From the Heart of Africa: Healing the Planet One Story at a Time—Coumba Touré

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Celebrate with stories of inspiration and transformation from the heart of Africa. In this session, Coumba models the true meaning of global citizenship as she navigates between ancient wisdom traditions and modern Western worldviews. In this delightful dialogue, you will hear the stories of African social entrepreneurs and dedicated change-makers.

Coumba Touré is an educator, change-maker, writer, artist, and speaker who focuses on popular education as a means to spread social justice. She has facilitated hundreds of educational workshops worldwide on gender, race, economic justice, AIDS, and advocacy. She is currently a representative for Ashoka, the world's largest network of social entrepreneurs, and is based in Dakar, in the Sahel region in West Africa.