Our Model
Think Impact is a unique social enterprise. Our philosophy is people-powered global development. We rely on the initiative of students to identify and support development opportunities through community-based sustainable solutions.
An Innovative Approach
Think Impact is the first organization to provide American college students and recent graduates a comprehensive program that includes training, exposure to poverty, assistance in the development of a project and financial support to return to the community to complete the project.
Our organization focuses on the next generation of leaders – offering students the ideas, leadership, and capital they need to leverage social innovation and local community resources to alleviate poverty. Think Impact has connected hundreds of American college students and recent graduates with rural villages in Africa to become social entrepreneurs.
Think Impact provides American college students and recent graduates a unique model: not just a chance to visit Africa once, but an opportunity to begin a long-term commitment through its internship and fellowship programs. With the help of Think Impact’s training program, students propose projects, fundraise to meet budget needs and, in partnership with a community, introduce their ideas for a sustainable business model to alleviate poverty. The Global Development Internship during summer vacations lays the groundwork for new projects while the fellowship program continues year round.
For more information or to apply for the Global Development Internship, click here.
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Andrea:
Congratulations to you and your “Fellowship” at SMRC.
As you know my community developemnt work in Colombia with the US Peace Corps is four decades ago in the 60’s. At that time the population of Colombia was 14m, it’s now 44 m. I think Colombia would be a good “new counrty” because there is a greater need for community organization now than 40 years ago. Currently, students are making real change activities to stamp out the FARC and make communities safe for community development work. For example, one of the largest anti FARC marches last year in Cartagena was orgaized by a 17 year old student.
Colombia’s unversity students are well prepared and well versed in what it’s communities need and applying the SMRC model and values can make great leaps forward.
Good luck