In this episode of Back to Global Tatiana Popa talks to Koen Timmers. Koen is an award winning educator, lecturer, researcher, author and speaker. He is the founder of global educational projects like the Kakuma Project, Climate Action project and the Innovation project. In 2018 Koen launched the Innovation SDG labs in collaboration with Dr. Jane Goodall. He is a founding SDG ambassador and was a Global Teacher Prize top 10 finalist in 2018 and top 50 finalist in 2017.
Tatiana explores how Koen's passionate commitment to global education has had worldwide impact. By taking education to some of the most challenging learning environments Koen has shown the way for others to follow. His work with refugees is an inspiration to educators everywhere and demonstrates how the universal language of learning knows no borders or limitations.
Credits: https://youtu.be/PVRIRTQg14s Climate Action Project -Koen Timmers; https://youtu.be/en4qEy0DQYg Kakuma Project; Dr Jane Goodall's message for Climate Action Project
@BacktoGlobal - Tatiana Popa
Additional music: Divine Life Society - Jesse Gallagher