EPISODE · Feb 24, 2022 · 1H 1M
Social Change Makers Sabriye Tenberken and Paul Kronenberg
from No Barriers · host No Barriers USA
It all started with Sabriye Tenberken, who is blind, embarking on horseback ride through Tibet as an extension of her studies of Tibetology and Central Asian Sciences. There she met eventual co-founder Paul Kronenberg and together they started the first school the the blind in Tibet’s capital city of Lhasa. This school formed the foundation of Braille Without Borders, an organization that empowers blind people to take their lives in their own hands.Kanthari Website KanthariTV (YouTube)
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Today we meet the founders of Kanthari. They train individuals on how to start and run impact making organizations; aka: social change makers. They specialize in students who’ve overcome adversity and are situated on the margins of society. They’ve addressed problems from disability to alternative education, empowerment programs for the marginalized to the protection of the environment, and social entrepreneurship.
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Social Change Makers Sabriye Tenberken and Paul Kronenberg
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