Fellow Q&A with Koshika Krishna, Founder of SEHER

Please introduce yourself. My name is Koshika Krishna. I am 24 years old. I am a lawyer and social activist from India. I did my undergraduate degree in law (Bachelor of Legal Science and LL.B) from Mumbai University. I am currently pursuing my masters (LLM) degree in Human Rights, Conflict, and Justice from the SOAS […]

What We Have Learned From Virtual Events

The Resolution Project and the Mastercard Foundation have just partnered on the fifth annual Baobab Summit Social Venture Challenge (see here for a recap video). Eighty participants pitched ideas to improve their communities across Africa and the Middle East to a panel of Resolution judges. After a rigorous three-day process, 25 young leaders were awarded […]

PRESS RELEASE: Mastercard Foundation and The Resolution Project to Continue to Identify Young Social Entrepreneurs Across Africa During COVID-19

NEW YORK, NY., August 3, 2020 / — The Resolution Project has extended its partnership with the Mastercard Foundation in an effort to continue to identify and support young social entrepreneurs across the African continent during the global pandemic. This dynamic partnership, now in its fourth year, will allow Resolution to adapt its programming and […]

Fellow Q&A with Dr. Hussein Hassan, Public Health Specialist

Dr. Hussein Hassan is a Resolution Fellow from Class 5. He pitched his social venture, Community Led Total Sanitation, to Resolution at the Youth Assembly at the United Nations in 2013. In addition to being a Resolution Fellow, Dr. Hassan has also mentored other Resolution Fellows in his role as a Guide.  == Please introduce […]

WorldMUN 2020 Virtual SVC Winners

On June 28th, we welcomed six new Social Venture Challenge Winners to our Resolution Community from our WorldMun Social Venture Challenge. Congratulations to the following teams for winning their Fellowships:  Curabit – Mumbai, India Rishabh Nanawati & Aman Sariya Curabit will develop virtual reality simulations to be used in exposure therapy under the supervision of […]

Fellow Q&A with Sagar Menon and Neelika Chakrabarti, Co-Founders of Citta

Please introduce yourself  Sagar: Hi! My name is Sagar Menon. I’m 22 years old and I recently graduated as an Information Technology engineer from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai. I’ve been lucky to be born and brought up in this wonderful city! Neelika: Hi, I’m Neelika Chakrabarti and I’m 21 years old. […]

Our First Ever Virtual Social Venture Challenge

We recently highlighted the ways we have AMPed (adapted, mobilized, pivoted) as an organization in response to COVID-19, and a large part of that response is through our virtual events. On Saturday, June 6th, we held our very first Virtual Social Venture Challenge which was streamed live on our website. The beauty of hosting a VSVC […]

Q&A with Caleigh Hernandez, Founder of RoHo

Please introduce yourself (name, age, college, country, background) Hi, my name is Caleigh Hernandez and I’m 27 years old. I’m founder of RoHo, an ethical accessories brand and have been a Resolution Fellow since 2015 through the Clinton Global Initiative.  I became interested in everything RoHo in 2013 on my first trip to East Africa, […]

Q&A with Wahid Hossain, Founder of TigerBow

Please introduce yourself (name, age, college, country, background) I am Wahid Hossain and I am 29 years of age. I was born and brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I gained a Bachelor’s degree from my local university, and I also studied Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Watson University in Boulder, Colorado.   What three adjectives would […]