Meet Our 2014 Penn Social Impact Fellows!
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."
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."
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."
THAMMIKA SONGKAEO
Education
"I am changing the assumption that development must mean the acquisition of more and more things."
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."