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
Doris Mashego – friend and inspiration featured
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director OneWorld.net selected the inspiring work of community leader and great friend of SMRC as the subject of a story on early childhood education. Doris is a special woman because she has the ideas and persistence to turn difficult situations into powerful success stories. Read the story published by OneWorld … Read more
SMRC and Sierra Leone – A story of inspiration
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Over the years, students in developing countries have found SMRC on the web and opted to establish chapters on college campuses in their home country. This happened in Sierra Leone and below you can read the inspiring and moving story of why SMRC-SL came to be, and what it … Read more
New Video about Student Movement for Real Change
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Great new video about our Global Development Ambassadors trip in March. Take a look and click here to find out how you can join us on our next Ambassadors Trip from September 5-14. Thank you to Alissa Shapiro for her amazing efforts at making this and other films a … Read more
Public Health film, powerful message…
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Whether you are in the United States or live in rural Ghana, one thing is for sure, public health is the key to living a healthy life. What does public health really mean? In an impressive new campaign, “Healthiest Nation in 1 Generation,” American’s have the opportunity to engage … Read more
Amazing new slideshow…
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Bill Gelfeld, recipient of a scholarship to join the Global Development Ambassadors trip to South Africa this month, put together an outstanding slideshow of photos and descriptions from the trip.
Role of Public Relations?
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director I am delighted to report that SMRC is in good shape. We have an incredible group of fellows that have funded their projects (over $45,000 in commitments so far!) and we have an incredible group of students joining the organization in Kenya and South Africa for our Global Development … Read more
National Paper Features Lily and Kayafungo
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Lily Muldoon, project director of SMRC, was featured in the National newspaper in Kenya for her outstanding work in Kayafungo and her commitment to the people in that location. The article can be seen here.
