JOURNEY
2000
President Clinton at the residence giving the family a personal sendoff before we begin our year-long journey.
Started Sager Family Foundation and Traveling Roadshow; built three schools in Nepal as first initiative.
2001
Launched Science for Monks with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama introducing science to monastics for first time in 1,500 years of Tibetan Buddhism.
2002
Built Medical Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan to teach female doctors as trainers of woman community healthcare workers.
2003
Launched Sager Ganza microlending program in Rwanda to assist women entrepreneurs after the genocide; now offers loan and banking services to any local small business owners.
Funded building of Teacher Training Center in Northwestern Frontier Province of Pakistan.
2006
Launched Hands Up Not Handouts program in Rwanda and Palestine to give female handicraft artisans access to global markets.
2007
Launched Sager Science Leadership Program to train Tibetan Monks and Nuns at Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamshala, India.
2008
The Power of the Invisible Sun photographs of children from conflict zones seen by over 4M people during The Police worldwide reunion tour.
Funded building of school in Lo Manthang, ancient 700-year-old walled city in Mustang, Nepal with Sting and his family.
2009
Launched Hope is a Game Changer program that provides indestructible soccer balls to organizations that teach kids life skills through soccer.
Published The Power of the Invisible Sun (book launch at Donna Karan, NYC, and Saatchi Gallery, London) featured in NBC's The Today Show, ABC Evening News, and recommended by UNICEF.
2010
Co-funded reconstruction of Tigers Nest Temple (or Taktsang) an ancient Buddhist temple outside of Paro in Kingdom of Bhutan.
2013
Published Beyond the Robe featuring photographs and essays on first decade of Science for Monks program (Powerhouse Books). His Holiness at our residence for the launch of Beyond the Robe.
Funded first Science Center for Tibetan monks at Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe, India.
2017
Published Untouched Octaves: Reflections on Life, Love, and Society, a book with Sager photographs co-authored with Pakistani poet Amin Hashwani (Liberty Books).
Built Sager Science Center in Dharamsala to house the Sager Science Leadership Institute.
Sager Ganza micro-loan program exceeds 10,000 accounts.
2019
Published Invisible Sun: The Power of Hope Through the Eyes of Children (Rizzoli).
Invisible Sun book launch and visual installation at the Glasshouse in New York.
Invisible Sun installation at Factory Berlin commemorating 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall during World Frontiers Forum.
2020
Invisible Sun book launch in Venice, Los Angeles.
Invisible Sun visual installation in Tallinn, Estonia.
2021
Invisible Sun visual installation in Tartu, Estonia.
Virtual Invisible Sun installation commemorating United Nations High Commission for Refugees 70th Anniversary.
2022
Berlin Photo Week Exhibition: Lives born of hardship, photographs born of journey, human connection born out of respect for our common dignity.
Being Human: A conversation about our common humanity.