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"We can know the future by listening to the young people" | Olli-Pekka Heinonen

16/10/2023
Director General Olli-Pekka Heinonen in his summing up address to the Festival of Hope India, hosted by Dhirubai Ambani International School, Mumbai - 31st May, 2023
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FoH India Changemakers | 31st May, 2023 | Dhirubai Ambani International School, Mumbai

16/10/2023
Meet 3 fantastic students working hard to understand and respond to 3 different needs in their worlds.
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FoH India Changemakers | Mudit Baid | 31st May, 2023 | Dhirubai Ambani International School, Mumbai

16/10/2023
Here Mudit Baid talks about the inspiration, learning and hopes behind his amazing Poll Point project. Mudit is the Founder of Poll Point, a polling application is designed for governments to solicit citizen views on issues of local importance. Aimed at allowing governments to gather data in localities that can be used to prioritize resource expenditure and improve budget allocation. Utilized and recognized by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (serving 30 million people).
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Transcending boundaries through science and interfaith dialogue

13/10/2023
Shaker Faouri, Bana Jardaneh, and Ala’a Arafeh, students at Amman Baccalaureate School, Jordan, hosted this wonderful dialogue with HRH Princess Sumaya and IB Director General Olli-Pekka Heinonen.
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Climate Justice, Equity, and Action | May 29th, 2023 | Pathways School Gurgaon, New Delhi

11/10/2023
Join Yashraj, student at Pathways School Gurgaon, as he takes a deep dive into the critical and passionate reponses to the climate crisis that these young activists are making. Yashraj is joined by Abhiir Bhalla, Shivi Anand and Vaibhav Ramani in this Festival of Hope India dialogue.
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Identity, Wisdom and Spiritual Well-being | May 29th, 2023 | Pathways School Gurgaon, New Delhi

11/10/2023
This fantastic conversation from Festival of Hope India sees Arhan, student at Pathways School Gurgaon in conversation with Aakansha Kedia and Deepak Ramola from Project FUEL and Arushi Kataria from Letters to Strangers India. They discuss the role of creativity in life, identity, well-being and the seeking of wisdom.
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Creativity and Action | May 29th, 2023 | Pathways School Gurgaon, New Delhi

01/10/2023
With our host, Anoushka Jolly, student at Pathways School Gurgaon, join us for a fascinating look at the role of creative collaboration in responding to issues that you care deeply about. Anoushka is in conversation with Mursal Mohammadi and Dakxin Bajrange Chhara as part of the Festival of Hope India event.
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Festival of Hope | One Year Anniversary RECAP

15/09/2023
We’re celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Festival of Hope! So far, we’ve had the extreme privilege of hearing from and holding space for students around the world, worked with amazing partners to put hope into action and have been truly inspired by your stories. Let’s take a look back at some of our #FestivalOfHope highlights from the past year.
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What's it like being you?

13/09/2023
Lian and Rama, IBDP students at Al Bateen Academy, talk with the ground-breaking neuroscientist Anil Seth about how we make and test predictions about the world, embodied cognition and what it's like to be a scientist of consciousness?
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