After a rigorous six-month evaluation process, Echoing Green is thrilled to unleash thirty-six visionaries with ideas so bold and convictions so strong they could shake the world.
These game-changing ideas include creating a community-driven emergency medical response system in India; fortifying staple flours with micronutrients in Kenya; providing legal counsel for death row prisoners in Pakistan; using social media to find affordable healthcare in the United States; empowering African-American college students to be leaders in the green jobs movement; and building an accessible distribution platform for high-quality products for rural communities in China.
This year’s Fellowship class is uniquely comprised of both traditional Echoing Green Fellows and an inaugural group of Black Male Achievement Fellows who were identified by Echoing Green in partnership with the Open Society Foundations.
Like the more than 500 Echoing Green Fellows who came before them, these solutionists strive to spark social movements. But they can’t do it alone. These Fellows need your help to confront the biggest social problems facing the world.
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2012 Echoing Green Fellows
CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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CIVIC Ending the isolation of migrants in civil detention across the United States. |
IFOSTER Supplying at-risk foster care youth with tools to become successful, independent adults. |
JUSTICE PROJECT PAKISTAN Representing the poorest prisoners facing the harshest punishments in Pakistan. |
POVERTY ALLEVIATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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AYZH Developing affordable health technologies for women in rural India. |
FRONTIER MARKETS Delivering clean and safe energy to rural India. |
IDINSIGHT Ensuring the effectiveness of international development programs. |
MYAGRO Using mobile technology to increase the harvests of small-scale African farmers. |
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REGALII Replacing traditional remittances with SMS e-gift cards for local retails in Latin America. |
VERA SOLUTIONS Improving social impact organizations' monitoring, evaluation, and management capabilities. |
XINFUGO GROUP Distributing safe and effective products to rural communities in China. |
EDUCATION
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AVANTI FELLOWS Removing the economic and social barriers to attending top colleges in India. |
MEDHA Providing employability training and leadership mentoring to India's college graduates. |
ONE DEGREE Connecting families to poverty-fighting resources through a web database and mobile app of social services. |
SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE Transforming summer from a barrier to a catalyst in closing the youth literacy gap. |
FOOD, AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT
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FARM COMMONS Providing sustainable farmers in America with proactive legal counsel. |
HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEMS Fortifying staple flours with micronutrients in Africa. |
STG INTERNATIONAL Creating sustainable energy solutions for the developing world that simultaneously mitigate climate change. |
STOCKBOX GROCERS Improving access to fresh produce and grocery staples in urban food deserts. |
HEALTHCARE
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OKCOPAY Managing a search engine to help patients find affordable medical care. |
SAVELIFE FOUNDATION Creating a community-driven emergency medical response system in India. |
2012 Black Male Achievement Fellows
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A.I.D.A. Launching a national network that provides direct services to immigrants. |
BLOCPOWER Creating jobs for black men by leveraging community-led solar and weatherization retrofits. |
BROWN BOI PROJECT Building the self-sufficiency of young LGBT people of color to shape a radical new vision of masculinity. |
COACHING FOR CHANGE Developing a sports coaching-based leadership program for urban teens. |
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FIGHT FOR LIGHT Empowering local black college students to be environmental leaders. |
NBA MATH HOOPS Using the power of the NBA to improve math literacy among urban youth. |
SCHOLARSHIP ACADEMY Designing a curriculum-based scholarship prep program. |
VISIBLE MEN Telling the untold stories of black male success in America. |
