http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower none en http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/fellow-alumni-projects-profiles/lagence-r%C3%A9gionale-de-sant%C3%A9-%C3%AEle-de-france-nick-strat <p><strong>Nick Stratton </strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:Stratton.nick@gmail.com%20">Stratton.nick@gmail.com </a></p> <p>Majors / fields of study: International Relations and Public Health</p> <p>Tufts Program &amp; graduation year: School of Arts &amp; Sciences, B.A. 2011</p> <p>Youth Health at <a href="http://www.sante-iledefrance.fr/">l’Agence Régionale de Santé</a> (Île-de-France), Paris, France</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/fellow-alumni-projects-profiles/lagence-r%C3%A9gionale-de-sant%C3%A9-%C3%AEle-de-france-nick-strat">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:57:29 -0600 jessiewallner 3552 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/empower-fellowship/summer-2011-empower-fellows <p class="MsoNormal"><b> <!--[if !mso]></p> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style><p><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><br /> <o:DocumentProperties><br /> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision><br /> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime><br /> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages><br /> <o:Words>158</o:Words><br /> <o:Characters>903</o:Characters><br /> <o:Company>Tufts University</o:Company><br /> <o:Lines>7</o:Lines><br /> <o:Paragraphs>2</o:Paragraphs><br /> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>1059</o:CharactersWithSpaces></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/empower-fellowship/summer-2011-empower-fellows">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:40:39 -0500 sasha.debeausset 3438 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/resources/documents/empower-schwab-internships-2011 <p>Sorts Empower Internships by Organization, Country and Focus</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:16:42 -0600 ccurll 3353 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/resources/student-resources/empower-impact-map-open-action <p>Empower helps students and organizations around the globe. OpenAction helps volunteers, advocates, and social entreprenuers maintain communication and relationships. We've been lucky enough to have an OpenAction network set up for Empower participants and alumni.</p> <h2><span style="font-size: x-large; ">&nbsp;</span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.openaction.org/tufts_empower/map"><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Click here to open in new window</span></a></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: x-large; ">&nbsp;</span></h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/resources/student-resources/empower-impact-map-open-action">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:14:27 -0600 ccurll 3352 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/empower-fellowship/schwab-foundation-fellowships <p><b>Applying to the Schwab Empower Fellowship</b></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/empower-fellowship/schwab-foundation-fellowships">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:46:00 -0600 batalla 3314 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/world-bank-innovation-fair <p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/global_research/research-recognition/world-bank-innovation-fair" rel="nofollow">&nbsp;Please Click Here For More Information</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:00:59 -0600 bengertner 3311 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/news/2010-12-06-peace-mapping-kenya-igl-students-launch-sisi-ni-amani <p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/news/2010-12-06-peace-mapping-kenya-igl-students-launch-sisi-ni-amani">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:31:15 -0600 Heather Barry 3109 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/2010/10/04/breaking-poverty-cycle <p><em>Dr. Susan Pick, founder of the Mexican Institute of Family and Population Research, and Tufts’04 and EPIIC Alumna Jenna Sirkin will present on the Framework for Enabling Empowerment (FrEE) and the step by step strategy “Programming for Choice,” based on the practical experience and evaluation of IMIFAP’s programs. </em></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/2010/10/04/breaking-poverty-cycle">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:50:33 -0500 Heather Barry 3054 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/unido-gaurav-relhan <p><strong>Gaurav Relhan&nbsp; </strong></p> <p><a href="http://gaurav.relhan@tufts.edu">gaurav.relhan@tufts.edu</a></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">The primary objective of my internship with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) was to partake in the promotion of sustainable industrial development through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) advancement in developing countries. &nbsp;</font></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/unido-gaurav-relhan">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:27:11 -0500 glarus01 2072 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/society-promotion-area-resource-centers-sparc-mumbai-radh <p><a href="http://radhikasaraf@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">Radhika Saraf</a> <p>Major / fields of study: Economics</p> <p><strong>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: Arts and Sciences, 2011</strong></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/society-promotion-area-resource-centers-sparc-mumbai-radh">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:24:41 -0500 glarus01 2083 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/resources/fb-0 <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:28:09 -0600 batalla 2689 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/resources/fb <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:11:53 -0600 batalla 2687 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners/founding-partners <p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Seeking experienced partners committed to establishing a synergistic relationship, Empower has successfully reached out to renowned organizations as its founding partners.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><b><a href="http://www.accion.org/">ACCION iNTERNATIONAL</a></b></span></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners/founding-partners">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:19:24 -0600 batalla 2685 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners/partner-organizations <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.acorn.org">Community Organizations International</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.actionagainsthunger.org">Action Against Hunger</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.agahozo-shalom.org">Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br /> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners/partner-organizations">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:17:23 -0600 batalla 2684 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners/student-organizations <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Net Impact Club at The Fletcher School</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Microfinance and Development Venture Capital Network at The Fletcher School</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">International Development Group at The Fletcher School<br></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">The Tufts Chapter of the Youth Microcredit International Club<br /> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners/student-organizations">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:16:17 -0600 batalla 2683 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners/alumni <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Vikrum Akula and Ajaita Shah of <a href="http://www.sksindia.com">SKS India</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Neil Blumenthal of <a href="http://www.visionspring.org">VisionSpring</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Samantha Langbaum Beinhacker, formerly of the <a href="http://www.socialedge.org/features/resources/funding/venture-philanthropy/partnership-on-nonprofit-ventures">Yale SOM-Goldman Sachs Foundation </a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.socialedge.org/features/resources/fundi<br /> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners/alumni">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:15:56 -0600 batalla 2682 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history <p style="text-align: right; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><em>&nbsp;“Along with its partners, The Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University commits to prepare new generations of critical thinkers for effective and principled leadership, ready to act as global citizens in addressing the world's most pressing problems.”</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-size: larger; "><strong>Empower and the&nbsp;Clinton Global Initiative</strong></span></span></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:49:29 -0600 batalla 2681 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/empower-fellowship/fellow-commitments <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EMPOWER PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FELLOWSHIP</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Accountability is a critical element for Empower.&nbsp; All grant recipients are required to report back frequently on the use of the funds that they receive. They are also expected to become active and engaged members of the Empower community.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/empower-fellowship/fellow-commitments">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:50:22 -0600 batalla 2680 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/empower-fellowship/apply-now <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Update Feb. 1, 2012:&nbsp;Applications for the 2012 Summer Empower Fellowship with Schwab and Partner Organizations are now open! Please find the application online&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://empowerigl.wufoo.com/forms/z7x3a7/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Applications close at 5pm EST on March 1, 2012.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;*****</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/empower-fellowship/apply-now">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:49:53 -0600 batalla 2679 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/freeplay-foundation-michelle-liu <p><strong>Michelle Liu</strong></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="mailto:Michelle.Liu@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">Michelle.Liu@tufts.edu</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Major / fields of study: International Relations &amp; French&nbsp;</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: Arts &amp; Sciences 2011</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/freeplay-foundation-michelle-liu">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:38:02 -0500 David Mok 2084 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/eda-capital-connect-erica-tabacnicks <p><strong>Erica Tabacnicks</strong></p> <p>erika.tabacniks@gmail.com</p> <p>Major / fields of study: Economics</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: MALD / Fletcher / 2010</p> <p>EDA Capital Connect, Gurgaon, India, Jun/Jul/Aug 2009</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/eda-capital-connect-erica-tabacnicks">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:13:37 -0500 David Mok 2075 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/research-internally-displaced-women-alice-taylor <p><strong>Alice Taylor</strong><strong><br></strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:aliceytaylor@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">aliceytaylor@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Major / fields of study: Human Security </p> <p><br>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year:&nbsp; MA in Law &amp; Diplomacy, 2010</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/research-internally-displaced-women-alice-taylor">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:11:01 -0500 David Mok 2074 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/global-financial-integrity-david-chaldue <p><strong>David Chalude</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:david.chalude@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">david.chalude@tufts.edu</a></p> <p>Major / fields of study: Trade Policy and International Political Economy</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: Fletcher School May 2010</p> <p>Research Intern, Summer 2009, Global Financial Integrity, Washington DC</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:59:57 -0500 David Mok 2073 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/sks-microfinance-dwijo-goswami <p><strong>Dwijo Goswami</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:dwijo2@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">dwijo2@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Major / fields of study: Iternational Relations (Development Economics), Political Science</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: Tufts Undergraduate College of Arts &amp; Sciences, 2011</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/sks-microfinance-dwijo-goswami">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:47:08 -0500 David Mok 2070 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/rwandan-womens-rights-research-project-aparna-polavarapu <p><strong>Aparna Polavarapu</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:Aparna.Polavarapu@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">Aparna.Polavarapu@tufts.edu</a></p> <p>Major / fields of study:&nbsp; Law and Development, Human Security, Development Economics</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (from The Fletcher School), expected May 2010</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/rwandan-womens-rights-research-project-aparna-polavarapu">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:40:37 -0500 David Mok 2069 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/care-conservation-agriculture-julie-zollmann <p><strong>Julie Zollmann</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:julie.zollmann@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">julie.zollmann@tufts.edu</a></p> <p>Major / fields of study: Development Economics and International Business Relations</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: Fletcher, MALD 2010</p> <p>Developing a learning agenda around CARE’s conservation agriculture program, Tamale, Ghana</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/care-conservation-agriculture-julie-zollmann">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:38:54 -0500 David Mok 2068 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/freeplay-foundation-gillian-javetski <p><strong>Gillian Javetski </strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:Gillian.Javetski@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">Gillian.Javetski@tufts.edu</a></p> <p>Major / fields of study: International Relations &amp; Community Health</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: School of Arts and Sciences, Class of 2011</p> <p>Interning at the London-based NGO Freeplay Foundation from June 15th to August 7th, 2009. Provided assistance to their Communications Department.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/freeplay-foundation-gillian-javetski">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:34:29 -0500 David Mok 2067 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/peacetones-initiative-valerie-schenkman <p><strong>Valerie Schenkman </strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:Valerie.schenkman@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">Valerie.schenkman@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Peace and Justice Studies, International Letters and Visual Studies and Concentration in Photography and Video at the SMFA</p> <p>Tufts/SMFA 5 year combined degree program, class of 2009, graduation 2010</p> <p>I worked with Internet.Bar Organization (IBO) through its project, the PeaceTones Initiative in Boston and Haiti.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/peacetones-initiative-valerie-schenkman">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:31:10 -0500 David Mok 2066 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/biofuel-nepal-shailee-pradhan <p><strong>Shailee Pradhan </strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:shailee.pradhan@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">shailee.pradhan@tufts.edu</a></p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year:&nbsp; MA in Law and Diplomacy/ MS in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition</p> <p>Fletcher/ Friedman; January 2010</p> <p>I am working on an MALD thesis “Implications of Biofuels on Food Security, Climate Change, and Energy Security: A Case Study of Nepal” I will conduct qualitative research on the prospects and challenges of biofuel production and policies in Nepal.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/biofuel-nepal-shailee-pradhan">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:23:51 -0500 David Mok 2065 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/freeplay-foundation-emily-freedman <p><strong>Emily Freedman</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:EFreed01@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">EFreed01@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Major: Community Health and Child Development Major</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year:&nbsp; Liberal Arts graduated May 2009</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/freeplay-foundation-emily-freedman">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:19:19 -0500 David Mok 2064 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/foundation-sustainable-development-alice-tin <p><strong>Alice Tin</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:alice.tin@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">alice.tin@tufts.edu</a></p> <p>Major: History and Community Health Major</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year:&nbsp; School of Arts and Sciences, 2010; Bachelor’s/Masters in Public Health Program 2011</p> <p>At the Foundation for Sustainable Development , I will be supporting their day-to-day functions and administering a health needs survey that will help improve the clinic’s services and generate data that will substantiate grant applications to support the clinic’s current programs.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/foundation-sustainable-development-alice-tin">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:16:02 -0500 David Mok 2063 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/manuela-ramos-microfinance-courtney-kemp <p></p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/manuela-ramos-microfinance-courtney-kemp">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:11:29 -0500 David Mok 2062 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/community-organizations-international-tenley-ghan <p><strong>Tenley Ghan</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:Tenley.Ghan@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">Tenley.Ghan@tufts.edu</a></p> <p>Major / fields of study: International Relations</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: College of Arts &amp; Sciences 2010</p> <p>I will be helping to organize waste pickers in Dharavi, a slum outside of Mumbai, with ACORN International.&nbsp; I will be living in Mumbai during from June through July this summer. The effort will aim to help them gain recognition as formal workers by the Indian Government so that they can receive benefits and improve labor conditions.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/community-organizations-international-tenley-ghan">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:15:48 -0500 David Mok 2060 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/global-financial-integrity-gfi-rachel-brown <p><strong>Rachel Brown</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:Rachel.Brown@tufts.edu" rel="nofollow">Rachel.Brown@tufts.edu</a></p> <p>Major: International Relations</p> <p>Tufts program &amp; expected graduate year: College of Arts &amp; Sciences, Spring 2010</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/global-financial-integrity-gfi-rachel-brown">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:18:22 -0500 David Mok 2059 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/news/2009-04-28-the-igl-empowers-social-entrepreneurship-research-and-internships-tufts-university <p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/resources/newsletters/nexus-the-igl-newsletter-spring-2009" rel="nofollow">NEXUS | The IGL Newsletter | Spring 2009</a></p> <p><strong>By Piyali Kundu</strong>, A’10</p> <p>The Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship of the Institute for Global Leadership was launched last year and has significantly developed its program offerings this academic year.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/news/2009-04-28-the-igl-empowers-social-entrepreneurship-research-and-internships-tufts-university">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:13:52 -0500 Matt Mercier 1400 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/2009/04/10/jacqueline-novogratz-founder-and-ceo-acumen-fund-0 <p>She will speak about her work and her new book, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World</p> <p>Acumen Fund is a nonprofit global venture that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Currently the fund manages more than $30 million in investments in South Asia and Eastern/Southern Africa, all focused on delivering affordable healthcare, water, housing, and energy to the poor.</p> <p>For questions, and to RSVP, please email: <a href="mailto:Empower.IGL@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">Empower.IGL@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Event co-sponsored by:</p> <p>The Fletcher School</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/2009/04/10/jacqueline-novogratz-founder-and-ceo-acumen-fund-0">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:51:08 -0500 Matt Mercier 1354 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/2009/04/10/jacqueline-novogratz-founder-and-ceo-acumen-fund <p>You are invited: </p> <p>Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund to speak at Tufts about her work and her new book: The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World.</p> <p>WHEN: Friday, April 10, 2:30-4pm</p> <p>WHERE: Cabot 703</p> <p>For questions, and to RSVP, please email: <a href="mailto:Empower.IGL@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">Empower.IGL@gmail.com</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/2009/04/10/jacqueline-novogratz-founder-and-ceo-acumen-fund">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:03:55 -0500 nspitz 1341 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/resources/documents/empower-schwab-internships-2009 <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:55:21 -0600 nspitz 1209 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/current-internship-opportunities/empower-partner-internships <p><strong>Empower PARTNER internships:</strong><br /> These are internships that Empower has set up directly with the host organization. Eligibility and application details will vary. </p> <blockquote><h3>Global Financial Integrity (GFI)</h3> <p>A Program of the Center for International Policy (CIP) in Washington, DC </p> <h3>“Confronting the Global Tax Haven System”</h3> <p>Internship for Summer 2009</p> <h3>Global Financial Integrity (GFI)</h3> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/current-internship-opportunities/empower-partner-internships">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:40:25 -0600 nspitz 1207 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/current-internship-opportunities/empower-supported-internships-0 <p><strong>Empower SUPPORTED internships:</strong><br /> These are internships opportunities with organizations in our partner network (see: "Partners" in the left tab). Students should apply directly to the host organization of interest. Once accepted, student are eligible to apply to the Empower Grant Program for funding. The application form for the Empower Grant Program can be downloaded from our website (under: "Empower Grant Application" in the left panel).</p> <p>If you are looking for an intern, please contact:</p> <p>Naomi Spitz<br /> Empower Program Coordinator<br /> <a href="mailto:Naomi.Spitz@tufts.edu">Naomi.Spitz@tufts.edu</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/current-internship-opportunities/empower-supported-internships-0">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:36:51 -0600 nspitz 1206 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/current-internship-opportunities/empower-supported-internships <p>If you are looking for an intern, please contact:</p> <p>Naomi Spitz<br /> Empower Program Coordinator<br /> <a href="mailto:Naomi.Spitz@tufts.edu">Naomi.Spitz@tufts.edu</a></p> <blockquote><h3>Kiva fellowship:</h3> <p><a href="http://www.kiva.org/about/fellows-program">http://www.kiva.org/about/fellows-program</a></p></blockquote> <blockquote><h3>VisionSpring</h3> <p>(formerly Scojo Foundation) Internship Opportunity in India: </p> <p>Resume and cover letter due February 1, 2009 For more information, and to apply: <a href="http://www.visionspring.org/get-involved/work-with-us.php" title="http://www.visionspring.org/get-involved/work-with-us.php">http://www.visionspring.org/get-involved/work-with-us.php</a> </p> <p>*VISIONSPRING: * </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/current-internship-opportunities/empower-supported-internships">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:22:16 -0600 nspitz 1203 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/2009/03/01/harvard-social-enterprise-conference-2009 <p><a href="http://www.socialenterpriseclub.com/conference/" title="http://www.socialenterpriseclub.com/conference/" rel="nofollow">http://www.socialenterpriseclub.com/conference/</a></p> <p>WHEN: SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2009</p> <p>REGISTRATION FEE: $40</p> <p><u>WE WILL MEET AND LEAVE AS A GROUP FROM STARBUCKS IN DAVIS SQUARE AT 7:10AM</u><br /> (REGISTRATION STARTS AT 7:30AM)</p> <p>All who attend are welcome to join a follow-up lunch discussion co-hosted by the Empower Program, Net Impact, Fletcher’s International Development Group and the Microfinance and Development Venture Capital Network. Details to follow.</p> <p>*You must register <em>individually</em> for this event.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/2009/03/01/harvard-social-enterprise-conference-2009">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:18:20 -0600 Matt Mercier 1169 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/get-involved <div><span style="font-family: Arial; ">&nbsp;</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-size: medium; "><b>Interested in social entrepreneurship?</b></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-size: medium; "><b>No specific internship or project in mind yet?</b></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; "></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/get-involved">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:40:36 -0600 Matt Mercier 1127 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners <p style="text-align: justify; ">Empower has the good fortune of maintaining close relationships with a growing network of outstanding partners in the field of social entrepreneurship. For aspiring applicants to the Empower Fellowship, by exploring the links on these pages you will be able to learn more about a remarkable group of social enterprises and organizations and hopefully discover one you want to work with.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/partners">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:45:56 -0600 Matt Mercier 987 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/respe-haiti-project <p>A team of four Tufts students traveled to Haiti during winter break to conduct an initial community needs assessment in Balan. They were accompanied by Professor Alix Contave, who teaches in the Urban and Environmental Planning (UEP) program, and Jackson Compere, now of Partners for Health.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/student-projects-profiles/respe-haiti-project">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:17:34 -0600 Matt Mercier 984 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/archive/academic-year-2007-2008 <p><b><u>ACCION International Internships</b></u><br /> Sponsorship of Michael Eddy and Jeff Goldberg for their internship with ACCION, working on the opening of ACCION’s Accra office.</p> <p><b><u>Kiva Internships</b></u><br /> Support for three students to participate in Kiva Internships.</p> <p><b><u>BUILD Nicaragua</b></u><br /> Support for seven students to spend the fall semester educating themselves as a group to travel to Siuna, Nicaragua in January 2008 for two weeks to assist with sustainable development projects in the village and then to return to Tufts to organize a course on sustainable development.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/archive/academic-year-2007-2008">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:07:09 -0600 Matt Mercier 977 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history-vision/program-vision <p>A core guiding principle of the Program is the importance of practical learning beyond knowledge acquired in a classroom. A fundamental aspect of Empower will be to establish partnerships and create synergistic relationships with organizations and institutions that are at the forefront of their field.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history-vision/program-vision">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:00:43 -0600 Matt Mercier 975 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history-vision/launching-partners <p>Seeking experienced partners committed to establishing a synergistic relationship, the IGL has successfully reached out to renowned organizations to create its foundation.</p> <p><u><b>ACCION</u></b></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history-vision/launching-partners">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:00:05 -0600 Matt Mercier 974 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history-vision/founding-sponsors <p><u><b>Javier Macaya</u></b></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history-vision/founding-sponsors">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:57:46 -0600 Matt Mercier 973 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history-vision/the-clinton-global-initiative <p>In 2007, the Institute for Global Leadership was invited to participate in The Clinton Global Initiative, which coincided with the desire to begin Empower. The Institute's commitment in the category of poverty alleviation was to commit $250,000 over five years to its new Empower program, providing students with an educational platform to understand and to experience how social entrepreneurs are able to conceptualize and apply innovative management, organizational practices and financial tools to empower disadvantaged individuals and communities throughout the world.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/programs/empower" class="og_links">Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/programs/empower/program-history-vision/the-clinton-global-initiative">read more</a></p> Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:56:24 -0600 Matt Mercier 972 at http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org