House Of Angklung (HOA) Surabaya

Angklung is a world heritage instrument that is an important part of Indonesian culture. House of Angklung Surabaya (HoAS) is a social venture in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia that teaches angklung lessons to children in impoverished parts of Surabaya, Indonesia so they can gain the discipline of learning a musical instrument. Students learn to play, […]

Andika Dwiparana Suherman Natawiria

Andika Dwiparana Suherman Natawiria is currently a student of Engineering Physics department in Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya, he focused his study in energy engineering and power generation engineering, while focusing on his study, Andika spend his time to learn about social business and energy consultant. His passion in cultural activity and education development […]

LENSational

Founded in 2013 on International Women’s Day, Lensational is a non-profit social enterprise that equips marginalized women in the developing world with digital cameras and photography training. We envision a world where women and girls are no longer suppressed of their thoughts and emotions. We believe that photography can achieve the empowerment of women on […]

House Of Angklung (HOA) Surabaya

Angklung is a world heritage instrument that is an important part of Indonesian culture. House of Angklung Surabaya (HoAS) is a social venture in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia that teaches angklung lessons to children in impoverished parts of Surabaya, Indonesia so they can gain the discipline of learning a musical instrument. Students learn to play, […]

Otoniel Tomas

Otoniel Tomas was born in Sumpango, Guatemala, the eighth child of ten children. He was excited when he started school at the age of eight, encouraged by his mom. He was always involved in school activities, and finished his first six years of school with honors. At the age of sixteen he started to work […]

Give Me 5

Otoniel’s sister was born with a learning disability, which inspired him to create a program to educate, treat, involve, and create a community for children with learning disabilities in Sumpango, Guatemala.  The venture will deliver basic education to the children while providing them with a safe place to play and learn.  In a community in […]

Sustainabears

In order to reduce the vast amount of polystyrene foam degrading in landfills, the Sustainabears team is repurposing packing foam as filling for teddy bears. These sustainable bears will be accompanied by a  story book featuring lessons in sustainability through an engaging narrative. This is a revenue-generating social business that will provide environmental and educational benefits.

Maryli Cheng

Maryli Cheng graduated as a Cornelius Vanderbilt full-tuition scholar from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with a degree in Economics and minors in Biology and Chemistry. Through her campus involvement, she developed a passion for connecting with people across diverse backgrounds and service-learning in order to broaden perspectives. Now, Maryli is excited to work at […]

Megan Rosenberger

Megan Rosenberger’s environmental passion began while growing-up in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania after a devastating rainfall flooded her community. She began to work with worldwide organizations to educate her community about rain barrels and their positive impact on pollution and flooding reduction. In 2012, she was awarded the President Obama’s Environmental Youth Award. Megan was also […]

Kiah Duggins

Kiah Duggins, a native of Wichita, Kansas, studies International Business, Economics and Spanish at Wichita State University. She attended Wichita Public Schools throughout elementary and middle school, and graduated from Wichita High School East with an International Baccalaureate diploma.  Kiah danced throughout childhood, and enjoys participating in dance at the collegiate level. At Wichita State, […]