Denise Webb, 20, is a CoGenerate Senior Fellow. She’s a student at Berry College and a seasoned activist, working with organizations including United Way, Partnership for Southern Equity and The Sunrise Movement. She is the co-author of Why Aren’t We Doing This!...
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What Young Leaders Want — And Don’t Want — From Older Allies
We know from our nationally representative study with NORC at the University of Chicago in 2022 that 76% of Gen Z and 70% of Millennial respondents wish they had more opportunities to work across generations for change. In a new report, What Young Leaders Want — And...
Two Oscar-winning Films Shine a Light on Intergenerational Connection
Despite the ongoing drumbeat of generational conflict (a hate story), right in front of us is evidence of a new narrative of cross-generational connection and collaboration (a love story). That love story was on full display at the Grammys, most visibly in the Tracy...
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Christel DeHaan
Purpose Prize Fellow 2007
Eradicating generational poverty through educational opportunity.
Christel DeHaan became a travel industry pioneer when she co-founded Resort Condominiums International, but after selling the company in 1996, she leveraged her entrepreneurial skills to join the fight against poverty. In 1998 she created Christel House International to help children break the cycle of poverty and become self-sufficient, contributing members of society. The nonprofit operates Christel House learning centers, serving over 2600 children in some of the most impoverished areas of India, Mexico, South Africa, and Venezuela, and also through its charter school, Christel House Academy, serving K-8 Indianapolis inner-city students. These learning centers provide students with the academic proficiency necessary for higher education; equip them with the desire for lifelong learning; strengthen their civic, ethical and moral values; and prepare them to be self-sufficient contributing members of society. Christel House provides scholarships and financial support to help graduates go on to college or vocational school. In Caracas, 85 percent of the program’s first graduating class enrolled in college or secured paid internships. And in Mexico City, the Young Entrepreneurs program teaches free enterprise through partnerships with local businesses.