Vicky Colbert: 2013 WISE Prize Laureate
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Channel: WISE Channel · 2013 · Education
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, awarded the 2013 WISE Prize for Education to Ms. Vicky Colbert, Founder and Director of Fundación Escuela Nueva, during the Opening Ceremony of the 5th WISE Summit, held in Doha, October 29 - 31, 2013. Convinced that without basic education for all, nothing could be achieved, she has transformed the lives of ordinary people in Colombia and beyond,by putting the power of quality education in their hands. To date, Escuela Nueva has been implemented throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, East Timor and Vietnam, reaching more than five million children around the globe. http://bit.ly/14YwEVn Read more about Ms. Colbert here http://bit.ly/14YwEVn SUBSCRIBE to get more videos from WISE: http://www.youtube.com/WISEQatar?sub_confirmation=1 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is an international, multi-sectoral and action-oriented platform for innovation in education that connects innovators, nurtures new ideas, and recognizes and supports successful initiatives that are helping revitalize education. For more information about WISE: http://www.wise-qatar.org Follow WISE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WISE_Tweets Like WISE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wiseqatar
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