The Flow Initiative
The Flow Initiative will provide education about menstruation and reusable sanitary pads for impoverished girls in Zimbabwe. The educational program will de-stigmatize the issue of menstruation and will promote the use of a sustainable and eco-friendly solution.
Rutendo Ngwena
Rutendo Ngwena is a young Zimbabwean woman who is passionate about youth development and building sustainable communities. She is the founder of The Flow initiative Zimbabwe, which is tackling challenges related to sexual reproductive health for young girls and women in Zimbabwe. This initiative provides free education and information on reproductive health issues, creates pathways […]
Green Light
Thomas Uhler aims to combat the negative effects of climate change by creating and distributing bioluminescent plants that produce light naturally with no carbon emissions. His for-profit venture, Green Light, will use these plants to reduce utility bills and provide new and eco-friendly lighting in “off the grid” locations.
Thomas Uhler
Thomas Uhler, originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas is studying in the Vagelos Life Sciences and Management program and pursuing two degrees, one in molecular biology and one in business. Scientific research is a passion for Thomas, demonstrated by his years of work in University of Michigan […]
Connecting Children
Connecting Children is bringing the technical and physical infrastructure that schools in rural Costa Rica need to empower their teachers and benefit their students. Connecting Children has already begun outreach informally to the national power utility and a large foundation to bring power and data service to several schools. The team has also secured commitments […]
Aurea Natalia Salas Aragón
Natalia is the CEO and Founder of Trifecta Content Studio, a Digital Marketing Agency that provides the perfect mix of PR, Marketing, Press & Social Communications for businesses worldwide. She is also the VP and Co-Founder of Going Master, an account management and consulting company that aims to improve products, services, and processes to facilitate […]
Hannah Dehradunwala
Hannah is currently a sophomore at New York University studying International Affairs at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Her interest in international relations and development were sparked after moving from the United States to Pakistan in 2004 and then to Saudi Arabia in 2011. She is a foreign-language enthusiast, a believer in the positive […]
Samir Goel
Samir grew up in the small suburban town of Niskayuna located in upstate New York. He is currently a sophomore at New York University where he is double majoring in finance and international business with a minor in political science. He currently works two jobs and co-chairs the Net Impact Collaborative Experience an initiative which […]
Samantha Wang
Samantha (Yu) Wang is currently an electrical engineering major with an entrepreneurship and management minor at Johns Hopkins University. Although she is an electrical engineering major, she is also interested in the area of medicine and specifically applying engineering concepts to medicine. Aside from her studies, most of her time is dedicated towards cardiology stem […]
Miguel Dias
Miguel Dias is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics and in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Computational Biology at Johns Hopkins University (2017). He is on the Student Advocacy Board which manages the 50+ student service groups on campus and that organizes school wide events. He is a also tutor […]
