Suubi Community Development Organization
Suubi Community Development organization offers ICT and entrepreneurship training to women and girls that have dropped out of school so they can develop the skills to work in tech or start their own businesses.
Daniel Sebugwawo
Daniel Sebugwawo is a 28 year old Ugandan currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies at Cavendish University Uganda. Daniel is passionate about community development and believes women in Africa are the fabric that stitches together a community and that they are a powerful tool that can deliver sustainable community development. […]
Sai Bhaskar
Sai is currently studying Computer Science at the Manipal University in India. He is passionate about programming, entrepreneurship and international relations. Through his social venture, Teach Code for Good, Sai hopes to encourage undergraduates who are interested in contributing to society, to teach programming to underprivileged students. Ultimately he wants to bridge the educational gap […]
Teach Code for Good
Sai is studying computer programming and software engineering in India, and noted that, for a field that is such a terrific job opportunity in India, education in programming starts quite late in most schools, and often not at all for the underprivileged students. He has created a team of volunteer college students who will introduce […]
Jessica Razanadrakoto
Born and raised in Madagascar, Jessica left home at the age 14 to receive a better education in Seattle, Washington. Leaving her family that early made her realize how blessed she is to have these opportunities for education. Being the first Malagasy student part of Semester At Sea, Jessica, Sophia Connot, and Laura Patterson are […]
Laura Patterson
Laura Patterson is pursuing a degree in Anthropology with minors in both Physics and Social Change at the University of Louisville. After graduating high school in 2011, she embarked on a gap year, which included domestic and international travel, service, and learning. While serving as a teacher at a school in Ecuador, she saw the […]
Sophie Connot
Sophie is a co-founder of the venture “Camp Fihavanana:” a summer camp that empowers and develops the youth of Madagascar through interactive, immersive, and hands-on activities. Sophie graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2015 with degrees in Graphic Design and Communication Studies. She sailed on Semester at Sea voyages in Fall 2013 and Spring […]
Camp Fihavanana
Sophia, Jessica and Laura founded Camp Fihavanana, a two week summer camp, dedicated to equipping high school students with the tools they need to be leaders in their community. Fihavanana is a word in the native language of Madagascar that does not have a direct translation in English. It is like friendship, but more; like […]
Kelley Hammeran
Kelley is a member of the Class of 2018 at the University of Miami, where she is double majoring in International Studies and Motion Pictures, and double minoring in Ecosystem Science and Policy and Theatre. Kelley is committed to bettering the lives of those around her in any way she can. It was through one […]
David Lin
David was an undergraduate student at the University of Miami pursuing a degree in Microbiology & Immunology. He was inspired to start Project Bridge when one of his friends told him about her service trip to Belize. He wanted to join the project and make a difference in the lives of the special needs children in […]
