Natalie Stasiewicz

I was born in Hamburg Germany where I grew up. My parents are both from Poland, which gave me the amazing opportunity to grow up bilingual. After graduating from the Gymnasium I decided to move to Heidelberg, where I started studying History and South Asia Studies. During my studies I got the chance to learn […]

Avishek Sanjel Chhetri

Born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, Avishek has grown to realize the health disparity that exists globally in terms of quality healthcare services. Avishek is driven by his passion to bring change to the healthcare sector of Nepal. Avishek is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Rochester studying Biochemistry and International Relations. He […]

Team Gyan

Suman Kumar & Avishek Chetri are co-founding Team Gyan in Nuwakot, Nepal to rebuild schools destroyed by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Students from the first school they will rebuild have been taught under temporary shelters; they will use a ‘Portal Shelter’ modular design that will allow for rapid deployment, use of local materials, safer […]

Suman Kumar

Suman Kumar began working as a machinist and welder at an early age. After the Nepal earthquake, he collaborated with non-profits on disaster response and prevention projects that involved designing and manufacturing machines, building 5,365 shelters for over 26,000 earthquake victims. He founded a social venture to rebuild schools destroyed by the earthquake using earthquake-resistant […]

Mina Pokuaa Agyemang

Mina Pokuaa Agyemang is co-founder of Agenda Project. She is a sophomore at the University of Ghana, Legon, majoring in Political Science and English. Reading, writing, advocating and debating are among her hobbies; she also has the passion to lead and to effect positive societal changes. Mina takes every opportunity to partake in and support […]

Joyce Danso

Joyce Okyerewaaa Danso, is the founder of the Agenda project and a social entrepreneur who has embarked on several projects to support young children in her community since June 2013. She is a final year student at the university of Ghana, Majoring in psychology. Joyce has won many laurels in debating and In Ghana, She […]

The Agenda Project

Joyce and Mina are from Ghana, where Mina grew up an orphan. They set out to ensure that orphans, who fare very poorly in Ghana’s school system, get better services. They will bring together mental health services, social workers, tuition assistance and other services into a holistic package for middle school and high school orphans […]

Journey Crowdfunding

Charles Zhang founded Journey Crowdfunding, a social crowdfunding platform based in Sydney, Australia. Journey Crowdfunding—in partnership with shelters and other partner organizations—will share the stories of the homeless and disadvantaged, and raise funds for self-advancement initiatives like occupational training and educational programs. By crowdfunding these “journeys,” community donors will help these individuals achieve important milestones […]

Charlie Zhang

Charles is a student at the University of Sydney in Australia studying a Bachelor of Commerce. Charles spent a semester abroad at Maastricht University in the Netherlands where he developed an avid curiosity for social enterprise. Upon returning to Sydney, he and two colleagues went on to develop Journey Crowdfunding, a social crowdfunding platform that […]

Junyi Fei

Junyi is majoring in Finance and Global Business with a minor in Social entrepreneurship at NYU Stern School of Business. She aspires to become a social entrepreneur and address world’s social issues via mission-driven technology. Her long-lasting desire of supporting left-behind children (whose parents migrate to large cities for higher-salary jobs and left them behind […]