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- EIN 83-0462309
- info@nourishinternational.org
- 919-338-2599
- 133 1/2 E. Franklin Street Suite 105 Chapel Hill NC 27514 USA
- http://www.nourishinternational.org
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Causes: Food, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Mission: Our mission is to eradicate poverty by engaging students and empowering communities.
Results: Since 2003, we’ve sent more than $140,000 and 145 students abroad to implement projects in 22 communities. In 2008, Nourish received the North Carolina Peace Prize for excellence in cross-cultural solutions and sustainable development.
Target demographics: Student Entrepreneurs, Professionals in the Research Triangle, Potential Supporters who are passionate about youth development, Citizens who have an interest in global citizenship, grassroots development & social entrepreneurship
Geographic areas served: Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Peru, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda
Programs: International development - every summer, nourish students invest their earnings in sustainable, community-initiated development projects abroad, traveling to assist their community partners in the implementation of these projects. During the summer of 2014, 143 students interned with nourish community partners, investing $106,000 across 28 different sustainable development projects to impact poverty.
social enterpreneurship and leadership education - nourish international believes that young people can be powerful actors in creating a world free of poverty, but that they are lacking the support they need to develop into transformative change agents. In nourish's model, students start chapters on their campuses where they run small businesses. Nourish international provides students mentorship and training in leadership, entrepreneurship, and social innovation to help them create and run their ventures. Through the course of this work, nourish students gain the ability to harness the power of markets to create social value.