Up For Sky
Junyi is addressing the very serious problem in China of children separated from migrant worker parents who must live in the cities to work while their children stay in rural areas and are often virtually abandoned (the “left behind children,” as they are called). The team has launched a program providing these elementary school children […]
Nicol Chinchilla Cordero
Nicol Chinchilla Cordero grew up in La RIbera, small village in Southern Costa Rica. At the age of 17, Nicol attended the United World Colleges in New Mexico. In this two years International Baccalaureate high school Nicol was inspired to study Environmental Studies. Nicol is studying at Earlham College were she is double majoring in Environmental […]
Maria Daniela Castillo
Maria Daniela Castillo is a graduate student pursuing a Master’s in City Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2015, upon being awarded a Resolution Project Fellowship, Maria and her co-founders, Nicol Chinchilla and Sasha Drumm, founded UpTica, a social venture where women in rural Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica, upcycle materials to make […]
Talent Match, Inc.
This is a social venture working to bridge the gap between knowledge acquired in schools and solving real world problems. We do this by helping young adults from different college campus and recent graduates in Rwanda get internships and jobs. We screen, recruit, train, and connect students with employers.
Allen Kendunga
Allen Kendunga is the founder of Talent Match, Inc. a professional development program aimed at closing the skills gap among Rwandan youth by providing career development services and coaching. She is passionate about sustainable economic development, education, and building human capital. Allen hopes to create a social impact among young people by helping them realize […]
Carlos Aguilar
Carlos Aguilar is from El Salvador. Ever since he can remember, curiosity has been one of his most distinguishing traits. This never-ending thirst for knowledge has led Carlos to places and people worlds apart from his own culture and the way in which life is supposed to be understood. As a result, Carlos has been […]
MUN For Everyone
MUN for Everyone will provide opportunities for students in low income communities in San Salvador to develop dialogue, diplomacy, and leadership skills through an intensive program culminating in participation in a MUN conference.
Ivo Giuliano Giulietti Vega
Ivo Giulietti is a 21 year old Italian/Salvadorean student currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business at Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (ESEN). He lives in El Salvador and, along with his friends, is the founder of the 1st student association to promote the Model United Nations at a national level […]
Samuel Diaz
Samuel A. Diaz Pulgar is currently a senior at Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela, majoring in Estudios Liberales (a combination of History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics). Samuel aspires to pursue a Masters Degree in Public Policy and is the Co-Founder and Director of “Nutriendo El Futuro,” an organization that hopes to alleviate the humanitarian crisis […]
Nutriendo El Futuro
Samuel and Laura are creating community run dinning halls in the municipality of El Hatillo of Caracas, Venezuela. Through their venture, they will provide nutritious and calorie-rich meals for children at risk of malnutrition as well as provide treatment for those with intestinal parasites.
