Ending The Cycle Of Poverty Through Education With Dr. Abraham George

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India’s caste system may be deeply embedded in its culture, but it is hindering skilled and inspired young people from getting equal opportunities. Dr. Abraham George is on a mission to put an end to the cycle of poverty by making high-quality education easily accessible to the country’s lowest socioeconomic class. Joining Corinna Bellizzi, he shares about founding The Shanti Bavon School in India, a boarding school committed to guiding children from their first day of school to their first day of work. Dr. Abraham also opens up on how they keep the institution up and running even without government support and how it has positively impacted around 15,000 people.
About Guest:
Dr. Abraham is a renowned philanthropist and social entrepreneur, best known for founding the Shanti Bhavan School in India. Growing up in India, Dr. Abraham saw social injustices at an early age, which he one day hoped to address. After a few years of service in the Indian Army, he moved to the US to study at NYU (Stern) and became a top finance executive and entrepreneur, leading companies like Credit Suisse First Boston and founding Multinational Computer Models, Inc. After 22 years away, he returned to India to fulfil his promise of empowerment and set up The George Foundation in 1995. The nonprofit supported ideas like Shanti Bhavan, Project Lead-Free, and Baldev Medical Center, and earned him the Spirit of India Award.
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Show Notes: - Edited Audio
Looking Back - 01:08
I understand that you served in the Indian army studied at NYU and became at top Finance executive within illustrious career.
Daughters Of Destiny - 04:34
Your work with Shanti Bhavan school has been featured in a Netflix series, which I've had the privilege to watch a few episodes of that's called the daughters of Destiny.
Caste System - 08:43
I know that with India, I mean I'm I studied cultural anthropology and Archeology and prehistory much and my earlier academic career.
Shanti Bavon School - 11:32
What I see that is that with this school that you are working to dismantle that is hard as you can
Brain Drain - 19:51
You're reminding me all so of an earlier conversation. I had one of my first I think it was in my first 20 episodes.
Lead Contamination - 23:39
I know that this isn't your only philanthropic effort with the George Foundation.
Housing And Medical Efforts - 28:37
I am no longer in that effort because after that getting India unleaded gasoline I left that and focused on other things and went back to the rural segment.
Second School - 31:43
I wanted to ask you that now you've opened a second School.
Government Support - 33:12
Do you have government support at all?
Closing Words - 35:20
I wanted to just offer you the opportunity as I do with most of my guests.
Science Camp - 37:48
I want to say something in reference to what you just shared that whole Pay It Forward times 100.
Episode Wrap-up - 41:43
It's always such a treat for me to be able to engage with someone as Purpose Driven as Dr. Abraham George.
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