[Applause] does an image come to mind when I say
does an image come to mind when I say
does an image come to mind when I say the word millennial yes if you google it
the word millennial yes if you google it
the word millennial yes if you google it you’ll find this the classic selfie pose
you’ll find this the classic selfie pose
you’ll find this the classic selfie pose but this is my personal favorite a
but this is my personal favorite a
but this is my personal favorite a selfie with the dog I’m a millennial an
selfie with the dog I’m a millennial an
selfie with the dog I’m a millennial an old millennial born in 1983 and I’ve
old millennial born in 1983 and I’ve
old millennial born in 1983 and I’ve just recently learned that I fit many of
just recently learned that I fit many of
just recently learned that I fit many of the stereotypes to a tee for example I
the stereotypes to a tee for example I
the stereotypes to a tee for example I love taking selfies with my dogs and
love taking selfies with my dogs and
love taking selfies with my dogs and another classic millennial stereotype I
another classic millennial stereotype I
another classic millennial stereotype I fit is that I had to move back in with
fit is that I had to move back in with
fit is that I had to move back in with my mom in my late 20s but thankfully
my mom in my late 20s but thankfully
my mom in my late 20s but thankfully there’s not anything on Google about
there’s not anything on Google about
there’s not anything on Google about that I don’t think well now there is but
that I don’t think well now there is but
that I don’t think well now there is but what I’m really here to talk with you
what I’m really here to talk with you
what I’m really here to talk with you about today is how my millennial
about today is how my millennial
about today is how my millennial upbringing affected my views on
upbringing affected my views on
upbringing affected my views on leadership ever since I was a little kid
leadership ever since I was a little kid
leadership ever since I was a little kid I was told that I could and should be a
I was told that I could and should be a
I was told that I could and should be a strong and independent leader and that
strong and independent leader and that
strong and independent leader and that get out of your comfort zone and changed
get out of your comfort zone and changed
get out of your comfort zone and changed the world leadership style is eventually
the world leadership style is eventually
the world leadership style is eventually what motivated me to quit my comfortable
what motivated me to quit my comfortable
what motivated me to quit my comfortable job in Boston veer off of my career path
job in Boston veer off of my career path
job in Boston veer off of my career path and move here Nicaragua Nicaragua is a
and move here Nicaragua Nicaragua is a
and move here Nicaragua Nicaragua is a small country in Central America with
small country in Central America with
small country in Central America with about the same landmass as Ohio and as
about the same landmass as Ohio and as
about the same landmass as Ohio and as you can see with this picture behind me
you can see with this picture behind me
you can see with this picture behind me it’s a country with beautiful landscapes
it’s a country with beautiful landscapes
it’s a country with beautiful landscapes and it’s also the second poorest country
and it’s also the second poorest country
and it’s also the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere
in the Western Hemisphere
in the Western Hemisphere so tens of thousands of families still
so tens of thousands of families still
so tens of thousands of families still struggle to get by on just a couple of
struggle to get by on just a couple of
struggle to get by on just a couple of dollars a day now I received a unique
dollars a day now I received a unique
dollars a day now I received a unique opportunity through a fellowship to move
opportunity through a fellowship to move
opportunity through a fellowship to move to Nicaragua to develop a program that
to Nicaragua to develop a program that
to Nicaragua to develop a program that would help keep more money in the
would help keep more money in the
would help keep more money in the pockets of some of the poorest families
pockets of some of the poorest families
pockets of some of the poorest families in the country small independent coffee
in the country small independent coffee
in the country small independent coffee farmers now this program was designed
farmers now this program was designed
farmers now this program was designed that small farmers would have the
that small farmers would have the
that small farmers would have the opportunity to learn better farming
opportunity to learn better farming
opportunity to learn better farming techniques and business practices from
techniques and business practices from
techniques and business practices from the more established coffee farms in the
the more established coffee farms in the
the more established coffee farms in the region and what seemed to me like a
region and what seemed to me like a
region and what seemed to me like a challenging but eminently doable
challenging but eminently doable
challenging but eminently doable intervention involved a lot of
intervention involved a lot of
intervention involved a lot of unpredictable obstacles and it failed I
unpredictable obstacles and it failed I
unpredictable obstacles and it failed I failed why well one reason is that there
failed why well one reason is that there
failed why well one reason is that there wasn’t a demand for what I was offering
wasn’t a demand for what I was offering
wasn’t a demand for what I was offering I did not have an understanding of the
I did not have an understanding of the
I did not have an understanding of the full reality these small farmers were
full reality these small farmers were
full reality these small farmers were facing why would a farmer struggling to
facing why would a farmer struggling to
facing why would a farmer struggling to put food on the table today invest his
put food on the table today invest his
put food on the table today invest his time resources and energy in a program
time resources and energy in a program
time resources and energy in a program that could show benefit in a few years
that could show benefit in a few years
that could show benefit in a few years and in the best case scenario if the
and in the best case scenario if the
and in the best case scenario if the program would have worked
program would have worked
program would have worked farmers would have ended up with a
farmers would have ended up with a
farmers would have ended up with a relatively higher income but by no means
relatively higher income but by no means
relatively higher income but by no means was it a ticket out of poverty the
was it a ticket out of poverty the
was it a ticket out of poverty the reality of my failure something my
reality of my failure something my
reality of my failure something my millennial outlook hadn’t prepared me
millennial outlook hadn’t prepared me
millennial outlook hadn’t prepared me for it left me feeling lost and aimless
for it left me feeling lost and aimless
for it left me feeling lost and aimless I didn’t know what move I would make
I didn’t know what move I would make
I didn’t know what move I would make next but if it weren’t for my crazy idea
next but if it weren’t for my crazy idea
next but if it weren’t for my crazy idea to move to Nicaragua
to move to Nicaragua
to move to Nicaragua I’d have never met Ana she’s the person
I’d have never met Ana she’s the person
I’d have never met Ana she’s the person that lifted me out of my emotional
that lifted me out of my emotional
that lifted me out of my emotional stupor she’s a forward-thinking leader
stupor she’s a forward-thinking leader
stupor she’s a forward-thinking leader an astounding negotiator she’s a
an astounding negotiator she’s a
an astounding negotiator she’s a visionary and at the time ana was 11
visionary and at the time ana was 11
visionary and at the time ana was 11 years old with a first grade education I
think Ana noticed me because I’m this
think Ana noticed me because I’m this giant redhead living on this 100 acre
giant redhead living on this 100 acre
giant redhead living on this 100 acre coffee farm a farm where Ana had lived
coffee farm a farm where Ana had lived
coffee farm a farm where Ana had lived most of her life she would wake up at
most of her life she would wake up at
most of her life she would wake up at four or five in the morning to gather
four or five in the morning to gather
four or five in the morning to gather water firewood and begin preparing
water firewood and begin preparing
water firewood and begin preparing tortillas for the day and then her mom
tortillas for the day and then her mom
tortillas for the day and then her mom and aunts would go out to pick coffee
and aunts would go out to pick coffee
and aunts would go out to pick coffee and ahna was responsible for staying
and ahna was responsible for staying
and ahna was responsible for staying back in the dormitory where her family
back in the dormitory where her family
back in the dormitory where her family lived to babysit her little brother and
lived to babysit her little brother and
lived to babysit her little brother and the first thing that ahna ever said to
the first thing that ahna ever said to
the first thing that ahna ever said to me
me
me was are you my teacher and I told her no
was are you my teacher and I told her no
was are you my teacher and I told her no and then she came up to me again the
and then she came up to me again the
and then she came up to me again the following day and she asked so would you
following day and she asked so would you
following day and she asked so would you like to be my teacher and I said no and
like to be my teacher and I said no and
like to be my teacher and I said no and then she came up to me again at the end
then she came up to me again at the end
then she came up to me again at the end of the week but this time this time she
of the week but this time this time she
of the week but this time this time she recruited a clan of kids yep clan of
recruited a clan of kids yep clan of
recruited a clan of kids yep clan of kids living on and around the farm and
kids living on and around the farm and
kids living on and around the farm and she told all of them that I was their
she told all of them that I was their
she told all of them that I was their teacher and I would like to say that I
teacher and I would like to say that I
teacher and I would like to say that I caved and said yes I’ll be your teacher
caved and said yes I’ll be your teacher
caved and said yes I’ll be your teacher because I was so enthusiastic about
because I was so enthusiastic about
because I was so enthusiastic about educating young eager minds but the
educating young eager minds but the
educating young eager minds but the truth is I caved and said yes because
truth is I caved and said yes because
truth is I caved and said yes because they just wouldn’t take no for an answer
they just wouldn’t take no for an answer
they just wouldn’t take no for an answer so I finally say yes and then honest
so I finally say yes and then honest
so I finally say yes and then honest starts doing what she does best
starts doing what she does best
starts doing what she does best she starts leading and we began to
she starts leading and we began to
she starts leading and we began to identify resources around this large
identify resources around this large
identify resources around this large farm that we could use for our school
farm that we could use for our school
farm that we could use for our school sessions and we learned that Jose knew
sessions and we learned that Jose knew
sessions and we learned that Jose knew of a whiteboard and storage above the
of a whiteboard and storage above the
of a whiteboard and storage above the wet mill and Stacey had a box of crayons
wet mill and Stacey had a box of crayons
wet mill and Stacey had a box of crayons stashed under her bed in the farm
stashed under her bed in the farm
stashed under her bed in the farm kitchen and honor herself had a couple
kitchen and honor herself had a couple
kitchen and honor herself had a couple of notebooks filled with scribbles but
of notebooks filled with scribbles but
of notebooks filled with scribbles but still we would make use of them and my
still we would make use of them and my
still we would make use of them and my job every time we go back to the every
job every time we go back to the every
job every time we go back to the every time I go back to the small town where I
time I go back to the small town where I
time I go back to the small town where I was living on weekends I had to bring
was living on weekends I had to bring
was living on weekends I had to bring whatever miscellaneous items were
whatever miscellaneous items were
whatever miscellaneous items were requested jump ropes soccer balls
requested jump ropes soccer balls
requested jump ropes soccer balls baseball and baseball bat markers for
baseball and baseball bat markers for
baseball and baseball bat markers for the whiteboard and every kid insisted on
the whiteboard and every kid insisted on
the whiteboard and every kid insisted on having their very own notebook this went
having their very own notebook this went
having their very own notebook this went on for two months these informal school
on for two months these informal school
on for two months these informal school sessions and I’m still amazed when I
sessions and I’m still amazed when I
sessions and I’m still amazed when I look back at my time with Ana and how
look back at my time with Ana and how
look back at my time with Ana and how she persuaded me to be part of this
she persuaded me to be part of this
she persuaded me to be part of this grassroots movement to create a school
grassroots movement to create a school
grassroots movement to create a school for her community directly on this farm
for her community directly on this farm
for her community directly on this farm and there are two important lessons that
and there are two important lessons that
and there are two important lessons that I learned from Ana’s intervention the
I learned from Ana’s intervention the
I learned from Ana’s intervention the first was that even though I had failed
first was that even though I had failed
first was that even though I had failed in my original attempt to support
in my original attempt to support
in my original attempt to support families within her community
families within her community
families within her community that pivoting was possible it was
that pivoting was possible it was
that pivoting was possible it was possible because there was a demand on
possible because there was a demand on
possible because there was a demand on these coffee farms there was a demand
these coffee farms there was a demand
these coffee farms there was a demand for education the kind of education that
for education the kind of education that
for education the kind of education that gives kids a safe place to play food
gives kids a safe place to play food
gives kids a safe place to play food security and their own notebook there
security and their own notebook there
security and their own notebook there was a demand for the kind of education
was a demand for the kind of education
was a demand for the kind of education that’s an escape from becoming an adult
that’s an escape from becoming an adult
that’s an escape from becoming an adult too soon the second thing I learned from
too soon the second thing I learned from
too soon the second thing I learned from Anna is that if I really cared about
Anna is that if I really cared about
Anna is that if I really cared about impact if I really wanted to make a
impact if I really wanted to make a
impact if I really wanted to make a difference as an outsider then I needed
difference as an outsider then I needed
difference as an outsider then I needed to unlearn everything I have learned
to unlearn everything I have learned
to unlearn everything I have learned about leadership as a millennial and I
about leadership as a millennial and I
about leadership as a millennial and I needed to embrace a new role I needed to
needed to embrace a new role I needed to
needed to embrace a new role I needed to be an ally because on ‘add did not need
be an ally because on ‘add did not need
be an ally because on ‘add did not need me some outsider coming in to fix her
me some outsider coming in to fix her
me some outsider coming in to fix her problems because she’s had the right
problems because she’s had the right
problems because she’s had the right ideas all along but she leveraged my
ideas all along but she leveraged my
ideas all along but she leveraged my presence she knew that I could bring
presence she knew that I could bring
presence she knew that I could bring resources that would be helpful and I
resources that would be helpful and I
resources that would be helpful and I needed her on the ground expertise and
needed her on the ground expertise and
needed her on the ground expertise and together we could both reach our common
together we could both reach our common
together we could both reach our common goal to improve the quality of lives of
goal to improve the quality of lives of
goal to improve the quality of lives of people in her community William easterly
people in her community William easterly
people in her community William easterly he’s a professor of economics at New
he’s a professor of economics at New
he’s a professor of economics at New York University and he suggests that if
York University and he suggests that if
York University and he suggests that if we care about building stronger
we care about building stronger
we care about building stronger communities if we care about supporting
communities if we care about supporting
communities if we care about supporting people in poor countries in developing
people in poor countries in developing
people in poor countries in developing world then we need to stop thinking in
world then we need to stop thinking in
world then we need to stop thinking in terms of big utopian goals and instead
terms of big utopian goals and instead
terms of big utopian goals and instead we should focus on what he calls
we should focus on what he calls
we should focus on what he calls developing piecemeal innovations in
developing piecemeal innovations in
developing piecemeal innovations in other words developing programs that
other words developing programs that
other words developing programs that help get the support and services to the
help get the support and services to the
help get the support and services to the people and greatest need simple as that
so I focus on developing my piecemeal
so I focus on developing my piecemeal innovation and that’s been project
innovation and that’s been project
innovation and that’s been project Allianz F project eleganza is a
Allianz F project eleganza is a
Allianz F project eleganza is a nonprofit organization built on the
nonprofit organization built on the
nonprofit organization built on the foundation of a lie ship in our mission
foundation of a lie ship in our mission
foundation of a lie ship in our mission provide quality education directly on
provide quality education directly on
provide quality education directly on large coffee farm
large coffee farm
large coffee farm so kids like Ana get to school but what
so kids like Ana get to school but what
so kids like Ana get to school but what does Ally ship look like in an
does Ally ship look like in an
does Ally ship look like in an organization what does it mean for a new
organization what does it mean for a new
organization what does it mean for a new leader to unlearn everything that she’s
leader to unlearn everything that she’s
leader to unlearn everything that she’s learned about leadership and what could
learned about leadership and what could
learned about leadership and what could a lie ship look like in all of our
a lie ship look like in all of our
a lie ship look like in all of our day-to-day work those are the questions
day-to-day work those are the questions
day-to-day work those are the questions I asked myself as I was building project
I asked myself as I was building project
I asked myself as I was building project Alianza and the questions I still ask
Alianza and the questions I still ask
Alianza and the questions I still ask myself today
myself today
myself today so I’d like to share with you three
so I’d like to share with you three
so I’d like to share with you three values rooted an ally ship that I
values rooted an ally ship that I
values rooted an ally ship that I believe have allowed us to scale our
believe have allowed us to scale our
believe have allowed us to scale our work and have life-changing impact the
work and have life-changing impact the
work and have life-changing impact the first is this localize your focus if
first is this localize your focus if
first is this localize your focus if I’ve learned anything from my time with
I’ve learned anything from my time with
I’ve learned anything from my time with Ana it’s that the people closest to the
Ana it’s that the people closest to the
Ana it’s that the people closest to the problem are the people closest to the
problem are the people closest to the
problem are the people closest to the solution and that’s why we focus on
solution and that’s why we focus on
solution and that’s why we focus on advancing local solutions led by local
advancing local solutions led by local
advancing local solutions led by local people the people who know their
people the people who know their
people the people who know their community inside-out and perhaps more
community inside-out and perhaps more
community inside-out and perhaps more importantly know what it feels like to
importantly know what it feels like to
importantly know what it feels like to be disempowered by the world they grew
be disempowered by the world they grew
be disempowered by the world they grew up in meet Elizabeth she’s one of our
up in meet Elizabeth she’s one of our
up in meet Elizabeth she’s one of our first teachers on staff she joined us
first teachers on staff she joined us
first teachers on staff she joined us back in 2015 and her job is to teach and
back in 2015 and her job is to teach and
back in 2015 and her job is to teach and manage a multi-grade classroom within a
manage a multi-grade classroom within a
manage a multi-grade classroom within a community where education has been
community where education has been
community where education has been perpetually under-resourced and
perpetually under-resourced and
perpetually under-resourced and underserved Elizabeth grew up in a
underserved Elizabeth grew up in a
underserved Elizabeth grew up in a context very similar to that of Anna and
context very similar to that of Anna and
context very similar to that of Anna and a family of six she was only one of two
a family of six she was only one of two
a family of six she was only one of two siblings that went beyond primary school
siblings that went beyond primary school
siblings that went beyond primary school and her parents had no education
and her parents had no education
and her parents had no education whatsoever Elizabeth being incredibly
whatsoever Elizabeth being incredibly
whatsoever Elizabeth being incredibly bright motivated and lucky she went on
bright motivated and lucky she went on
bright motivated and lucky she went on to college and got a degree in teaching
to college and got a degree in teaching
to college and got a degree in teaching and now that she works with us at
and now that she works with us at
and now that she works with us at project Alianza she’s working on her
project Alianza she’s working on her
project Alianza she’s working on her second bachelor’s degree and we provide
second bachelor’s degree and we provide
second bachelor’s degree and we provide her with the scholarship to support that
her with the scholarship to support that
her with the scholarship to support that I’ve had the honor and privilege to see
I’ve had the honor and privilege to see
I’ve had the honor and privilege to see how Elizabeth changes lives there were
how Elizabeth changes lives there were
how Elizabeth changes lives there were two older boys that were never
two older boys that were never
two older boys that were never consistently going to school that came
consistently going to school that came
consistently going to school that came into her summer school classes
into her summer school classes
into her summer school classes illiterate and after two and a half
illiterate and after two and a half
illiterate and after two and a half months of having a
months of having a
months of having a caring compassionate and qualified
caring compassionate and qualified
caring compassionate and qualified teacher they left with basic reading and
teacher they left with basic reading and
teacher they left with basic reading and writing skills two and a half months and
writing skills two and a half months and
writing skills two and a half months and Elizabeth doesn’t just see herself as a
Elizabeth doesn’t just see herself as a
Elizabeth doesn’t just see herself as a good teacher she says she’s an agent of
good teacher she says she’s an agent of
good teacher she says she’s an agent of change for her country no one has better
change for her country no one has better
change for her country no one has better solutions than Elizabeth so we support
solutions than Elizabeth so we support
solutions than Elizabeth so we support her and leading that change because as
her and leading that change because as
her and leading that change because as allies we advance local solutions we do
allies we advance local solutions we do
allies we advance local solutions we do not impose our own ideas in second
not impose our own ideas in second
not impose our own ideas in second allies know that good ideas come from
allies know that good ideas come from
allies know that good ideas come from anyone within the organization and
anyone within the organization and
anyone within the organization and that’s why it’s especially important to
that’s why it’s especially important to
that’s why it’s especially important to listen to people on the ground here’s an
listen to people on the ground here’s an
listen to people on the ground here’s an example one of our teachers came to us
example one of our teachers came to us
example one of our teachers came to us and said we would really like to have
and said we would really like to have
and said we would really like to have computers in the classroom because we
computers in the classroom because we
computers in the classroom because we know in schools and urban settings that
know in schools and urban settings that
know in schools and urban settings that there are computers so why can’t we have
there are computers so why can’t we have
there are computers so why can’t we have them – so we said okay let’s find
them – so we said okay let’s find
them – so we said okay let’s find computers and see what happens
computers and see what happens
computers and see what happens the kids love them started downloading
the kids love them started downloading
the kids love them started downloading Magic School Bus games to learn math
Magic School Bus games to learn math
Magic School Bus games to learn math movies and music and world maps it was
movies and music and world maps it was
movies and music and world maps it was some of the some of these kids and
some of the some of these kids and
some of the some of these kids and seeing the world map for the first time
seeing the world map for the first time
seeing the world map for the first time on these computers and we said wow we
on these computers and we said wow we
on these computers and we said wow we should really capitalize on this
should really capitalize on this
should really capitalize on this momentum and so we partnered and formed
momentum and so we partnered and formed
momentum and so we partnered and formed alliances with other nonprofit
alliances with other nonprofit
alliances with other nonprofit organizations and education specialists
organizations and education specialists
organizations and education specialists to develop this what you see here in
to develop this what you see here in
to develop this what you see here in this video our kids learning basic
this video our kids learning basic
this video our kids learning basic literacy they’re learning to read and
literacy they’re learning to read and
literacy they’re learning to read and write at their own pace using a low-cost
write at their own pace using a low-cost
write at their own pace using a low-cost tablet this idea for integrating
tablet this idea for integrating
tablet this idea for integrating technology in the classroom it didn’t
technology in the classroom it didn’t
technology in the classroom it didn’t come from me did it come from anyone in
come from me did it come from anyone in
come from me did it come from anyone in the United States it didn’t come from
the United States it didn’t come from
the United States it didn’t come from anyone sitting in an office this idea
anyone sitting in an office this idea
anyone sitting in an office this idea came from teachers and it’s been
came from teachers and it’s been
came from teachers and it’s been consistently driven by students because
consistently driven by students because
consistently driven by students because allies know that good ideas come from
allies know that good ideas come from
allies know that good ideas come from anyone not just people that have a
anyone not just people that have a
anyone not just people that have a certain title and finally being an ally
certain title and finally being an ally
certain title and finally being an ally means listening to people we may not
means listening to people we may not
means listening to people we may not even think our allies this one’s really
even think our allies this one’s really
even think our allies this one’s really hard for me
hard for me
hard for me guys really hard I’ve always had this
guys really hard I’ve always had this
guys really hard I’ve always had this inherent skepticism about owners of
inherent skepticism about owners of
inherent skepticism about owners of large coffee farms where families live
large coffee farms where families live
large coffee farms where families live and work but I’ve been proven wrong one
and work but I’ve been proven wrong one
and work but I’ve been proven wrong one such farmer came up to us and he said I
such farmer came up to us and he said I
such farmer came up to us and he said I value education I want to see our
value education I want to see our
value education I want to see our community transformed through education
community transformed through education
community transformed through education and he even went so far as to build a
and he even went so far as to build a
and he even went so far as to build a school on his farm
school on his farm
school on his farm but infrastructure was lacking was made
but infrastructure was lacking was made
but infrastructure was lacking was made out of old wood had tin for a roof that
out of old wood had tin for a roof that
out of old wood had tin for a roof that didn’t let in any light and was leaky
didn’t let in any light and was leaky
didn’t let in any light and was leaky narrow dirt floors so we said okay let’s
narrow dirt floors so we said okay let’s
narrow dirt floors so we said okay let’s form a partnership and we hired a local
form a partnership and we hired a local
form a partnership and we hired a local architect local construction workers and
architect local construction workers and
architect local construction workers and built a school from local materials a
built a school from local materials a
built a school from local materials a school that that community can be proud
school that that community can be proud
school that that community can be proud of a school that lets in natural light
of a school that lets in natural light
of a school that lets in natural light the kids have an outdoor area to read
the kids have an outdoor area to read
the kids have an outdoor area to read and play they’re really proud of this
and play they’re really proud of this
and play they’re really proud of this sometimes it’s easy to vilify our
sometimes it’s easy to vilify our
sometimes it’s easy to vilify our opponents but sometimes we have to set
opponents but sometimes we have to set
opponents but sometimes we have to set aside our biases and our assumptions and
aside our biases and our assumptions and
aside our biases and our assumptions and listen to unlikely allies because
listen to unlikely allies because
listen to unlikely allies because together we can reach a common goal and
together we can reach a common goal and
together we can reach a common goal and build something beautiful these three
build something beautiful these three
build something beautiful these three ideas these three ideas I’ve just shared
ideas these three ideas I’ve just shared
ideas these three ideas I’ve just shared with you they do not represent
with you they do not represent
with you they do not represent traditional leadership and that’s a good
traditional leadership and that’s a good
traditional leadership and that’s a good thing because by being an ally
thing because by being an ally
thing because by being an ally decision-making is inclusive and the
decision-making is inclusive and the
decision-making is inclusive and the work is driven from within the
work is driven from within the
work is driven from within the communities so it’s more likely to be
communities so it’s more likely to be
communities so it’s more likely to be sustainable scale and drive impact and
sustainable scale and drive impact and
sustainable scale and drive impact and this is what impact looks like for us
this is what impact looks like for us
this is what impact looks like for us we’re a new small social enterprise and
we’re a new small social enterprise and
we’re a new small social enterprise and last year our team of teachers and
last year our team of teachers and
last year our team of teachers and allies and our staff were able to
allies and our staff were able to
allies and our staff were able to provide quality education to more than
provide quality education to more than
provide quality education to more than five hundred and fifty kids now five
five hundred and fifty kids now five
five hundred and fifty kids now five hundred and fifty kids have the
hundred and fifty kids have the
hundred and fifty kids have the opportunity to change their life story
opportunity to change their life story
opportunity to change their life story through education
now before I walk off the stage which
now before I walk off the stage which will be in just a moment I’d like to
will be in just a moment I’d like to
will be in just a moment I’d like to leave you all with one final thought so
leave you all with one final thought so
leave you all with one final thought so if you remember anything from our time
if you remember anything from our time
if you remember anything from our time together today please let it be this we
together today please let it be this we
together today please let it be this we are drunk on leadership and it’s not
are drunk on leadership and it’s not
are drunk on leadership and it’s not just us Millennials it’s all of us born
just us Millennials it’s all of us born
just us Millennials it’s all of us born in rich countries and in communities
in rich countries and in communities
in rich countries and in communities where we have the resources not just to
where we have the resources not just to
where we have the resources not just to pursue our dreams but to have dreams at
pursue our dreams but to have dreams at
pursue our dreams but to have dreams at all so I’d like to challenge you today
all so I’d like to challenge you today
all so I’d like to challenge you today to begin to unlearn leadership and
to begin to unlearn leadership and
to begin to unlearn leadership and imagine a world where we open the door
imagine a world where we open the door
imagine a world where we open the door to a lie ship because in that world we
to a lie ship because in that world we
to a lie ship because in that world we will collectively grow smarter and we’ll
will collectively grow smarter and we’ll
will collectively grow smarter and we’ll begin to innovate solutions that put
begin to innovate solutions that put
begin to innovate solutions that put kids like Anna
kids like Anna
kids like Anna exactly where they belong in school
exactly where they belong in school
exactly where they belong in school thank you
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