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About Little Global Citizens

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world trip 2011

What We Believe

Fostering open-mindedness, compassion & global awareness

in children has never been more important than it is today. 

 

As parents & caregivers, we can do this by helping our children develop an understanding of the world and love for the people in it.

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Why We Care

Hi! We’re co-founders, Tim Minnick & Akeelah Kuraishi. 

In 2011, we quit our advertising jobs, left our home & went backpacking around the world for 13 months.

 

In order to to meet people & experience their lives, we bypassed the usual traveler routes and went far off the beaten path;  living with a secluded tribe in Laos, delving deep into the jungles of Borneo and trekking into remote regions of Burma.

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What we learned was that people around the world are kind and hospitable and outside of surface differences, we are all more similar than we are different.

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Now as parents ourselves, we want to instill in our own kids a love for travel, adventure, and most importantly, a respect for all people. 

Little Global Citizens is the gift of experiencing the world, to our own children & to yours.

Meet the Team

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Akeelah Kuraishi

CEO & Co-Founder

Akeelah has traveled across more than 40 countries, is a mother to 2 young sons and a believer in the innate kindness of people.

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Tim Minnick

COO & Co-Founder

Tim is a passionate traveler, drummer, father to 2 rambunctious young boys and has sung Hotel California karaoke with people in more than 15 countries.

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Meghana Narayan

Art Director and Education Consultant

Meghana graduated from University of Maryland and Columbia University, and has over a decade of teaching experience in early childhood classrooms. She is a visual artist, mom of a toddler and two dogs, and the founder of Teach For The Change. She lives in Maryland with her family. 

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Aparna Chari

Education Consultant

Aparna is a National Geographic Certified Educator and is passionate about the Montessori method of education. She lives in Singapore with her family and wants to bring global education to every home.

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Crystal Gulakins

Education Consultant

Crystal earned her degree in International Education from University of East London and currently teaches 3-6yr olds at a Montessori school in Florida, where she lives with her husband & son.

Ready to start your child's adventure?

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