Social Impact House

Meet Our 2014 Penn Social Impact Fellows!

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DHRUV MAHESHWARI

Civic Engagement & Public Service

"I want to use tech and entrepreneurship to drive innovation in education."

KRISTYN STEWART

Education

"I'm changing how teachers work together to create positive change in their schools."

OLIVIA BENSON

Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development

"I am changing business ownership and development opportunities for women and girls."

AARON GUO

Education

"I am working to increase education in STEM and environmental sustainability!"

TAN CHAN

Environment

"I am restoring beautiful, breathable air to Hong Kong."

MARVIS BURNS

Education

"I'm changing high school students' perception of the cost of a college education."

HANNAH CUTLER

Civic Engagement & Public Service

"I hope to help bridge the technology gap for young people in developing countries."

ARIELLE BROUSSE

Education

"I want to show people that early reading is for everyone."

CASEY COMBS

Health & Health Care

"I am passionate about creating social bonds in cities through shared spaces and greening."

MARYAM MIR

Civil & Human Rights

"I am changing our way of seeing, understanding and interacting with our environment - embracing difference, appreciating similarity."

ADRIANA SAMAN

Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development

"I am changing the way West Philly entrepreneurs can access credit and grow their businesses."

DIANA MONG'ARE

Environment

"I am changing the value of environmental conservation and sustainability in the society."

LINDSAY LITOWITZ

Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development

"I want to democratize the travel industry by empowering micro-entrepreneurs to leverage their cultural assets."

LUKE KELLY

Civic Engagement & Public Service

"I'm changing the structure of urban communities."

THAMMIKA SONGKAEO

Education

"I am changing the assumption that development must mean the acquisition of more and more things."

JIAWEN LI

Education

"I'm helping Chinese youth reconnect with their cultural heritage and identity."

STEFAN IVANOVSKI

Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development

"I'm changing hierarchical business enterprises into job-generating democratic enterprises."

RISHA ASOKAN

Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development

"I'm changing access to legal information for NGOs and investors in India."

ERIC SHAPIRO

Education

"I'm changing the way in which online learning environments can serve and empower underprivileged communities."

PATRICIA DE LA TORRE

Education

"I'm changing the way people, groups, and communities connect and relate with one another. "

JAMES (JUNG HO) AN

Education

"I'm changing the stressful conditions of living among hill tribes in Northern Thailand."

SHENGWEI ZHAO

Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development

"I'm helping people in need to wear clean, warm, and comfortable clothing while supporting non-profit partners."