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- 31 Jan 2019
- News
A Global Mission
emphasis on service and human rights,” says DeFehr of his focus on humanitarian aid. He grew up in the Mennonite faith, the son of Russian refugee parents, and feels a strong connection to other displaced communities. That’s how he ended... View Details
- 16 Oct 2014
- News
Innovating for International Aid
places that aren’t on most people’s vacation lists. “My wife often jokes that every vacation we’ve taken since we first met involves visiting an orphanage or refugee camp,” says Wu, who is driven by a desire to help others just as he and... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Number of Countries Visited: 55 Best Job: assisting refugees in Côte d'Ivoire Founding Member: University of South Carolina's women's soccer team Speaks: French, Spanish, Vietnamese Award Winning: salsa dancer Hero: Maya Angelou Next Up:... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 20 Apr 2016
- News
Steps to Success
those classes,” she says. A return to consulting, for marketing firm Mavens & Moguls—run by her sister-in-law, Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)—led Ruhr to join the volunteer board of the American Refugee Committee (ARC). Eventually she became... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
either back peaceful settlements or support warring groups and continued fighting. Attitudes toward peaceful settlement are expected to be especially obdurate for civilians who have been exposed to violence. In a survey of 1,120 Syrian View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Scott Wu
places that aren’t on most people’s vacation lists. “My wife often jokes that every vacation we’ve taken since we first met involves visiting an orphanage or refugee camp,” says Wu, who is driven by a desire to help others just as he and... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Designing a More Artful Future for the Middle East
Artist Yazan Halwani (left) puts the finishing touches on “The Flower Salesman,” which he painted on a six- story building in Dortmund, Germany. The portrait depicts a 10-year-old Syrian refugee who became a successful flower seller in... View Details
Keywords: Inclusion
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
Creating a Viable Future in Rural Africa
member of the American Refugee Committee. Ruhr says rarely a week goes by that she doesn’t call to mind an HBS mantra: “Just break it down.” “Anything that seems overwhelming. I tell the staff, ‘It’s just ‘next step and next step, and you... View Details
- Portrait Project
Raamin Mostaghimi
earlier, she was living in a Pakistani refugee camp after being smuggled across the border from Iran. She was there because four years prior, a cleric decided that declaring herself a Baha'i was reason enough to expel her from her final... View Details
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Collections | Working Knowledge
impact. Social Responsibility and Sustainability Explore insights on social responsibility and sustainability—from climate finance to AI in refugee resettlement and impact investing. Managing the Business Essential insights on credit... View Details
- Portrait Project
Gordon C. Liao
i want to create wealth through poetry, passion and performance fulfill decades of unfilled entrepreneurial dreams of inner city tenants build success for descendants of slaves, laborers, refugee immigrants and overlooked underemployed... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Advancing Change
Outside the Building, Kanter profiles many such people, including Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981), the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop who brought the power of Sesame Street to refugee children, and offers a roadmap for others preparing to... View Details
- Portrait Project
Heidi Brooks
refugees in Cote d'Ivoire and helping build small businesses in Vietnam. I've strengthened programs that directly and indirectly improved the lives of thousands of people in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. After traveling and living in... View Details
- Portrait Project
David Askaryan
school's flagrant violation of a free-market system. I didn't actually articulate it that way back then, but I did know how it felt. Treacherous. Unfair. This was especially ironic for a kid who escaped to the States as a refugee from the... View Details
- 21 Jun 2016
- News
Rescuing Families from ISIS-Led Genocide
partner of a tech firm in Winnipeg to help Yazidis leave refugee camps in Syria and Turkey to start new lives in Canada. Five hundred members of this ancient ethno-religious minority were killed by ISIS in the 2014 onslaught. Women and... View Details
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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
Address the Refugee Crisis A paper written by Swedish student Lovisa “Lisa” Tengberg (MBA 2020) for the spring 2020 elective Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change was selected for development as a case study. “Just Arrived:... View Details