Listen "CAREERS IN SOCIAL IMPACT SERIES: Should you go abroad? Social Impact Outside the U.S. "
Episode Synopsis
Please join us for the second in our "Careers in Social Impact" webinar series as we hear from three Yalies about their work abroad in the social impact space.SPEAKERS:[NOTE: Sara was unable to join this program] Sara Heitler Bamberger '95 (Israel) is a seasoned founder and Executive Director of nonprofit organizations. She holds a BA in Religious Studies from Yale and an MA from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Middle Eastern Studies.From 2016-2021 she has served as a Board member and as the North American Director of SquashBond Israel: Sport and Beyond, an organization that brings together Palestinian and Israeli youth for squash and educational programming. From 2008-2016 she was the founder and Executive Director of Kevah, an adult Jewish education organization based in the Bay Area. Prior to her work at Kevah, Sara was the founder and Executive Director of the Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program at UC Berkeley.John Wakiumu SOM '97 (Kenya) is the Chief Executive Officer and Global Head of Agriculture for Reewire International ApS (“Reewire”), a financial technology company with a unique “OPEN MARKET” mobile financial services platform geared towards meeting the needs of presently unbanked populations in the emerging markets of Africa, the Americas and Asia.Megha Okhai '13 (London) is an Investment Executive at CDC Group, the UK’s Development Finance Institution, focusing on direct equity investments in Food & Agriculture across Africa and South Asia. Dual Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Global Affairs (International Development) from Yale University.Adedana Ashebir '09 YSE '13 (Kenya) is the Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East at Village Capital. She leads Village Capital’s Africa work out of Nairobi after a career spanning journalism, human capital, foreign relations, and technology.Peter Giblin '92 (London) is the Co-founder and Network Relations Manager at the Le Ciel Foundation.Join us for compelling discussions about best practices, trends, and careers in the social impact space. Thanks for listening to this YANA podcast. Get more information and resources at yana.community.
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