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Aarti Sahgal: Building a World Where People with Disabilities Belong

Jan 31, 2024 Posted by: Sujit Kunte Aarti Sahgal,  GA,  SDG1,  SDG10,  SDG16,  SDG3,  SDG5,  SDG8,  USA
Aarti Sahgal: Building a World Where People with Disabilities Belong
Aarti: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Our purpose is to build a world where people with disabilities belong. To create a world where everyone, no matter who they are, can shine brightly. We firmly believe that all of us have special gifts and talents. They can have a gift of hand, a gift of heart, or a gift of head. People with disabilities are sometimes not seen or heard, or they are unfairly thought of as less than others. We want them to be seen, heard, and valued for the incredible people they are.

Scott Rechler: Harnessing the Power of Young People to Create Change

Dec 09, 2021 Posted by: Anushree Nande Scott Rechler,  SDG10,  SDG16,  SDG17,  SDG4,  SDG9,  USA
Scott Rechler: Harnessing the Power of Young People to Create Change
Scott: It’s great to be here! At LearnServe, we believe in the power of young people to create change. Unfortunately, not all adults agree. At best, they’ll call you a “leader of tomorrow.” At worst, they’ll treat you as part of the problem. LearnServe trusts youth, putting them in the driver’s seat to solve social and environmental problems. We bring together students from diverse backgrounds. We ask them “What pisses you off?” and then “What do you want to do about it?” and then we help them to turn their big ideas into real change.

Michelle Dalzon: Representing and Empowering Black-Owned Businesses

Nov 18, 2021 Posted by: Anushree Nande Michelle Dalzon,  SDG16,  SDG8,  USA
Michelle Dalzon: Representing and Empowering Black-Owned Businesses
Michelle: As you know, I am the owner of a company called the Black-Owned Market but I also call it theBOM. The name means that we represent and empower businesses owned by Black people. I call it BOM for short because it was and still is a popular slang word from the ’90s which means cool, dope, amazing. The reason I focus on Black businesses is that I believe that entrepreneurship is the way out of economic struggle. I want to make sure that Black businesses have a platform where they come first and their products can be purchased easily.