Ordinary People, Extraordinary Leadership
Innovative Solutions to Global Challenges: A Short Doc Series
This four-part short documentary series produced by A+B Pictures and the McNulty Foundation features leaders from around the world tackling some of the most difficult challenges of our time.
Learn how one doctor helped women in South Carolina unlock a secret weapon in fighting infant mortality: each other
In 2010, the rates of preterm birth in South Carolina were worse than those in Sudan. Learn how an innovative model of group prenatal care is improving health outcomes for moms and babies across the state, particularly those who are most vulnerable.
Meet Dr. Amy Crockett, who brought Centering Pregnancy to South Carolina — winning over patients, doctors, Medicaid, and insurance companies with proven results and millions of dollars in medical savings.
To learn more about Centering Pregnancy South Carolina, visit centeringpregnancy.ghs.org
Learn how a CEO turned a remote wildlife park into an economic engine for local communities
iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots. But amidst such natural plenty, it is also one of South Africa’s poorest regions. Over 80 percent of the surrounding people in dire poverty, and only 15 percent are formally employed.
Meet Andrew Zaloumis, a lifelong conservationist and anti-apartheid activist who founded an entrepreneurship program that is transforming a region scarred by displacement and neglect. By providing locals with training, mentorship and capital to start small businesses, both people and nature are thriving in and around this beautiful, historical national park.
To learn more about iSimangaliso, visit www.isimangaliso.com
Learn how a real estate developer got violent gangs to disband, and compete for jobs instead of corners
Instead of lobbying for harsher law enforcement in Panama city’s historic old quarter, real estate developer KC Hardin chose to work with entire gang hierarchies to demobilize and bring their members into the formal economy.
Esperanza works to address the root causes of violence, and is succeeding at reintegrating former gang leaders and members into society. Through personal development and job training, the program supports members to find alternative, productive sources of income and a sense of dignity.
To learn more about Esperanza, visit www.esperanzasvc.org
Learn how one woman used weaving to heal rural Himalayan villages devastated by floods
In the wake of northern India’s devastating floods in 2013, thousands of women were left without hope, and without any earning member in their families. Many lost three generations of men in the floods.
Meet Mukti Datta, a rural development advocate who pioneered a self-sustaining, replicable model of weaving cooperatives that is scaling across India’s Himalayas and transforming the roles of women across the region.
To learn more about this model, visit www.panchachuli.in
“These are human stories of struggle, determination and ultimately of success, as much as they are stories of what leadership demands in the social space.” — Anne Welsh McNulty, Founder of the McNulty Prize
Learn more about the McNulty Prize: www.mcnultyprize.org
