Tagged: Asia
Touching Beauty Hooked on the beauty of Chinese art, CAS alum is respected expert at Christie’s
Christie’s senior international director of Chinese works of art and ceramics, Athena Zonars (CAS’82), is captivated by the beauty of the pieces she sells for the auction house.
Aaron Sinift’s “Five-Year Plan”
Aaron Sinift (CFA '02) invited ashrams (service institutions promoted by Mahatma Gandhi to help India’s rural poor maintain self-sufficiency by spinning and weaving khadi cloth) to create a book made entirely from khadi cloth featuring screen- and block-printed artworks by 24 artists from 8 countries.
Leading the Way
The Center for Global Health & Development (CGHD) founded by Jonathon L. Simon is a multidisciplinary research center that focuses on helping to solve critical health and social development issues in poverty-stricken countries. They are also involved in Project SEARCH, which evaluates the quality and effectiveness of AIDS prevention, care, and treatment.
Franz Gastler’s Goal
In 2009, Franz Gastler created Yuwa, an NGO that teaches girls to play soccer, and promotes health and education. Yuwa, which means “youth” in Hindi, started out with about 15 members, most of them under 13, and has grown to approximately 250 girls 10 to 15 years of age. Through Yuwa, the girls have gained confidence, learned teamwork, and become better students.
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