SII is a student led initiative that works to inspire and support student and alumni social entrepreneurs through the creation of a community that expands critical skills, knowledge, resources, and social networks.
MMe Diaby, one of MHOP's first community health action group members, discusses strategies for improving access to care.
Featured Profile: Rainwater for Humanity
By building rainwater harvesting structures and training women to be the entrepreneurs, Rainwater for Humanity harvests rain to improve community health and empower women.
Eighty percent of the 700,000 population in Kuttanad, a coastal region in Kerala of India, has no access to clean water. This scarcity results in over 20,000 cases of water-borne diseases each year. Households are using a significant portion of their income to purchase water from private vendors. At the same time, women and children have to walk... More
OPPORTUNITIES
- The CJP/PresenTense Boston Social Entrepreneur Fellowship
- Movers & Changers: mtvU and NYSE Euronext Grant
- Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
- William James Foundation - Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition
- JW Saxe Memorial Fund for Public Service
- Tides Foundation: Indigenous People’s Fund
- Clinton Global Initiative University Commitment Awards
- JP. Morgan Good Venture Program
- Do Something Awards
- Do Something Grants
- Haymarket Urgent Response Grant
- Haymarket Sustaining Grant
- Ben and Jerry’s Foundation
- Projects for Peace
- Dell Social Innovation Competition
INTERNSHIPS
- Global Engagement Summit - Northwestern University
- Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship
- Street Sights Newspaper Editor Job Opening
- StartingBloc Fellowship
- Internship Opportunity – Lake Atitlan, Guatemala - Holiday Break 2009/2010
- Volunteer at Ashoka
- Ashoka Internship
- Health Financing Coordinator
- Internship - Become a Mali Programs Coordinator
- Internship - Providence Summerbridge - Mentor Teacher
- Internship - Save the Bay, RI
- Internship - Agroforestry and Community Organizing with the Runa Foundation
NEWS
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Cody Simmons '10 qualifies as finalist in MIT Pitch Competition
Nov 18 -
New Urban Arts Receives Coming Up Taller Award
Nov 7 -
Real Food Challenge wins Brower Youth Award!
Oct 23 -
Capital Good Fund - Brown Daily Herald
Oct 1 -
SII Social Media Workshop - Watch it Live on Ustream @ 5:30pm
Oct 1 -
SII What's Up - September 28
Sep 28 -
RI Patient Advocacy Coalition featured in Projo Article
Sep 27 -
SII Bootcamp - Social Media Bootcamp Workshop
Sep 27




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