José Balza
José Balza is a third-year medical student at the Universidad Central de Venezuela whose humanitarian vocation is driven by the mission to document the realities of vulnerable individuals. As an active member of the student community, he has been committed to expanding free healthcare services to rural settings and fostering English literacy in remote regions […]
Carlos Alberto Moreno Ricci
Carlos Alberto Moreno Ricci is a third-year medical student at Universidad Central de Venezuela. In a context where public universities face deep structural challenges and many professors are not fairly compensated, Carlos is motivated by the educators who remain devoted to teaching and preparing future physicians –even as adversity grows and institutional support remains limited. […]
Infectus Research
Infectus is a training hub that bridges Venezuela’s research-skill gap by empowering health-sciences students to generate publishable, locally relevant evidence through peer-mentorship and AI-assisted workflows.
LadyLeads
LadyLeads empowers unemployed Burundians (75% women, 25% men, aged 18-25) who have completed or are completing secondary education. Through comprehensive entrepreneurship training and mentorship, we equip participants with the tools to launch sustainable businesses, simultaneously advancing gender equity in leadership roles and fostering economic growth in their communities.
Christa Bella Nibaruta
Christa Bella Nibaruta is a proud Burundian currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering at the United States International University–Africa in Kenya. She is the founder of LadyLeads, a social venture that empowers young women and men in Burundi with digital and entrepreneurial skills to promote gender equality and economic independence. Passionate about inclusive […]
Calista Gunawan
Calista is a rising senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Accountancy and Data Science with a passion for UI/UX design. She is a team member of Jila, a student-led social venture dedicated to reducing language barriers for Q’anjob’al-speaking immigrants in the Champaign-Urbana area. Through a mobile app that provides short, domain-specific […]
Jila
Jila aims to empower immigrants who speak Q’anjob’al with practical language skills crucial for daily life, enhancing their social integration and access to vital services. Jila mobile application would provide instructional videos in Q’anjob’al, offering guidance on essential topics like healthcare, transportation, employment, facilitating communication in English for basic survival.
Saket Reddy
Saket is studying Computer Science & Linguistics at the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He serves as the Tech Lead for J¡la, a social venture developing a mobile app that consolidates resources for speakers of under-resourced languages. Saket enjoys using computer science and entrepreneurship for social impact. At UIUC, he is part of the […]
Ashwitha Sankar
Ashwitha Sankar attends the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she is pursuing a degree in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences with a minor in Public Health. She is the co-founder and project manager of Jila, a social venture that reduces language barriers for Q’anjob’al-speaking immigrants in the Champaign-Urbana area through a mobile app offering educational videos on […]
TekNova
TekNova is a venture committed to bridging the digital divide by providing affordable and practical digital literacy training to students and communities in Tanzania. The initiative focuses on empowering young people especially those in under-resourced schools and rural areas with essential computer, internet, and coding skills that prepare them for education, employment, and innovation in […]