As the Yemeni Civil War broke out in 2015, Mohammed Al Samawi — an increasingly prominent interfaith activist — became a target for al Qaeda...
Social Impact, Thought Leaders
Category - Social Impact
Full Talk, Policy, Social Impact, Thought Leaders
IVY Ideas Night | A Refugee Story: 4 Strangers, 3 Faiths, 1 Extraordinary Escape to Freedom with Activist & Author Mohammed Al Samawi
Discover activist and author Mohammed Al Samawi’s story of “4 Strangers, 3 Faiths, and 1 Extraordinary Escape to Freedom” from war, rebel...
Full Talk, Policy, Social Impact, Thought Leaders
IVY Ideas Night: Geoengineering the Climate with Harvard Professor David Keith
David Keith has some big ideas for the planet. A Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard, David is leading a team of researchers working at the...
Podcast, Policy, Social Impact, Thought Leaders
#124: The Fox Hunt: One Refugee’s Miraculous Escape to Freedom with Activist & Author Mohammed Al Samawi
As extremist groups surrounded his apartment in Aden, Yemen, Mohammed Al Samawi made a last-ditch appeal for help from his Facebook network...
Policy, Social Impact, Thought Leaders
Author of “The Fox Hunt” Discusses His Path to Interfaith Activism
Activist and author Mohammed Al Samawi escaped from war-torn Yemen, rebel fighters, and Al-Qaeda extremists with the aid of four near-strangers he...
Social Impact, Thought Leaders, Venture
How to Empower Diverse Teams | Tariq Meyers, Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Lyft
Lyft’s Head of Inclusion and Diversity, Tariq Meyers, talks about how to empower diverse teams and be intentional about creating environments for...
Experience IVY, Social Impact
Combatting NYC’s Affordable Housing Crisis: IVY Partners with Habitat for Humanity New York City
“We’re creating housing for people, and there is really nothing that has more of a material impact than providing someone with a home...
Policy, Social Impact, Thought Leaders
Four Leadership Qualities That Lead to Success | Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green
Cheryl Dorsey, the President of Echoing Green, discusses why the need for social entrepreneurs is greater now than ever — and the four leadership...
Social Impact
Chairman of Special Olympics Tim Shriver on What It Means to Be Brave | Presented by smartwater®
“It’s not so much how you finish, but who you finish with; it’s not so much who you beat, but how you run the race; it’s not...
Podcast, Social Impact
#91: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystems ft. Oliver Libby | Presented by Emerge212
Oliver Libby is the Chair & Co-Founder of The Resolution Project, a global nonprofit that identifies and empowers undergraduate students around...
