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u-text-black u-mb-0">TED Fellows Program</h2><button class="navbar-cta_close"><div class="u-d-flex w-embed"><svg width="22" height="23" viewBox="0 0 22 23" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="m1 1.5 19.999 20m-.001-20L.999 21.5" stroke="currentcolor" stroke-width="2"/> </svg></div></button></div><div class="navbar-cta_list-content"><div class="navbar-cta_list-start"><img class="img__hero-fellows" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/6602f2d7829c354c9b632bea_fellows__2-up__01.webp" width="396" height="216" alt="" sizes="100vw" id="w-node-_04e2ec6b-8f97-a130-d826-935479fc3355-79fc3319" loading="eager" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/6602f2d7829c354c9b632bea_fellows__2-up__01-p-500.webp 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/6602f2d7829c354c9b632bea_fellows__2-up__01.webp 792w"/><div><h3 class="h6 u-text-black">Meet the Fellows</h3><p class="paragraph-0-9">Each year, a new group 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But there are some who understand that the future doesn’t just happen — it’s made. 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A person of exceptional courage, and strength of character. A person whose ideas have already accomplished a lot of good on a limited scale— and are capable of seismic change on a grander scale.</p><p class="slide-3">Every year, a handful of such rising stars are welcomed into the TED Fellows community. Though few in number, their work directly impacts the lives of over 200 million people each year.</p><p class="slide-3">TED created the TED Fellows program to help these extraordinary individuals catapult their world-changing ideas to the next level.</p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="container"><div class="row row-justify-center"><div class="col col-lg-10 col-md-12"><div class="slide-up"><p class="eyebrow slide-1">Our Process</p><h2 class="slide-2">Great ideas deserve all the help they can get — and all the help we can give</h2><div class="u-content-max cc-44 cc-margin-none"><p class="slide-3">The TED Fellows program is one of a kind. 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u-tablet-hide"></div><div class="col col-lg-5 col-md-12"><div class="project-slider_details-header"><p class="eyebrow u-text-white u-mb-0">About This Project</p><p class="eyebrow u-text-white u-mb-0"><span data-js="project-active-slide">01</span> / <span data-js="project-slide-count">05</span></p></div><div class="project-slider_details-flex"><div data-js="project-slider-details" class="swiper w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="swiper-wrapper w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="swiper-slide cc-project-details w-dyn-item"><div class="project-slider_info"><h3 class="h6">Essam Daod</h3><p class="u-mb-0">Psychiatrist Essam Daod's organization Humanity Crew provides psychological aid to refugees and recently displaced populations. Photo by Laurence Geai.</p></div></div><div role="listitem" class="swiper-slide cc-project-details w-dyn-item"><div class="project-slider_info"><h3 class="h6">Kotchakorn Voraakhom</h3><p class="u-mb-0">Chulalongkorn Centennial Park in Bangkok, Thailand. The park, designed by landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom, helps fortify the city against climate change. Its unique inclined structure drains runoff water through a series of green roofs, rain gardens and constructed wetlands into a retention pond.</p></div></div><div role="listitem" class="swiper-slide cc-project-details w-dyn-item"><div class="project-slider_info"><h3 class="h6">Michele Koppes</h3><p class="u-mb-0">Glaciologist Michele Koppes travels to some of the coldest places on Earth to measure how ice and landscapes are changing in response to warming climate and oceans, as well as how these changes affect natural hazards and water resources.</p></div></div><div role="listitem" class="swiper-slide cc-project-details w-dyn-item"><div class="project-slider_info"><h3 class="h6">Kiana Hayeri</h3><p class="u-mb-0">In her project Single Mothers, documentary photographer Kiana Hayeri takes a rare, intimate look at the lives of families in Afghanistan. Here, two children hang a portrait of their father on the wall.</p></div></div><div role="listitem" class="swiper-slide cc-project-details w-dyn-item"><div class="project-slider_info"><h3 class="h6">Jorge Mañes Rubio</h3><p class="u-mb-0">As part of the European Space Agency’s proposed Moon Village — a concept for an inclusive human outpost on the moon — artist Jorge Mañes Rubio imagines a temple to celebrate the moon as a powerful symbol of unity for humankind. Pictured here, the Moon Temple and its main entrance are located on the rim of Shackleton Crater on the south pole of the moon. </p></div></div></div></div><button aria-label="View next project" data-js="project-next" class="slider-btn"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100%" viewBox="0 0 12 11" fill="none" class="arrow"><path d="M6.67 10.394 5.573 9.308 8.86 6.02H.875V4.434H8.86L5.573 1.152 6.67.06l5.167 5.167z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></button></div></div><div class="col"><div data-js="project-slider-nav" class="project-slider_navigation"><div class="slider-dot"></div></div></div><div class="col col-lg-1 u-tablet-hide"></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="container"><div class="row row-justify-center"><div class="col col-lg-6 col-md-10 col-sm-12"><div class="u-text-center"><h2>Meet the Fellows</h2><p class="u-mb-0">Every year, thousands of people doing innovative work around the world seek the distinction of being named a TED Fellow—yet only a handful are selected. Allow us to introduce you to them, and to their ideas we find so inspiring.</p></div></div></div><div class="row row-justify-center"><div class="col col-lg-10 col-md-12"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/66168ba99e84352439c55e9d_horizontal-collage.webp" loading="lazy" width="1120" height="206" alt="" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/66168ba99e84352439c55e9d_horizontal-collage-p-500.webp 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/66168ba99e84352439c55e9d_horizontal-collage-p-800.webp 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/66168ba99e84352439c55e9d_horizontal-collage-p-1080.webp 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/66168ba99e84352439c55e9d_horizontal-collage-p-1600.webp 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632b94/66168ba99e84352439c55e9d_horizontal-collage-p-2000.webp 2000w, 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srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632ba0/660c630dde0d491500749784_Image-p-500.webp 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632ba0/660c630dde0d491500749784_Image-p-800.webp 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632ba0/660c630dde0d491500749784_Image.webp 1024w" class="u-img-cover"/><div class="gradient-overlay"></div><div></div><div class="medium-stat">200M</div><div class="u-position-relative"><p class="results-slide_label">200M people impacted by Fellows work annually</p></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="swiper-slide w-dyn-item"><div data-accent="Green" class="square-photo"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6602f2d7829c354c9b632ba0/6617da6f51178245790f7c44_48347532367_0dc5568fbb_k%20(1).webp" loading="lazy" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 56vw, (max-width: 767px) 42vw, (max-width: 991px) 24vw, 23vw" 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