A UNA/Boulder U.N. & International Affairs Series library discussion public event
Thursday, February 17, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Boulder Creek Conference Room, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue
Topic: “Educating young people around the world: What do they need to learn to become future world leaders?”
Resource person: Eric Glustrom, Founder and Executive Director of the NGO “Educate!” “Educate!”works to directly address the most fundamental challenge facing Africa: the lack of socially responsible leadership across diverse sectors of society. Go to experience educate.org for more information.
In 2002, after traveling to Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Uganda to create a film about the life of refugees, Eric Glustrom met there
Benson Olivier, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who inspired him to found “Educate!” after he saw the potential in Benson and so many other youths to become the leaders who would bring solutions to the challenges facing Uganda and beyond. Eric graduated from Amherst College in 2007 with a degree in biochemistry.
Reading references for this session are expected to be posted, starting on February 11, at this URL
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