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Adam brauns smiling face stared at me from the cover of his book, the promise of a pencil, published earlier this year, and i stared back with a skeptical eye. Adam braun is the founder and ceo of pencils of promise, an awardwinning nonprofit organization that has built more than 150 schools across africa, asia, and latin america and delivered over 10 million educational hours to children in poverty. In 2008, braun left his career as a management consultant to devote himself to global education. You asked kids from all over the world what they wanted most. All i knew of pencils of promise, the organization braun founded, was that they build schools in developing nations, and justin bieber was their celebrity champion an association i found a bit worrisome. The promise of a pencil click for 25% off for anyone looking to transform the world, this book will show you how to get it done. Tanya has devoted her career to improving educational opportunities and life outcomes for young people in the most lowresourced communities. Aug 26, 2014 adam brauns smiling face stared at me from the cover of his book, the promise of a pencil, published earlier this year, and i stared back with a skeptical eye. Adam braun traded a lucrative career in finance to found pencils of. Adam braun on pencils of promise and how justin bieber is making the world better. Adam braun is the founder of pencils of promise, an awardwinning forpurpose organization that has built more than 200 schools across africa, asia, and latin america and delivered over 30 million educational hours to children in poverty. Oct 17, 2014 adam braun, founder of pencils of promise 10172014 12. You may heard about adam braun or his foundation pencils of promise, aka pop.
Dec, 2015 adam braun, the founder of forpurpose organization pencils of promise pop, is not just a very inspiring person. S, known especially for his ngo, pencils of promise. While there, he asked a young boy what he wanted more than anything else in the world. The promise of a pencil pdf summary adam braun 12min blog.
Adam braun is the founder of pencils of promise, an organization that has built more than 300 schools in povertystricken areas of africa, asia, and latin america. His story takes readers behind the scenes with business moguls and village chiefs, worldfamous celebrities and. His inspiration came from a child that when asked what he wanted most in the world, simply answered, a pencil. He is coo of wegrow by wework and founder of pencils of promise, a nonprofit organization that builds schools and increases access to education for children in the developing world. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. Adam artfully takes his readers on a journey as he reveals intimate and personal details about his life from infancy to adulthood. Reflection on the promise of a pencil by adam braun. Has the promise of a pencil by adam braun been sitting on your reading list. In 2008, still in his 20s, braun founded pencils of promise, an organization that builds schools, trains teachers and awards scholarships in the worlds most destitute communities.
Although the advice he received about taking risks while he was younger was very insightful, i needed evidence that. Mar 18, 2014 i recently spoke to adam braun, who is the founder of pencils of promise, an awardwinning nonprofit organization that has built more than 150 schools across africa, asia, and latin america and. The book is divided into simple lessons that show how everybody can find their passion, make the best use of their potential and live a life full of meaning, joy and inspiration. Adam braun, founder of pencils of promise huffpost. Adam braun born october 31, 1983, new york city is an american entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. The book starts with braun telling the story of his childhood, up until he gets a job on wall the promise of a pencil. May 17, 20 adam braun is the founder and ceo of pencils of promise, a nonprofit organization that has broken ground on more than 80 schools around the world and delivered over 3 million educational hours in. In this absorbing autobiographical account, he shares his journey from growing up in a wealthy new york suburb to founding a nonprofit that today breaks ground for. Made with pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, its empowering generations to come.