HONORING
Judith Heumann
International Disability Rights Activist
Author of Being Heumann & featured in Netflix’ Crip Camp
Mark Littman
Director & Partner, Bodega & Northern Lights, Trickle Up Board Member
FEATURING
Senator Tammy Duckworth
U.S. Senator for Illinois
Vanessa Williams
Multi-Platinum Recording Artist & Star of Film, Television and Theatre
The event featured stories of Trickle Up program participants in Guatemala and India; a virtual auction, with night-of donors receiving scarves handmade by Trickle Up participants post-event; and a special “after party” conversation with Heumann and Littman on the power of storytelling to advance human rights.
A special thanks to our corporate sponsors:
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Goldman Sachs
MetLife Foundation
Offit Capital
VanEck
Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, president and CEO of Trickle Up, joins Richard Brubaker on the Mission Driven Podcast to talk about Trickle Up’s unique approach to ending extreme poverty and partnering with women in the most low-resource settings.
Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, President and CEO of Trickle Up, joins Bill Burke on The Optimism Institute’s podcast, Blue Sky, to talk about her career path to Trickle Up and her optimism for solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Members of Trickle Up’s technical team share Indigenous heritage with our project participants. The FUERTE project allows them to connect more deeply with their native languages, Tzotzil and Tzeltal, and communities in Mexico and supports the connection of Indigenous community members and leaders across the regions.
