The International Changemaker Grant enables UNH students to bring their knowledge, enthusiasm, and expertise to help form and strengthen partnerships and international solidarity to address sustainability related challenges in the global south.
Students, working alongside a faculty mentor, partner with regional stakeholders and/or international non-profit organizations to develop a project geared at mitigating a sustainability related problem, using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a blueprint. Students apply for funding to cover the cost of travel, lodging, meals and other necessities. This year we were fortunate to have five service trips funded - this is part one of a five part series.
This summer, three UNH Paul College students advised by Dr. Fiona Wilson, were awarded funds to travel to Tanzania in partnership with The Outreach Program, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation with a mission to provide safe water, food, medical care, and education to those in need in the United States and abroad, including Tanzania.
In the video below, Daisy Burns ’24 (Economics: Option in Sustainability and Public Policy), Jason Plant ’23 (Business Administration: Option in Entrepreneurship) and Katie Remeis ’23 (Business Administration: Accounting and Information Systems and Business Analytics) talk about their experience, what they were able to accomplish, and reflect on the impact the experience had on them.
The International Changemaker Grant is a partnership between UNH’s Changemaker Collaborative at the Sustainability Institute and UNH Global. Thanks to the visionary guidance of S. Melvin Rines ’47 and his generous support, the Emeriti Council of the UNH Foundation Board has taken a groundbreaking initiative in establishing and sustaining this fund. Additionally, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Alnoba Lewis Family Global Service Initiative Fund for their invaluable contribution in making this initiative a reality. This endeavor is aimed at empowering groups of UNH students to partake in impactful international service projects.
