Maura Alvarez
She is a recently graduated doctor from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. She was born and raised in Caracas. During her years at the University she had the chance to be part of multiple activities that helped her develop as a student leader. In 2011 she was in the students’ council, later in 2012 she […]
Shaman Project
Maura, a medical student from Venezuela, was inspired by a national requirement for students to spend four months in a rural area. She will be creating a program that brings medical students to the Amazonas region of Venezuela to deliver a five-step program in basic medical support, including programming for first aid, trauma, drowning, burning, […]
Let’s Grow Healthy
Frida Herrera is the founder of Let’s Grow Healthy, a community gardening initiative designed to decrease childhood obesity and promote healthy eating habits for children in Canoga Park, CA. Frida and her team are working with local schools to build gardens and teach hands-on gardening classes to teach children about nutrition, health, and sustainability. Frida […]
Frida Endinjok
Frida Endinjok is rising senior with a major in Family and Consumer Sciences: Nutrition and Dietetics. She hopes to become a Registered Dietitian and pursue a doctorate in Public Health. She is a Research Assistant at the Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science & Nutrition and Dietetics. Frida wants to continue in the biomedical research […]
Utica Greens
Established in 2016, Utica Greens is a nonprofit organization that aims to foster community through local gardens. We work to connect community gardens to form a cohesive network. Through this cooperative structure, Utica Greens hopes to make each garden stronger, enabling them to feed and educate more people while creating a safe environment for the […]
Emily Moschowits
Emily Moschowits is a Biology and Food Studies graduate from Hamilton College. During her time there, she became involved with the food community both on- and off-campus. Through a two-year internship program, she joined the local food policy council, learning the issues that surrounded the food landscape of Utica, NY. The following summer she studied […]
Keki-Mawe
Keki-Mawe founder James Tayali will produce an organic cookie and powder product to reduce iron deficiency among pregnant women and children in Malawi. In collaboration with a local manufacturer, Keki-Mawe will produce and market a soil-like iron and folate rich organic powder and cookie product, which will look, smell, and taste like soil to mimic […]
James Tayali
James Tayali is a MasterCard Foundation Scholar studying Public Health at University of California, Berkeley. As a Malawian Resolution Fellow, James is very interested in bringing medical, business and technological solutions to the health and economic challenges in Africa. In the past James has interned with Centers for Disease Control/KEMRI in Kenya, an experience that […]
Siku Njema Kesho
Celia Breuer is the founder of Siku Njema Kesho. Siku Njema Kesho’s goal is to enhance farming and promote sanitation and health by increasing access to water through the provision of water tanks and training on rainwater harvesting in Nakuru, Kenya.
Celia Breuer
Born and raised in Germany, Celia traveled to Kenya after graduating German high school in 2013. After participating in several volunteer programs in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, Celia decided to stay in Kenya without a program. She founded the community-based organization Siku Njema Kesho shortly before moving to the United States to begin her undergraduate […]
