TEDxSF - Arlene Samen - Dying to Give Birth
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Arlene Samen, has been a Nurse Practitioner in Maternal Fetal Medicine for 31 years. In 2004, she left behind her University of Utah clinical practice to dedicate her life to serving pregnant women living in the most vulnerable conditions. In her travels she learned about the plight of pregnant women and newborns in developing countries and in p... Read more
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- -: TEDxSF - Arlene Samen - Dying to Give Birth
June 8, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Arlene Samen, has been a Nurse Practitioner in Maternal Fetal Medicine for 31 years. In 2004, she left behind her University of Utah clinical practice to dedicate her life to serving pregnant women living in the most vulnerable conditions. In her travels she learned about the plight of pregnant w...
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- -: TEDxWanChai - Douglas MacLagan - Child Welfare Scheme
August 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)An inspiring and emotive story about a Scotsman who hikes through Nepal and is struck by the poverty and lack of education in the Western region amongst the Tamang and Gurung communities -- a region where many young lads are recruited to become British and Indian Gurkha soldiers. Douglas focus wa...
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- -: TEDxGoldenGateED Ani Choying Drolma
October 19, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Ani Choying Drolma performing at TEDxGoldenGateED on June 11, 2011.
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- -: Authors@Google: Conor Grennan
July 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Conor Grennan spoke to Googlers in Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 24, 2011 about his book Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal. About the book: "In search of adventure, twenty-nine-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around ...
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- -: TEDxWWF - Dawa Steven Sherpa: Initiating Action
October 28, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Dawa talks about how we all have a natural urge to better the world we live in, but due to the obstacles placed before us we give up before we even start. He shares stories of how he managed to start working on small ideas, developing them until they are joined and continued by a bigger mass. Da...
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- -: Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
September 12, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Complete program at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=328 Former Microsoft executive John Wood discusses hand-delivering a load of donated books to a rural village in Nepal, an experience that inspired him to quit his job and start the international non-profit organization "Room to Read." -...
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