Introducing Your Dream Job
What if I told you that in 2012 you could have your dream job? Your job would include making money, building brilliant new approaches to products and services, endless learning opportunities, unlimited growth potential, and the end of poverty. Would you look at me like I was losing my marbles? My guess is you would. … Read more
Hidden Moments of Beauty in SA Village
By Chelsea Coalwell “I don’t want to be cliché and say that this summer was “life changing” but it was pretty extraordinary. I not only learned what poverty is really like and the role of non-profits, I learned a lot about myself. I wouldn’t change this summer for the world. I strongly recommend that anyone … Read more
Beautifying the New Building
Posted by Sarah Whitney and Claire Bristow, Global Development Fellows As construction on the Uta Community Center comes to an end, the Project Steering Committee has been working diligently to ensure that not only will the physical structure be functional and the programs empowering for the community, but also that the building and the land … Read more
Community Center On the Way!
Here is our latest photo of the Community Center!
The soccer countdown
Posted by Sarah Whitney and Claire Bristow, Global Development Fellows Today marks the two-month countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup here in South Africa. It would be an understatement to say that South Africans are excited. Everything in the country has revolved around soccer and preparations for the greatest competition in the sport since … Read more
ThinkImpact selected by JP Morgan Chase Community Giving Advisory Board for $37,000 Award
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director ThinkImpact, an international non-profit that connects young Americans to villages in rural Africa to incubate social innovations, has been selected from 94 organizations to receive $37,000 from JP Morgan Chase in their Chase Community Giving program on Facebook. ThinkImpact successfully collected enough votes in the first round to win … Read more
Scholarship Realized!
Posted by David Lamb and Julie Walz, Fellows When we began creating a scholarship project, we hoped for this day: when the first official recipient would be selected to attend a private high school and then move on to university, fully funded. When we could tangibly see the life that we had changed. But this … Read more
Community Center Breaks New Ground
Posted by Claire Bristow and Sarah Whitney, Fellows We began our Fellowship by conducting community interviews throughout June and July 2009 with our youth partner, Forget Sithole. By reacquainting ourselves with the community and collecting information regarding the need for a safe and open space in Uta, we were able to base the development of … Read more
Letter to Supporters from Executive Director
Dear Friends- Today is the day we can win $25,000 for ThinkImpact (formerly Student Movement for Real Change). Help us reach 30,000 more people through our Global Development Program with 3 easy clicks. VOTE NOW AT http://tinyurl.com/chaseSMRC The Facebook-Chase Community Giving contest ends tonight, December 12th at 11:59pm EST. Some people have had trouble with the … Read more
Grade 10 Scholarship Candidates Nominated by Selection Committee
By David Lamb and Julie Walz, Fellows The prospect of creating a community based selection committee for a scholarship is to be honest, a bit scary. We’re placing a lot of money and a life changing decision in the hands of a community dominated by family ties and hidden politics. Is it possible to create … Read more
