Up For Sky
Junyi is addressing the very serious problem in China of children separated from migrant worker parents who must live in the cities to work while their children stay in rural areas and are often virtually abandoned (the “left behind children,” as they are called). The team has launched a program providing these elementary school children […]
Max A. Wosnitza
Max Wosnitza currently pursues a bachelor degree in Economics at the University of Mannheim. Since his young years, Max had a special interest into political, economic and social issues. Therefore he found himself early engaged in the local amnesty international youth group, as well as being a member of a city councils planning body for […]
Fabian Nagel
Fabian is an Economics student at the University of Mannheim, Germany graduating in 2017. Being especially interested in Macroeconomics and Finance he wants to achieve higher education in those fields. As Fabian enjoys cultural diversity and follows current political developments he wanted to take action tackling the refugee crisis. This made him become a Co-Founder […]
Connect
Through their social venture, Connect, Fabian Nagel, Albert Grafe, and Max Wosnitza will bring together refugees and asylum seekers in Mannheim, Germany with university students for exchange of culture and language. In so doing, Connect aims to breakdown long-standing barriers between refugees and German citizens and ease the process of refugee integration into German society.
Albert Erasmus Grafe
Albert has completed his B.Sc. in Economics at the University of Mannheim and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Economics at Humboldt University Berlin. Albert works part time for a member of the German Parliament. He takes a special interest in economic policy and finance. Albert has always been particularly sensitive to social injustice […]
RefRights
Tanveer Jeewa is launching RefRights in Cape Town, South Africa. RefRights is building a software application for refugees, to alleviate the burden of organizations such as the Refugee Rights Unit. The app will identify the issues of the refugees and then provide them with letters addressed to authorities (with respect to their issues) informing them […]
Tanveer Jeewa
Tanveer Jeewa, in her final year as a Mauritian Law student at the University of Cape Town, strikes by her sparkling joie de vivre. Her crystalline laughter hides a deep and engaged mind and soul, equalled only by her untiring drive to make a positive change around her. She volunteers within her field of study, […]
Community Led Total Sanitation
Following the worst drought in 60 years that hit Somalia in 2011 with the massive displacement of men, women and children, Hussein launched the Community Total Sanitation (CLTS) venture in one of the internally displaced persons (IDP) settlements in Garowe in February 2013.His venture recruited and trained 60 community-based hygiene promoters on Participatory Hygiene and […]
Hussein Hassan
Hussein Hassan is a Public Health Professional with ten years humanitarian and development experience in the Horn of Africa and Middle East. Between 2010 and 2013, Hussein was working in Northern Somalia and developed and then implemented result-driven community development and public health project that had positive impact on the needy communities in Puntland and […]
Vivian Tsang
Vivian Tsang is a student at the University of British Columbia where she was recognized as a National Schulich Scholar, Major Entrance Scholarship winner, WE Day and TEDx speaker and Canadian WE Day ambassador for the Canada150 Celebrations. She hopes to dedicate her life to improving healthcare accessibility and reducing social inequalities for vulnerable population […]
