionals now not when you graduate—while demonstrating the value of a diverse and communal intellectual and cross-ethnic engagement that needs to be cultivated in our gadget-distracted age especially in higher education. She is a sought-after international speaker, a connector and a successful curator of several e-books she self-published including Could You Be Bigger? <http://tedfellows.posterous.com/40454117>, a set of op-eds by emerging adults on structural racism. Her original music is available on CDBaby and iTunes. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook @kyraocity. Her website is kyraocity.wordpress.com // Innovative Black feminist scholar in digital and embodied ethnomusicology | Professor | Author | Senior TED Fellow | Singer-Songwriter Kyra D. Gaunt, Ph.D. has been a cutting-edge scholar in the field of embodied ethnomusicology for more than two decades. She currently teaches at the SUNY Albany. Her book The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop, funded by NEH and the Ford Foundation, won the 2007 Alan Merriam Prize from The Society of Ethnomusicology. The book and Kyra’s earlier publications contributed to the emergence of hip-hop music studies, black girlhood studies, and hip-hop feminism. Her current research explores the intersections of music, tech, and violence targeting Black girls shaped ecologically by the "musical Internet" from YouTube to TikTok. Check out her 2022 TED Talk How Black Girls Can Reclaim Their Voice in Music . Kyra earned her PhD from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and presently teaches at University at Albany-SUNY. In addition to scholarship, Kyra is a federally-certified expert witness in cases involving social media, especially FB. Check out her Small Thing, Big Idea episode, "How the Jump Rope Got its Rhythm," which has 7.1M+ Facebook views (that's more views the Adichie's "The Danger of a Single Story" or Byran Stevenson's TED talk). It has also been translated into 28 different languages. // How does music shape us? Digital ethnomusicologist and TED Fellow Kyra Gaunt studies how Black girls can preserve the integrity of their own voices while listening, dancing and singing to pop songs largely engineered by men, often with lyrics that express anti-Black, patriarchal sentiments. In a quick, incisive talk, she shows how Black girls can disrupt the stereotypes and stigmas buried within this music and chart their own revolution in sound. // "Down down, baby, down down the roller coaster..." Hip-hop owes a lot to the queens of double dutch. Ethnomusicologist Kyra Gaunt takes us on a tour of the fascinating history of the jump rope. // Innovative Black feminist scholar in digital and embodied ethnomusicology | Professor | Author | Senior TED Fellow | Singer-Songwriter Kyra D. Gaunt, Ph.D. has been a cutting-edge scholar in the field of embodied ethnomusicology for more than two decades. She currently teaches at the SUNY Albany. Her book The Games Black Girls Play: Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop, funded by NEH and the Ford Foundation, won the 2007 Alan Merriam Prize from The Society of Ethnomusicology. The book and Kyra’s earlier publications contributed to the emergence of hip-hop music studies, black girlhood studies, and hip-hop feminism. Her current research explores the intersections of music, tech, and violence targeting Black girls shaped ecologically by the "musical Internet" from YouTube to TikTok. Check out her 2022 TED Talk How Black Girls Can Reclaim Their Voice in Music . Kyra earned her PhD from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and presently teaches at University at Albany-SUNY. In addition to scholarship, Kyra is a federally-certified expert witness in cases involving social media, especially FB. Check out her Small Thing, Big Idea episode, "How the Jump Rope Got its Rhythm," which has 7.1M+ Facebook views (that's more views the Adichie's "The Danger of a Single Story" or Byran Stevenson's TED talk). It has also been translated into 28 different languages. // Ethnomusicologist // technology, sociology, violence, tiktok, black girlhood studies, education, digital ethnomusicologist, black feminist studies, musical play, research, wikipedia, qualitative researcher, youtube, misogynoir, racism, consultant dei, gender, advocacy, ethnomusicology, children, voiceover artist, girls, digital media scholar // New York|United States|Albany|USA

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Hugs for Ghana; Howard University Hospital; Yale University; Boston University; Seattle Children's; National Student Response Network; Washington State University; The White House; Nth Dimensions; TikTok; The Urban Institute; Kamiak High School; Providence Health & Services; Kumon; Nordstrom; Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program; The Johns Hopkins University; The Institute for Responsible Citizenship

Joel Bervell is a Ghanaian-American medical student, science communicator, and host of The Dose Podcast with The Commonwealth Fund. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and completed a Masters in Medical Science at Boston University. Currently a medical student at Washington State University, Joel is known as the 'Medical Mythbuster' online, where he addresses health disparities through education on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He has spoken at various prestigious institutions and has a significant social media following. Joel is also involved in non-profit work, co-founding Hugs for, which empowers high school global leaders and has organized trips and fundraised extensively. Additionally, he has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work in healthcare and social media activism. // Joel is a medical student, host of The Dose podcast with The Commonwealth Fund, and a social media medical educator currently studying at Washington State University, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and a graduate of Yale University ('17) where he studied Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology. Known online as the "Medical Mythbuster," Joel is committed to fighting health disparities in medicine through education and regularly shares topics about racial disparities/ biases in healthcare and other industries on his TikTok and Instagram (@joelbervell) where his platforms have over 850,000+ combined followers and 150 million + impressions. Joel has spoken on national media outlets including Good Morning America, National Public Radio, Yahoo News, Business Insider, and Mashable and has published work in prestigious academic journals such as the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. He has been invited to speak on panels at SXSW, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Google, Congressional Black Caucus, Barclays Bank, Clinton Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and more. Joel is a participant in the White House Office of Public Engagement’s Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Roundtable, has worked with the Surgeon General’s Office, collaborated with the World Health Organization’s Digital Communications Team to combat the spread of health misinformation on social media and sits on The Atlantic's Health Equity Council. Joel was named by TikTok as the top 2021 “Voice for Change,” featured by TikTok as one of 10 “Changemakers” on their inaugural Discover List, named as one of ten recipients of the 50K MACRO x TikTok Black Creatives Grant, is a part of Meta’s 2022 We The Culture Class, and was a nominee for the AdColor Awards. The Smithsonian Channel/ Harpo Productions chose him as a 2022 “Cyclebreaker” and he has been recognized as a Scientific American ‘Revolutionary,’ 2023 Anthem Award Gold Winner, and 2022 National Minority Quality Forum “40 under 40 Leader in Minority Health. He is the recipient of the National Medical Association’s Emerging Scholar Award, the highest academic honor presented to a student by the National Medical Association. Learn more about him at www.joelbervell.com and follow his work on Tiktok (@joelbervell) and Instagram (@joelbervell). // Hugs for Ghana is an entirely student-led 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to empowering global student leaders to giving material and financial donations to underprivileged children world wide. - Spearheaded grassroots fundraising efforts. To date over $250,000 worth of material and monetary donations collected and delivered. - Impacted over 175,000 youth across Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Kenya, and the United States- Established multiple branches of Hugs for Ghana in 10 states and over 150 volunteers.- Regularly a speaker at conferences for social entrepreneurship, civic leadership, and managing a start-up.Visit www.hugsforghana.org to learn more about our projects. // The Institute for Responsible Citizenship (www.theinstitute.net) is an intensive leadership program for America’s best and brightest African American male college students. Its mission is to prepare men to be exemplary citizens and leaders. The Institute inspires men to pursue extraordinary career success not simply for their personal benefit, but as platforms from which they can serve others.In my role I coordinated the day to day operations of an 8-week summer internship program that recruited college students from around the United States. I organized private meetings with members of Congress, State Department officials, business leaders, lawyers, physicians and more. // Manage Phase 3 clinical trials including a PCORI study evaluating surgical vs. antibiotic treatments for appendicitis. - Screened and recruited subjects for various studies to determine their eligibility for inclusion in clinical trials- Consented patients interested in participating in research and conducted patient scheduling and follow-up - Coordinated with research sponsors, physicians, and other sites for multi-center studies- Maintained IRB protocol, patient eligibility and quality control to ensure preparation for audits // - Shadowed surgeries of various musculoskeletal conditions on the inpatient floor, emergency room and urgent care center. - Observed residency rotations with current Howard University medical students and residents- Attended panels led by doctors about up and coming procedures in orthopedics // • Urban Institute Associate in the Health Policy Center // • Developing strong people and problem solving skills while resolving customer issues• Creating my own “business” by connecting with customers and consistently working with them• Utilizing time management to effectively accomplish tasks in a fast paced work environment• Consistently meeting and surpassing sales goals, sales per hour ratings, and department goals• Maintaining an awareness of the merchandise available for customers to purchase• Working with a team of people to meet overall department goals // Seattle Children's Hospital is a premier child health care and pediatric center and is recognized as one of the leading US hospitals for children.• Work directly with Seattle Children’s patients and their families, fostering a peaceful environment• Facilitate communication with patients, while engaging in fun activities with families and children • Show creativity and flexibility in responding to children’s needs, being dependable and willing • Assisting Seattle Children’s staff with medical programs and providing feedback on patients and programs • Provide opportunities for developmentally appropriate socialization to minimize the impact of hospitalization // Kumon is the world’s largest after-school math and reading program. • Assign work based on progress and develop a creative environment to foster fun learning• Coordinate schedules of several students, and multitask to meet expectations• Answer queries regarding assignments and grading, and resolve concerns to maintain client satisfaction • Predict the appropriate homework load and level of assignments based on student work patterns and trends• Constantly communicate with children’s parents regarding needs of the child based on home development // Invited participant to a White House roundtable with the Office of Public Engagement. // - Selected as one of 100 TikTok content creators from over 5000 creators for the inaugural TikTok for Black Creatives program - Member of the World Health Organization's "Operation Fides", a collection of medical social media influencers combatting COVID-19 misinformation - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion SimLEARN member with the VA Hospital systems. // The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is a grassroots effort - led by health professions students, for health professions students. NSRN aims to field the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and match them with nearby health professions students who are eager to help their communities. // Oversaw and distributed an annual budget of $75,000 for paychecks, field trips, and enrichment activities - Prepared workshops and implemented academic and social curriculum at two New Haven middle school sites.- Managed and led a core team of 25 mentors while actively addressing and solving any student, parent, or teacher concerns.- Maintained a strong relationship with Yale University to ensure the continued existence of the foundation grant. // The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is a grassroots effort - led by health professions students, for health professions students. NSRN aims to field the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and match them with nearby health professions students who are eager to help their communities. // Selected as one of 100 TikTok content creators from over 5000 creators for the inaugural TikTok for Black Creatives program. // Due to COVID-19, my Nth Dimensions experience was completely virtual. I completed my internship with Dr. Eileen Crawford at the University of Michigan. My research project was a case study titled 'Acute versus Chronic Lesser Tuberosity Fractures in Two Adolescent Hockey Players', and considered differences in treatment, diagnosis, and surgical outcomes for patients with a rare lesser tuberosity fractures. // Due to COVID-19, my Nth Dimensions experience was completely virtual. I completed my internship with Dr. Eileen Crawford at the University of Michigan. My research project was a case study titled 'Acute versus Chronic Lesser Tuberosity Fractures in Two Adolescent Hockey Players', and considered differences in treatment, diagnosis, and surgical outcomes for patients with a rare lesser tuberosity fractures. // Hugs for Ghana; Howard University Hospital; Yale University; Boston University; Seattle Children's; National Student Response Network; Washington State University; The White House; Nth Dimensions; TikTok; The Urban Institute; Kamiak High School; Providence Health & Services; Kumon; Nordstrom; Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program; The Johns Hopkins University; The Institute for Responsible Citizenship // Joel Bervell is a medical student and social media medical educator known as the "Medical Mythbuster." With a background in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology from Yale University, Joel is committed to addressing health disparities in medicine through education. He shares insights on racial disparities and biases in healthcare to his large following on TikTok and Instagram. Joel has been featured on national media outlets and has published work in prestigious academic journals. He actively participates in various initiatives such as combating health misinformation on social media and sits on The Atlantic's Health Equity Council. Joel's dedication to healthcare equity and education is evident through his impactful work and numerous accolades in the field. // Using social media to equip communities of color with information about health equity. My question is: Can social media reduce health disparities? // Joel Bervell is a Ghanaian-American medical student, science communicator, and host of The Dose Podcast with The Commonwealth Fund. With a background in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology from Yale University and a Masters in Medical Science from Boston University, Joel is recognized as the 'Medical Mythbuster' for his efforts in addressing health disparities through education on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He is actively involved in combating health misinformation on social media and serves on The Atlantic's Health Equity Council. Joel's work focuses on sharing insights on racial disparities and biases in healthcare, contributing to the empowerment of communities of color with essential health information. Through his impactful advocacy and dedication to healthcare equity, Joel has garnered significant recognition and accolades in the field. // Medical MythBuster // Joel Bervell is a Ghanaian-American medical student, science communicator, and host of The Dose Podcast with The Commonwealth Fund. With a background in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology from Yale University and a Masters in Medical Science from Boston University, Joel is recognized as the 'Medical Mythbuster' for his efforts in addressing health disparities through education on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He is actively involved in combating health misinformation on social media and serves on The Atlantic's Health Equity Council. Joel's work focuses on sharing insights on racial disparities and biases in healthcare, contributing to the empowerment of communities of color with essential health information. Through his impactful advocacy and dedication to healthcare equity, Joel has garnered significant recognition and accolades in the field. // Medical MythBuster // social determinants of health, grassroots, education, entrepreneurship, led, public health, medicine, urban, health equity, finance, research, inclusion, activism, race, social media, volunteerism, policy, instagram, covid, misinformation, youth, teachers, children, racial disparities, science, food, communication // Oregon|USA|Washington D.C.|Washington|United States|Portland

Oregon|USA|Washington D.C.|Washington|United States|Portland

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Photojournalist + filmmaker // Isadora Kosofsky is a documentary photographer, journalist, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles and Albuquerque. She began photographing at the age of fourteen, documenting individuals in hospice care. When she was sixteen, she relocated to the Balkans to imbed inside the youth prison system in Romania. Isadora takes an immersive approach to visual storytelling, spending months and years imbedded in the lives of the people she shadows. For her, the relationships formed with the subjects are tantamount to the image-making. She works on a range of subject matters through the lens of one individual or group of people, working from an interpersonal, humanistic stance, while documenting healthcare, geriatric health, mental health, disability rights, impacts of incarceration, substance use, gender violences, childhood trauma, senior citizen issues, and experiences of grief, loss, and resilience. She is a National Geographic Photographer and has contributed to the NY Times, TIME, the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Stern, Le Monde, M le Magazine du Monde, GEO Germany, Paris Match, The London Sunday Times, The Guardian, Slate, Internazionale, and many others. She is the recipient of the 2012 Inge Morath Award from the Magnum Foundation for her multi-series work on the aged. She was nominated for a 2016 Lead Award (German Pulitzer) for her long-term documentary about a senior citizen love triangle. She was a participant in the 2014 Joop Swart Masterclass of World Press Photo. Her work has received distinctions from Flash Forward Magenta Foundation, Ian Parry Foundation, Social Documentary Network, International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Women in Photography International, Prix de la Photographie Paris, The New York Photo Festival and others. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and can be found in Family Photography Now (Thames and Hudson, 2016), a photographic anthology, and in Public Private Portraiture from Mossless. She had an exhibition of her work on youth facing incarceration and their families at the 2017 Visa Pour L’Image International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, France. She is the recipient of a 2017 Getty Images Instagram Grant for elevating the stories of marginalized communities. Her storytelling has also been used for public policy, doubling the budget of a program to connect children with their incarcerated parent; her work has been used as evidence for the need for additional rights for women in prison through the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act, a congressional bill. In addition, she is a teacher and has lectured at the National Geographic Photography Seminar, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Ohio University School of Visual Communication, Loyola Marymount University, Harold Washington College, the National Conference on Crime and Delinquency, and has instructed high school students on topics related to the language of empathy, working intimately with subjects, and trauma studies; she is an instructor in critical visual journalism with the Connected Academy, sponsored by the World Press Photo Foundation. She holds a B.A. in Gender Studies from University of California Los Angeles. She is a recipient of a 2018 Grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting for her ongoing work on girl survivors of complex trauma. The Royal Photo Society recently named her one of a hundred “heroines” in photography worldwide. Isadora is a TED Fellow, part of a network of 450 global change makers, and gave a talk at TED 2018 in Vancouver. She is a 2020 Gwen Ifill Mentor through the International Women’s Media Foundation. Her first monograph, Senior Love Triangle, was published by Kehrer Verlag in 2020. // Photographer and TED Fellow Isadora Kosofsky is a chronicler of love, loss and loneliness. In this searching talk, she shares photos from her four years documenting the lives of a senior citizen love triangle -- and reveals what they can teach us about the universal search for identity and belonging. // Isadora Kosofsky is a documentary photographer, journalist, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles and Albuquerque. She began photographing at the age of fourteen, documenting individuals in hospice care. When she was sixteen, she relocated to the Balkans to imbed inside the youth prison system in Romania. Isadora takes an immersive approach to visual storytelling, spending months and years imbedded in the lives of the people she shadows. For her, the relationships formed with the subjects are tantamount to the image-making. She works on a range of subject matters through the lens of one individual or group of people, working from an interpersonal, humanistic stance, while documenting healthcare, geriatric health, mental health, disability rights, impacts of incarceration, substance use, gender violences, childhood trauma, senior citizen issues, and experiences of grief, loss, and resilience. She is a National Geographic Photographer and has contributed to the NY Times, TIME, the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Stern, Le Monde, M le Magazine du Monde, GEO Germany, Paris Match, The London Sunday Times, The Guardian, Slate, Internazionale, and many others. She is the recipient of the 2012 Inge Morath Award from the Magnum Foundation for her multi-series work on the aged. She was nominated for a 2016 Lead Award (German Pulitzer) for her long-term documentary about a senior citizen love triangle. She was a participant in the 2014 Joop Swart Masterclass of World Press Photo. Her work has received distinctions from Flash Forward Magenta Foundation, Ian Parry Foundation, Social Documentary Network, International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Women in Photography International, Prix de la Photographie Paris, The New York Photo Festival and others. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and can be found in Family Photography Now (Thames and Hudson, 2016), a photographic anthology, and in Public Private Portraiture from Mossless. She had an exhibition of her work on youth facing incarceration and their families at the 2017 Visa Pour L’Image International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, France. She is the recipient of a 2017 Getty Images Instagram Grant for elevating the stories of marginalized communities. Her storytelling has also been used for public policy, doubling the budget of a program to connect children with their incarcerated parent; her work has been used as evidence for the need for additional rights for women in prison through the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act, a congressional bill. In addition, she is a teacher and has lectured at the National Geographic Photography Seminar, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Ohio University School of Visual Communication, Loyola Marymount University, Harold Washington College, the National Conference on Crime and Delinquency, and has instructed high school students on topics related to the language of empathy, working intimately with subjects, and trauma studies; she is an instructor in critical visual journalism with the Connected Academy, sponsored by the World Press Photo Foundation. She holds a B.A. in Gender Studies from University of California Los Angeles. She is a recipient of a 2018 Grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting for her ongoing work on girl survivors of complex trauma. The Royal Photo Society recently named her one of a hundred “heroines” in photography worldwide. Isadora is a TED Fellow, part of a network of 450 global change makers, and gave a talk at TED 2018 in Vancouver. She is a 2020 Gwen Ifill Mentor through the International Women’s Media Foundation. Her first monograph, Senior Love Triangle, was published by Kehrer Verlag in 2020. // Photojournalist + filmmaker // children, public policy, resilience, marginalized, rights, youth, gender, education, policy, disability rights, documentary, communication, teachers, women, marginalized communities // California|Los Angeles|United States|USA

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Tissue engineering researcher // An American electrical engineer and research scientist who explores how electrical stimulation encourages tissue growth. She is also a certified yoga instructor who explores the intersections between mindfulness, education and the scientific process in her own life, and, increasingly, with her students! // Nina Tandon is CEO and co-founder of EpiBone, the world’s first company growing living human bones for skeletal reconstruction. She is the co-author of Super Cells: Building with Biology, a book that explores the new frontier of biotech. Nina has also been awarded Crain's New York, Forty Under 40; Ernst & Young, Winning Woman; and Goldman Sachs, 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs. She has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the Cooper Union, a Master’s in Bioelectrical Engineering from MIT, a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, as well as an MBA from Columbia University. Her PhD research focused on studying electrical signaling in the context of tissue engineering, and has worked with cardiac, skin, bone, and neural tissue. // As humans live longer than ever before, we need our implants to last as long as we do, says bioengineer Nina Tandon. Using stem cells and digital fabrication, she's working on growing anatomically precise spare parts for the human body, replacing damaged bones, cartilage and more with implants that fit perfectly and hold up for a lifetime. // Each of our bodies is utterly unique, which is a lovely thought until it comes to treating an illness -- when every body reacts differently, often unpredictably, to standard treatment. Tissue engineer Nina Tandon talks about a possible solution: Using pluripotent stem cells to make personalized models of organs on which to test new drugs and treatments, and storing them on computer chips. (Call it extremely personalized medicine.) // Tissue engineer and TED Fellow Nina Tandon is growing artificial hearts and bones. To do that, she needs new ways of caring for artificially grown cells -- techniques she's developed by the simple but powerful method of copying their natural environments. // Nina Tandon is CEO and co-founder of EpiBone, the world’s first company growing living human bones for skeletal reconstruction. She is the co-author of Super Cells: Building with Biology, a book that explores the new frontier of biotech. Nina has also been awarded Crain's New York, Forty Under 40; Ernst & Young, Winning Woman; and Goldman Sachs, 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs. She has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the Cooper Union, a Master’s in Bioelectrical Engineering from MIT, a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, as well as an MBA from Columbia University. Her PhD research focused on studying electrical signaling in the context of tissue engineering, and has worked with cardiac, skin, bone, and neural tissue. // Tissue engineering researcher // jewelry design & silversmithing, education, entrepreneurship, electrical engineering, making fresh pasta, research, watergun assassination, design, stem, bioreactors, stem cells, biotech, jewelry, bioelectricity, climbing fences, tissue engineering, biomimicry, headstands // United States|New York

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