Lucy, a 12-year-old girl at one of the many informal schools in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, stays home when she has her monthly period because she is worried she won’t be able to contain the bleeding and will bring shame on herself. She is just one of thousands of girls from Nairobi’s sprawling slums — and …
Many NPR listeners are familiar with the TED Radio Hour, which features talks with innovators from across disciplines. This hour we'll talk to TED's national host, and the founder of TEDx Columbus, Cap City's local TED spinoff, about their upcoming conference. We'll also hear from two featured speakers who will share the latest ideas in …
I have always been a big fan of Donald Trump, mostly because I like determined business people but also because I love disruptors, especially confident ones. I would always prefer to speak to a person who has an opinion that is different to mine rather than no opinion at all. But Trump’s love of controversy …
Five CGI commitment-makers pitch their ideas to the broader CGI community //// Participants: Olivier Behra, Chief Executive Officer, Man And Nature; Pallavi Gaikwad, Program Officer, Sport for Development, The Naz Foundation India Trust; Farah Mohamed, Creator, President and Chief Empowerment Officer, G(irls)20 Summit; Salif Romano Niang, Chief Impact Officer, Malô; John R. Seffrin, Chief Executive …
This talk was presented at an official TED conference For the young and unemployed in the world's big cities, dreams of opportunity and wealth do come true but too often because they're heavily recruited by terrorist groups and other violent organizations. Human rights advocate Mohamed Ali draws on stories from his native Mogadishu to make …