Garth Japhet

GARTH JAPHET is a medical doctor who co-founded Soul City, an internationally acclaimed multimedia edutainment project that addresses health issues and, since 1992, has reached over 50 million people in ten southern African countries. He is also the founding CEO of Heartlines, an NGO that initiates research-based campaigns that use story to tackle society’s big issues. His most recent project is www.forgood.co.za, which connects volunteers to opportunities. Garth is a Schwab fellow of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative and a senior Ashoka fellow. He has received the global Everett Rogers Award for his contribution to Entertainment Education. Like Water is for Fish is his first book.