This book is primarily dedicated to Artemis Christodulou. Artemis, my classmate at Yale University, was in a serious car accident on May 23, 2004, in Sierra Leone while she was scouting for a new location to display contributions to the National Vision for Sierra Leone, one of the projects profiled in this book (see Chapter 2). The accident caused severe injuries, and she remains impaired. Artemis sacrificed much in the service of others, and she epitomizes the essence of a young social entrepreneur. I will donate half of the book’s royalties to the Christodulou family for Artemis’s medical costs. The Christodulou family welcomes this dedication and contribution, and further welcomes support from anyone else who would be willing to donate. Please make checks payable to ‘Artemis Christodulou’ and mail them to:
Artemis Christodulou
96 Agricultural Avenue
Rehoboth, Massachusetts 02769
United States
For more information about Artemis, please visit her family’s website. Please also visit The Artemis Project, an online database hosted by Yale University and named after Artemis that archives truth commission documents.
This book is also dedicated to the social enterprises profiled herein: Americans for Informed Democracy, Asylum Access, Children of Abraham, Generation Rwanda, Indego Africa, Kigali Public Library, National Vision for Sierra Leone, and Orphans Against AIDS. I will donate an equal division of the other half of the book’s royalties to the ventures that continue to operate. As such, this book itself is a form of social entrepreneurship.
Finally, this book is dedicated to victims of atrocities, whom we will always remember, and to survivors of atrocities, who inspire us with their courage and hope.
This splendid book is more than a primer on social entrepreneurship for human rights in the developing world. It is also a compendium of searing testimony about the immense practical challenges that idealistic changemakers can overcome by dint of their unflagging energy, incandescent visions of humanity and justice, and on-the-ground skills and resourcefulness. Zachary Kaufman has performed a great public service in orchestrating this admirable volume about how hope for the future can be vindicated even under the most unpromising conditions.”
