In summer 2005, Zach Warren, a native of West Virginia, traveled to Afghanistan to work with children as part of the Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC). In one of the most war torn regions in the world, MMCC serves as a child protection program to help Afghan children recover from the traumas of war. In fall 2005, Warren set the world’s record for running the Philadelphia marathon -- while juggling! In 2006, he set his sites on another world’s record for the fastest 100 miles on a unicycle, a record that has stood for almost 20 years. In this second installment in his series on Play, Globeshakers host Tim Zak asks Warren to describe what gives him the inspiration to pursue these feats of extreme endurance. What role does “play” have in the health of the planet? And ultimately, what has he learned about what it takes to rebuild an entire country?
Zach Warren is an avid unicyclist and activist for peace and social justice. He has an itch for making the impossible possible, and uses his passion for circus arts to enrich the lives of children across cultural, economic, religious, and national barriers. Performance arts are his tools to celebrate humanity, build bridges between groups, and empower kids to express themselves creatively and constructively. He first learned of the MMCC when a juggling friend stumbled upon a group of children performing in the streets of Kabul.
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