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Coauthor, A Kid's Best Friend, Animal Friends, Back to School, Be My Neighbor, Children from Australia to Zimbabwe, Come Out and Play, Extraordinary Girls, Let the Games Begin, To Be a Kid, and To Be an Artist.
Coeditor, Xanadu: The Imaginary Place Maya Ajmera is the founder and president of The Global Fund for Children (GFC), a philanthropic intermediary that makes small grants to innovative, community-based organizations working with some of the world’s most vulnerable children and youth. GFC has awarded 2,606 grants, totaling over $15.3 million, to 376 grassroots organizations in 73 countries. In addition, GFC has a dynamic media program focused on children’s books, films, and documentary photography. She is also the co-author of many Global Fund for Children books, including the award-winning Children from Australia to Zimbabwe and Faith. Maya is sought out nationally and internationally to address audiences on local and global philanthropy, global children’s rights, early childhood development, and social entrepreneurship. Her work and life story have been profiled by such media outlets as CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Financial Times, NPR, and many others. Maya serves on the boards of directors of Echoing Green, the Washington Area Women's Foundation, and New Global Citizens, and is a trustee of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. She also serves on the advisory boards of numerous philanthropic entities, including the American India Foundation and the Emerging Markets Foundation. Maya received a master's degree in public policy from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and a bachelor's degree in biology from Bryn Mawr College.
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