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In this episode, Ray Zahab, founder and Expeditions Director of impossible2Possible, talks about the charity’s innovative work using experiential learning-based expeditions to educate and empower students across the globe.
Ray Zahab is a Canadian Explorer, ultra-distance runner and Founder of non-profit impossible2Possible. A recent recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada, Ray is an Explorer in Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 2015 Canadian Geographic recognized Ray as one of Canada’s Top Explorers. He has run 17,000+km across the world’s deserts, and unsupported expeditions in some of the coldest places on the planet.
On November 1, 2006, former “pack a day smoker” turned ultra-runner Ray Zahab and two friends set out on an expedition to cross the Sahara Desert by foot. 111 days and 7,500 kms after leaving the coast of Senegal, Africa they completed their journey by stepping into the Red Sea. The expedition had the trio running an average of 70kms a day without a single day of rest, for 111 days. National Geographic tracked the expedition and the documentary film Running The Sahara was created to raise awareness for the drinking water crisis in North Africa.
After witnessing and learning about the water crisis, Ray decided to leverage his future adventures to help raise awareness and funding for causes that he supports and believes in. In 2008, Ray founded impossible2Possible (i2P) an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, inclusion and participation in expeditions.
To learn more about Ray, visit www.rayzahab.com
impossible2Possible (i2P) is a charitable organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and empowering youth to reach beyond their perceived limits, and to use adventure as a medium to educate, inspire and empower youth all over the world. i2P aims to equip today’s young people with the understanding and belief that they have the ability to achieve the extraordinary in their lives, and positively impact the lives of others. We envision a world of achievers that believe in their hearts that nothing is out of the realm of possibility!
The vision of i2P is to break the boundaries that bind modern education by using mind-blowing adventures as a platform for true interactive learning. Our dream is to have schools around the globe utilize experience-based learning programs via i2P expeditions that deliver the world to the classroom and the classroom to the world!
All expedition expenses are covered for Youth Ambassadors and all i2P Experiential Learning Programs are delivered free of charge to schools and students around the world. Since its inception, i2P Youth Expeditions have included 14 grueling expeditions; Baffin Island, Tunisia, the Amazon, Bolivia, India, Botswana, Utah, Peru, Chile, Italy, California, Greece, Death Valley and Canada.
To learn more about impossible2Possible, visit www.impossible2possible.com
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