Monthly Archives: April 2008

28 Apr

Writer: Paul Salopek

National Geographic Editor-in-Chief Chris Johns describes two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek as “a passionate witness.”

24 Apr

Leader of Change: Craig Esbeck

Craig Esbeck, a former Peace Corps volunteer, started Mango Tree in 2000 to help Ugandan teachers & schools tap into the potential of its young people.

21 Apr

Artist: Jillian Edelstein

Since getting her start as a photojournalist in Johannesburg, Edelstein has evolved into an award-winning photographer renowned for her portraits.

17 Apr

Writer: Ada Udechukwu

One of three Nigerians nominated in 2007 to the prestigious Caine Prize shortlist, this woman has begun to attract attention in a big way, and not just for her fiction writing.

14 Apr

Leader of Change: Lily Yeh

A Philadelphia-based artist and cultural activist spearheads the Rwanda Healing Project, transforming a mass grave and survivor’s village through public art.

14 Apr

Artist: Khalid Kodi

This Sudanese artist seeks to address the roots of violence, social injustice, intolerance, and apathy.

14 Apr

Writer: Kris Holloway

Memoirist, “Monique and the Mango Rains”