Echoing Green | Unleashing your talent to solve the world's biggest problems.

Unleashing your talent to solve the world's biggest problems.

Salif and Mohamed Niang experienced, studied, and had a deep concern about poverty and lack of food security in parts of Africa. That was enough to push them into action, jumping in to forge a solution even though it meant learning about engineering, agriculture, and entrepreneurship as they went.

Last week the 2013 Echoing Green Global and Black Male Achievement Fellows gathered in New York for the annual New Fellows Retreat to connect with each other and with the Echoing Green community.

Akin to what a business plan is to financial return, the Impact Blueprint is to social return: it provides a roadmap of how the organization’s activities are expected to deliver the desired social and/or environmental impact by making use of certain inputs and resources.

Over the past twenty-five years, we have seen our Fellows inspire, mentor and partner with one another building upon the impact of Fellows that have come before them. This new class of 2013 Echoing Green and Black Male Achievement Fellows is no exception.

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Echoing Green’s community of more than 500 Fellows hail from all corners of our world, addressing the biggest social problems with the boldest solutions.

Civil & Human Rights

Claire Blumenson

2013 Fellow

Bold Idea:

Protect and enforce the special education rights of older black male students involved in the D.C. juvenile justice system by providing free special education representation, legal advocacy, and rights-based trainings.

Food & Agriculture

Carrie Ferrence

2012 Fellow

Bold Idea:

Promote healthy communities by improving access to fresh produce and grocery staples in urban food deserts.

Education

Khalil Fuller

2012 Fellow

Bold Idea:

Improve math literacy among urban youth by creating innovative, fun, and effective educational tools that harness the power of the NBA.

Health & Healthcare

Vanessa Garrison

2013 Fellow

Bold Idea:

Pioneer a health movement for black women and girls grounded in civil rights history and principles through walking campaigns, community leadership and health advocacy.

Education

Debra Gittler

2013 Fellow

Bold Idea:

Foster literacy in El Salvador by developing community libraries, diversifying literacy curricula, and training teachers to guide students to holistic learning outcomes.

Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development

Avnish Gungadurdoss

2013 Fellow

Bold Idea:

Radically improve life opportunities in developing countries by developing innovative contracting and financing structures that tie public funding awards to real world performance outcomes.

Environment

Ankit Mathur

2013 Fellow

Bold Idea:

Provide affordable home energy solutions to the rural poor in India by creating and distributing consumer-centric efficiency tools through existing local retail infrastructure.

Education

Kalimah Priforce

2013 Fellow

Bold Idea:

Harness web- and mobile-based technology to transform the interests of under-represented youth into STEM career pathways using game-like rewards and mentorship from real-life professionals.