Out of the Box with Vered Cohen Barzilay
In this episode we talk to Vered Cohen Barzilay.
An Israeli-born social entrepreneur and tenacious advocate for aviation, space, and science education. She is the Founder Director of “Out of the Box”, a Social Enterprise to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in education. Vered serves as a mentor at Space 4 Women, a project of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to promote women’s empowerment in space. She also serves as a mentor at the Starburst Accelerator at IAI, at the 8200 Impact Accelerators and is currently a glider pilot student. Vered was elected by the US Department of State for the #FacesofExchange initiative that highlights 80 accomplished alumni, their lives, and the impact their exchange program brought to the global community.
Her flagship program, the Science Accelerator received special recognition by the senator of California, The Ministry of education and the municipality of Givatayim in Israel as “A pioneering program, original and visionary in the subject of space education”. Vered is also the founder of Novel Rights — a Human Rights Literature global movement. She is the Founder and former director of Women’s Media Center Israel — a hub for gender equality and social justice in the media industry. She is the Co-Founder of Chamber of Women Journalists and was elected 5th out of a 100 most influential in the Israeli Media in 2014. Vered was a board member for Arts for Amnesty, a global project which encourages artists to become involved in the efforts to raise awareness for human rights issues. Arts for Amnesty members (such as U2, YOKO ONO, etc) lend their voices for Amnesty International campaigns around the World.
“Out of the Box”’s purpose is to spark passion in the future generation for working in the aerospace industry and to provide them with the know-how and skills they need to succeed in this future working market. They put a special focus on attracting young women and girls to the programs and to empower female facilitators. They provide opportunities for students to gain experience in an international arena through peer-to-peer learning. Out of the Box acknowledges the importance of creating and leading a diverse and equal society on Earth and beyond and therefore are committed to the mission to make space accessible for everyone and to dream and dare!
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