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Second year student at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in Anthropology with a minor in Public Health, passionate about issues of social justice and global equity in health and education; working on a startup to address these.
Brainstorming, Finding mentors, Getting press, Growing my group, Internships, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Shadowing, Sharing my projects
Crafts by Youth provides an avenue for socially-conscious youth to engage their passion for social justice through environmentally-friendly purchases that break the chains of poverty through social entrepreneurship and sustainable development.
Startup type: Competition Entry
Status: Active
Stage: Growth
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Kid's Place
Position:
Youth Worker, Mentor
Time period:
August 2008 - Present
Description:
Mentor and educate under-served St. Louis area elementary school students who struggle with their literacy through a daily after-school program.
Employer:
Uganda Development and Health Associates
Position:
Intern
Time period:
May 2009 - July 2009
Description:
I spent eight weeks with UDHA, a grassroots NGO that focuses on health in some of the most underserved and impoverished communities in the Busoga Region of Uganda, to help establish a youth care center that addresses the health and development of local youth through community outreach programs, recreational activities, sexual and reproductive health education programming, life skills workshops, and an income generating activity that we are currently trying to launch in the U.S.
Crafts by Youth provides an avenue for socially-conscious youth to engage their passion for social justice through environmentally-friendly purchases that break the chains of poverty through social entrepreneurship and sustainable development.
Crafts By Youth
