All grantees in: Activism

Grant #69:

Teacher. Writer. Political Scientist. Ruth Cowan's life is devoted to the advancement of opportunities for marginalized people worldwide.

Grant #65:

Those who plan to succeed, must first learn to read. That seems to be the thinking behind Angeline Makore's latest brainchild for social change, the Spark Girls Mentorship Program.

Grant #53:

Self-censorship was part of daily life for new media artist and art activist, Morehshin Allahyari. Born and raised in Iran, she later moved to the United States seeking a life of self-exile and freedom of expression as a media artist and an art activist.

Grant #18:

When Tamira Jones went to visit fellow Peace Corps alum Justin McAmmond at the Umvoti AIDS Center in South Africa, she was particularly struck by the children orphaned and/or infected by HIV/AIDS.

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