William Adams 21st Century's Dream

William Adams is a singer,founding member of an American hip Hop group.Apart of being Multi-Grammy award winning musician, producer.He is an entrepreneur,best known as a founder of i.am+.Adams is actively engaged in the worlds of technology, fashion and accessories and social activism.The i.am.angel Foundationhas created a new model for STEAM education that serves at-risk youth via after-school tutoring and enrichment activities. Also on a mission to elevate the importance of recycling and to turn waste into a valued commodity through EKOCYCLE brand.

In a session at Davos on 'The 21st-Century Dream', the producer and activist spoke of his hopes for children living in poverty.“My 21st-century dream is to take all that I’ve earned from music" to teach "kids tomorrow’s skill-sets today.”will.i.am himself grew up in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles – a predominantly working class, low-income neighbourhood – where he remembers queuing for free lunch and food.

“My dream is that the unlikely candidates are a part of the conversation on shaping the world. I want to show the kids in my neighbourhood that they could dream to be Steve Jobs, not just Stevie Wonder, or Michael Dell, not just Michael Jackson.”

will.i.am revealed his optimism for the future, even in a challenging climate.“I’m super-optimistic. Let’s put our ‘optimism goggles’ on and start early at nine years old and, GO.”With his i.am.angel Foundation, will.i.am aims to transform the lives of children from deprived areas of the US through education and scholarships.

These inspiring talk session'The 21st-Century Dream' take place in America,it occurred on first day of Davos World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016.The event held in Klosters-Switzerland from 20-23 January 2016.

posted on: Wednesday May 18, 2016 by Maurice Nshuti

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