Calling Extraordinary Young Entrepreneurs
This article has been cross posted from Huffington Post. By Saul Garlick, Executive Director American undergraduate and graduate students are starting businesses in rural Africa that combat social problems and alleviate poverty. This phenomenon is facilitated by ThinkImpact, the nonprofit organization that I run out of Washington, D.C. that helps young Americans catalyze social businesses … Read more
New Video – Kenya and South Africa Global Development Internship…
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Thanks to Natalie Sasser for her amazing work on our new Global Development Internship video!!! Watch it, enjoy it, pass it along!
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
Kayafungo Diaries…
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director We are in the midst of the second phase of our Global Development Program in Kayafungo, Kenya. As we speak, the students are working hard to complete monitoring work on our past development projects. They are meeting with community members and leaders, teachers, students and partners to understand the … Read more
PODCAST: Interview with the Founder
Interview with Saul Garlick: Student Movement for Real Change April 23rd, 2009 by beafields I had such a dose of inspiration today during this special Y-Talk interview with Saul Garlick, Founder of Student Movement for Real Change (SMRC). The organization aims to answer poverty through the power of young leaders. During this special Y-Talk interview, … Read more
Summer Plans???
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director This summer is poised to be an incredible one. We will have over 30 people working in Kenya and South Africa on a number of projects and activities that will provide the communities we work in ample opportunities to develop new enterprises and organize for the common good. We … Read more
Vanessa Leaves for Kenya
Posted by Saul Garlick, Exec. Director I just took Vanessa Carter, director of programs at SMRC to Dulles International Aiport! She is off to Kenya to meet our project director, Lily Muldoon for a number of meetings, planning sessions and visits to sites where this year’s Global Development Interns (GDI) will be working. Vanessa is … Read more
