2020 Cohort
Yusuf imagines a world where everyone lives in a safe, peaceful community where conflict is resolved without violence. He is working with adolescents who have been suspended or expelled and teaching them conflict resolution skills and emotional regulation practices through unique, one of a kind programming that exposes students to outdoor adventures while also enforcing reading comprehension skills.
Susannah imagines a world where gender non-conforming kids thrive and unleash their super powers through the unwavering support of their parents, caregivers, and the adults around them. She is building out a cohort-based program to support, inform, and empower parents of trans and nonbinary youth so that they can help their own child navigate their unique gender journey.
Pomy envisions a world where patients have more power in their own healthcare. She will spend the year speaking with industry leaders, building alliances with healthcare providers, and prototyping her solution that gives patients more control in their healthcare choices and costs.
Tasha is building HomeVitals, which treats your home like your health -- because your future depends on both. HomeVitals is an applied AI startup with the mission to help homeowners and insurers work from the same data, plan for the same risks, and act before small issues turn into overwhelming crises.
Anne envisions a world where no one is afraid of death because they have the rituals and framework to give it meaning and make it enlivening. Her goal during the fellowship year is to design and pilot a 5 Day retreat -- a modern "Garden of Epicurus" experience -- centered around death anxiety and informed by ancient wisdom, existentialism, psychotherapy, and mysticism.
Sikander envisions a world where indigenous communities have the agency to bring their own ideas into action. Continuing his work as the co-founder of the Balochistan Youth Action Committee (BYAC), a youth-driven grassroots organization in southwestern Pakistan, he will work with young people, empowering them to become change agents for their communities.
Jack imagines a world in which diverse, skilled networks of young people connect through shared rituals, experiences, and values, and as they build social capital together they become better equipped to pursue their individual and collective dreams.
Heidi envisions a world in which environmental jurisprudence is strengthened by bringing scientific expertise without bias to justices around the world. She will spend the coming year launching this vision of a better world by meeting with judges, lawyers, and scientists, testing training materials, researching legal cases, and building the institute, SciJustice.
Han Yan imagines a world where journalists who work in difficult environments are able to operate without repercussion. Drawing from her years of experience in media and the non-profit sector, she will spend her time with the Mira fellowship to innovate infrastructure that will assist journalists in conflict-zones and repressive countries.
Dart imagines a world in which every workplace is an engine for designing and delivering work that makes employees feel whole and alive. He will spend the year developing management tools and supporting instructional materials, and growing a partner ecosystem for coaching and distribution.