Stories from our Network
Newsha Tavakolian - 2015 Prince Claus Laureate
Driven by a desire to shed light on people who couldn’t tell their own stories, Newsha taught herself photography. By age 16 she was working professionally.
Tamana Ayazi - Young Film Talent, Afghanistan
Female filmmakers are extremely rare in Afghanistan. Religious extremism still exerts great pressure on what women dare to do and say. But Tamana Ayazi (age 25) remains undeterred.
Lama Abboud - First Aid to Heritage expert
What can you possibly do if you are an architect in a country at war? Lama Abboud wants to preserve and protect Syria’s ancient cultural heritage.
Kamal Mouzawak - 2016 Prince Claus Laureate
With his farmer’s market Souk El Tayeb, string of restaurants, community outreach in rural areas in Lebanon, Kamal has helped transform the lives of farmers, refugees and others on the margin.