Accepting the 2007 TED Prize, Bill Clinton asks for help in bringing health care to Rwanda -- and the rest of the world.

Long before sustainability was a buzzword, architect Shigeru Ban was using ecologically sound building materials such as cardboard tubes. He uses them to build remarkable temporary structures for disaster-struck nations such as Haiti, Rwanda and Japan. Yet often, these buildings remain a beloved part of the landscape long after they have served ...

Christian Benimana wants to develop the talent and potential of the next generation of African designers with socially-focused design principles.

I wish you to help create a better future for Rwanda by assisting my foundation, in partnership with the Rwandan Government, to build a sustainable, high quality rural health system for the whole country.

As a foreign affairs officer in Rwanda in 1994, 26-year-old Laura Lane rescued more than 250 Americans at the beginning of the genocide, but was forced to desert all of her local allies whose work alongside her nearly guaranteed their death. Every day, she carries the heavy weight of this perceived abandonment, convinced she could have done more...

Architecture is more than a clever arrangement of bricks. In this eloquent talk, Michael Murphy shows how he and his team look far beyond the blueprint when they're designing. Considering factors from airflow to light, theirs is a holistic approach that produces community as well as (beautiful) buildings. He takes us on a tour of projects in cou...

What does it look like when someone in Sweden brushes their teeth or when someone in Rwanda makes their bed? Anna Rosling Rönnlund wants all of us to find out, so she sent photographers to 264 homes in 50 countries (and counting!) to document the stoves, bed, toilets, toys and more in households from every income bracket around the world. See ho...

Keller Rinaudo is CEO and co-founder of Zipline, building drone delivery for global public health customers. (He's also co-founder of Romotive, makers of the tiny robot, Romo.)

Muthoni Drummer Queen's thought-provoking music fuses traditional African drum patterns with modern styles like hip-hop, reggae and blues.

To help him come to terms with the tragedy of his own homeland, Bosnian photographer Ziyah Gafić turns his camera on the aftermath of conflict, showing his images in galleries, in books and on Instagram.

As founder of International Justice Mission, Gary Haugen fights the chronically neglected global epidemic of violence against the poor.

As co-founder and CEO of MASS Design Group, Michael Murphy envisions and creates community-centric structures with healing built into their core.

Agnes Binagwaho helped rebuild the Rwandan health care system and will continue to fight for positive change in global health for as long as she stands.

Rose Goslinga isn’t your typical insurance salesperson. Through the Syngenta Foundation, her team developed insurance solutions to assist small-scale farmers in Africa, to safeguard their crops in case of droughts.

Mary Maker believes in the power of education to build peace and rebuild lives.

Photojournalist James Nachtwey is considered by many to be the greatest war photographer of recent decades. He has covered conflicts and major social issues in more than 30 countries.

Amy Lockwood is the deputy director of Stanford's Center for Innovation in Global Health, where she looks at new solutions to big problems.

Janine di Giovanni reports from war zones around the world.

About this event: Imagine a day filled with brilliant speakers, thought-provoking video and mind-blowing conversations. Speakers, speaking to a unique gathering in Kigali Community including millions of TEDx virtual followers across the world on a basis of unleashing new ideas, inspire and inform the world but also contribute to the noble cause of supporting home...

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By Lisa Katayama In a developed country where the dialogue around human rights is very charity-minded, it's rare to find young people with visions of engaging rural farmers in developing countries as equals. That's why Tokyo native Doga Makiura stands out. When Doga was 13, he left his home in Japan and enrolled himself in a boarding school in...

In too many countries, it's still normal to torture prisoners for confessions and information. Karen Tse works to end that.

In her work, Clemantine Wamariya is learning and sharing how remembering our life experiences in story form guides us to make sense and appreciate our present moments.

About this event: TEDxNyarugenge will host a live streaming of Sessions 4 and 5 of TED 2013 (in the evening in Kigali on February 27th), and then we will broadcast a session during breakfast and lunch on February 28th from the archived stream.

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About this event: TEDxRugando is a half-day event with an audience of about 100 at Westerwelle Startup Haus, Kigali. Our goal is to bring together Rwanda's best thinkers, innovators, entrepreneurs, professionals, and reformers to give talks that are idea-focused, and on a wide range of subjects, to foster learning, inspiration and wonder – and provoke conversatio...

TED Fellow Anjan Sundaram has spent the last decade writing about 21st century dictatorships, forgotten conflicts and discrimination around the world – from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda and India.

Most people look at cardboard tubes and see something fit for the recycling bin. But architect Shigeru Ban turns them into beautiful buildings.