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Peter Horsfield

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Laura Stachel Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 11 Feb 14
     
    Dr. Laura Stachel is the co-founder of the non-profit WE CARE Solar. Together with her husband, Hal Aronson, they launched the organization to provide sustainable lighting system in developing countries where mortality rates due to childbirth were a lot higher. The Solar Suitcase units they have distributed to 27 countries so far have saved thousands of patients, not just mothers and their babies. The solar lighting system enables clinics without electricity to still do business in the middle of the night-an inconceivable feat years before. To read more about Laura Stachel visit www.thextraordinary.org
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Marlice van Vuuren Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 13 Feb 14
     
    Marlice van Vuuren is definitely not afraid of the wild. Growing up with wildlife impressed a deep love for the animals in her heart. So much is her love for them that she has lived most of her life caring for her lions, cheetahs, vultures, baboons, and hyenas. Not your usual pets? Truth is, they aren't her pets either. They are her family. She co-founded the N/a'an ku sê Foundation with her doctor husband which gave way to wildlife conservation projects and livelihood initiatives for the San community, the aborigines of Namibia. To read more about Marlice van Vuuren visit www.thextraordinary.org
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Shigeru Ban Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 24 Feb 14
     
    Shigeru Ban does not call himself an environmental architect even though he has made a name in paper architecture. The Naked House at Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture, Japan; the Nomadic Museum; the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand; and the Musée d'art Moderne Georges in Pompidou, Metz, France are just some of his masterpieces. They all have one thing in common-paper. He founded the Voluntary Architects' Network (VAN), a non-governmental organization that aids in building homes for refugees and evacuees. Because of his dedication to giving back to the community, he has been dubbed "the people's architect." To read more about Shigeru Ban visit www.thextraordinary.org
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William Kamkwamba Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 24 Dec 13
     
    Meet the extraordinary William Kamkwamba. At 14 years old, William built windmills from scratch to power his house and irrigate their fields. When he was told he could no longer continue school, he kept reading and from there learned how to build windmills using diagrams. "We skip the problem by creating our own solutions." To read more about William Kamkwamba visit www.thextraordinary.org
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Alexander Mclean Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 30 Dec 13
     
    Alexander McLean has so much compassion for the suffering inmates of Africa that he has dedicated most of his life to caring for them and personally making sure that their needs are well-provided for. He founded the African Prisoners Project or APP when he was only 18 years old back in 2004 after witnessing a shackled inmate in a hospital lying in his own waste. The suffering is already more than enough. Depriving them of their basic right to life is something he couldn't just look away from. To read more about Alexander McLean visit www.thextraordinary.org
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Pierre Omidyar Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 12 Dec 13
     
    Meet the extraordinary founder and head of eBay, the largest auctioning website in the world, Pierre Omidyar. He is also the co-founder of Omidyar Network, one of the largest philanthropic groups in the world. He is one of the 40 richest people who has given more than half of their revenue to charity. "The more we connect people, the more people know one another, the better the world will be." To read more about Pierre Omidyar visit www.thextraordinary.org
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Pierre Omidyar Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 13 Dec 13
     
    Meet the extraordinary Bill Mollison. Also known worldwide as the 'father of permaculture', is a widely-renowned naturalist, scientist, teacher, writer and researcher who is one of the greatest proponents of permaculture (permanent agriculture), a system of architecture and agriculture that is sustainable and friendly to the environment. "The ethics are simple: care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment in those ends." To read more about Bill Mollison visit www.thextraordinary.org
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Shanna Decker Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 16 Dec 13
     
    Meet the extraordinary cancer survivor, Shanna Decker. She was diagnosed to have bone cancer when she was only seven years old. Her left leg was amputated and she endured nine months of rigorous therapy before she was declared cancer-free. She co-founded Brighter Tomorrows to help families cope with cancer. She's a Christian and credits her faith as the reason for her hope. "I live, and love, because love wins." To read more about Shanna Decker visit www.thextraordinary.org
Tom Daccord

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  • Advise the Advisor is a new program to help senior staff at the White House stay connected to the American people.

    Providing our nation’s students with a world-class education is a shared responsibility. It’s going to take all of us – teachers, parents, students, philanthropists, state and local governments, and the federal government – working together to prepare today’s students for the future.

    This week, Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council and one of President Obama’s senior advisors on education policy, is asking for feedback from parents, teachers and students about what’s working in their communities and what needs to change when it comes to education.

    You can add your voice to the conversation by answering one or all of the following questions:

    • Parents: Responsibility for our children’s education and future begins in our homes and communities. What are some of the most effective ways you're taking responsibility at a personal and local level for your child’s education?
    • Teachers: President Obama has set a goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. How are you preparing your students for college and career? What’s working and what challenges do you face?
    • Students: In order to compete for the jobs of the 21st century, America’s students must be prepared with a strong background in reading, math and science along with the critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity needed to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce. How has your education prepared you for a career in the 21st century? What has worked and what challenges do you face?

    Past Questions

    David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to the President, kicked off the series by asked for your feedback on how American innovation affects your community and the obstacles to innovation you see where you live. Check out David’s video and read his follow up blog post responding to some of the major themes we saw in reading your feedback.

    Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, posted the second edition of Advise the Advisor asking for feedback from small businesses about the obstacles they face in getting off the ground. Austan responded to some of your feedback during a live chat at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business in Cleveland.

    Please answer the question(s) below that best apply to you. Please restrict your answers to no more than 2,500 characters.

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    Responsibility for our children’s education and future begins in our homes and communities. What are some of the most effective ways you're taking responsibility at a personal and local level for your child’s education?

  • Tom Daccord on 11 Mar 11
     
    "Advise the Advisor is a new program to help senior staff at the White House stay connected to the American people."
Peter Horsfield

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Franz Weber Extraordinary Philanthropists

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  • Peter Horsfield on 20 Dec 13
     
    Meet the extraordinary environmental activist, author, and animal rights activist who is most-known for his conservation work in the seventies and eighties, as well founding Fondation Franz Weber, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of the environment and the wild life, Franz Weber. "I fight for nature and for immaterial values."To read more about Franz Weber visit www.thextraordinary.org
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