Mobilizing the World's Youth
Jess Rimington, a social entrepreneur, spoken word artist and activist, is the founder and Executive Director of One World Youth Project, an innovative education start-up connecting schools worldwide to transform students into empowered global citizens. Named as a 'Rising Talent' by the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society in 2008, Jess has also received Earth Island Institute's Brower Youth Award and Do Something's BRICK Award for her activism and is the principal author of the 2006 UN Millennium Development Goal Curriculum for Secondary School. Jess has traveled throughout the world for grassroots work related to youth participation in the Millennium Development Goals. She has a degree in Foreign Service and a Certificate in International Development from Georgetown University.
Bioneers Conference Plenary 2010, with Jess Rimington
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