Episode #219: “All people need to feel like they are being seen”
While on a family trip to Kenya as a 10 year old child, Daphne Pariser was shocked by the lack of available medical care and the normalcy of poverty that was all too familiar for the people living in the local villages. Moved by this sight, Daphne returned home determined to create positive change. Since this transformational moment, Daphne has worked on creating a model to end poverty through culturally-sensitive, sustainable small businesses for people living in extreme poverty. She is now the Founder and CEO of Humans for Education and her organization has impacted thousands of people. Humans for Education strategically delivers innovative solutions and quality education within communities in Kenya to combat the global educational deficit.
Employing a comprehensive approach to addressing poverty by focusing on creating improvements in the health, educational and financial needs of the community, their programs help schools become economically self sufficient and focus on developing curriculum and life skills to improve people’s quality of life.
Daphne discusses the helping skills and perspectives that guide her compassionate and data driven work within the communities of Kenya including honoring established customs and traditions as well as always treating the residents of each village as their own best resource. Viewing all people that she works with through a strength-based lens, Daphne’s ability to listen deeply and with complete focus on the needs and ideas of others empowers her to create systems and organizations that are co-created in nature and are able to maintain a keen focus on the achievement of life changing goals.
For more information on Daphne’s organization, please log onto:
https://www.humansforeducation.org/