{"id":379,"date":"2012-06-06T14:57:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T13:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2012-06-13T16:35:55","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T15:35:55","slug":"goodwill-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/apldeap\/patrons\/goodwill-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodwill Ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"goodwill\">\n<p><strong>APL.DE.AP<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Black Eyed Peas Co-Founder &amp; Philanthropist<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-380\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/apldeap.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Allan Pineda Lindo, better known to his fans as Apl.De.Ap, is the Filipino-American member and co-founder along with best friend Will.i.am of the multinational hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas. His pseudonym pays homage to his home town of Pampanga in the Philippines where he was raised on a dollar-a-day program. As founder of the Apl.De.Ap Foundation, he launched \u2018We Can Be Anything\u2019, an education advocacy campaign as a means to help improve the education situation in the Philippines and is widely regarded as the primary educational ambassador for his island nation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WE CAN BE ANYTHING - Apl.de.ap [Official Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8LEmCbHpv8Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"goodwill\">\n<p><strong>DR. NAIF AL-MUTAWA<\/strong> \u2013 Social Entrepreneur, Psychologist &amp; Professor<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-381\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/al-mutawa.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa is the Founder &amp; CEO of Teshkeel Media Group, for whom he created \u2018The 99,\u2019 the first group of comic superheroes born of an Islamic archetype. Described by Forbes as one of the top 20 trends sweeping the globe recently, President Barack Obama praised Dr. Naif and The 99 as perhaps the most innovative of the thousands of new entrepreneurs viewed by his Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship. Al-Mutawa has a strong academic and extensive practical experience in clinical psychology working with former prisoners of war in Kuwait and the Survivors of Political Torture unit of Bellevue Hospital in New York. <span class=\"hidden\">His direct contact with the horrors of people tortured because of their religious and political beliefs, led to his writing a timeless children\u2019s tale that won a UNESCO prize for literature in the service of tolerance. He has also received the Eliot-Pearson Award for Excellence in Children&#8217;s Media from Tufts University, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations \u201c Marketplace of Ideas\u201d Award, The Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Award presented at the 2009 World Economic Forum and has been named as one of WEF&#8217;s Young Global Leaders for 2011. Dr. Naif holds a Masters and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University as well an MBA from Columbia University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"see-more\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">See more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"610\" height=\"421\">\r\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param>\r\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/>\r\n<param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/>\r\n<param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param>\r\n<param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param>\r\n<param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2010G\/Blank\/NaifAlMutawa_2010G-320k.mp4&su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/NaifAl-Mutawa-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=596&vh=335&ap=0&ti=919&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=naif_al_mutawa_superheroes_inspired_by_islam;year=2010;theme=words_about_words;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=art_unusual;event=TEDGlobal+2010;tag=Islam;tag=art;tag=culture;tag=peace;tag=third+world;&preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=596x335;\" \/>\r\n<embed src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgColor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"526\" height=\"374\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2010G\/Blank\/NaifAlMutawa_2010G-320k.mp4&su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/NaifAl-Mutawa-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=596&vh=335&ap=0&ti=919&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=naif_al_mutawa_superheroes_inspired_by_islam;year=2010;theme=words_about_words;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=art_unusual;event=TEDGlobal+2010;tag=Islam;tag=art;tag=culture;tag=peace;tag=third+world;&preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=596x335;\"><\/embed>\r\n<\/object><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Naif Al-Mutawa: The continuing saga of The99, superheroes inspired by Islam\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/28739405?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"goodwill\">\n<p><strong>ZOOBS<\/strong> \u2013 Artist &amp; Philanthropist<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-381\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/zoobs.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Zoobs is an award-winning British artist of Pakistani heritage, recognised and applauded by critics all over the globe. His art incorporates different cultures and their representations into breathtaking iconic images, richly themed with death, love, pain, celebration and magic. Along with his artistic side, Zoobs also runs an awareness campaign \u2013 Freedom From Sorrow, his philanthropic arm which fundraises for children\u2019s charities worldwide. His critically acclaimed Kate Middleton collage in Sex Pistols style \u201cGod Save the Future Queen\u201d was sold for \u00a320,000, benefitting his chosen charities.<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/wp-content\/jw-player\/jwplayer.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"mediaspace\">This text will be replaced<\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    jwplayer('mediaspace').setup({\r\n'flashplayer': 'http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/wp-content\/jw-player\/player.swf',\r\n'file': 'http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/wp-content\/jw-player\/zoobs.flv',\r\n'image': 'http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/wp-content\/jw-player\/zoobs.jpg',\r\n'controlbar': 'bottom',\r\n'width': '610',\r\n'height': '343'\r\n});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"goodwill no-border\">\n<p><strong>SEEMA AZIZ<\/strong> \u2013 Business Woman &amp; Philanthropist, Bareeze &amp; CARE Foundation<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-381\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/iconicrickshaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/seema.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Seema Aziz is co-founder of Bareeze, a luxurious textile and clothing brand established in 1985 with 170 boutiques spread throughout Pakistan, Delhi, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, London, Manchester and Malaysia. Bareeze started as a business venture with her brother to prove that Pakistan can produce the world\u2019s finest fabrics tantamount with textiles found in the fashion houses of Paris and Milan. Further to being an industrial entrepreneur, Seema Aziz is also the founder of the CARE Foundation, a non-profit organisation which today manages over 200 schools educating more than 170,000 children and providing<span class=\"dots\">&#8230;<\/span> <span class=\"hidden\">higher studies scholarships for over 800 students. Her schools are professionally staffed and offer teacher-training workshops, English learning centres and labour-linked education for their students. Her philanthropic energy and vision has led to an education revolution in her native Pakistan whilst her business continues to expand globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"see-more\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">See more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n$('.see-more').click(function() {\n$(this).prev('p').find('.hidden').show();\n$(this).hide();\n$('.dots').hide();\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APL.DE.AP\u00a0\u2013 Black Eyed Peas Co-Founder &amp; Philanthropist Allan Pineda Lindo, better known to his fans as Apl.De.Ap, is the Filipino-American member and co-founder along with best friend Will.i.am of the multinational hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas. 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