The New Global Generation of Female Change-Makers

Five remarkable women from around the world share their stories- all with one thing in common: a commitment to drive lasting change in their societies.

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Yves Béhar

As a child, Yves Béhar dreamed of becoming a writer. Inspired by the battle scenes covering the Turkish carpets in his parents’ home and the French bestseller Papillon he devoured in his youth, Béhar’s wild imagination took on a life of its own. He concocted crazy stories that detailed his own “escapes” from prison and imagined the lives of the survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash that took place when B.har was just five. These stories of survival and risk had a level of adventure that was in stark contrast to Béhar’s childhood in Switzerland. His dual cultural upbringing ... More…

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