GIIP partner, and alumnis’ labor of love, the Center for Multicultural Cooperation held a premier for digital stories produced through students involved in CMC’s California Voices after school program. Former GIIP fellows, Brandon Wright, MaryJane Skellerup and Julie Caso hosted nearly 200 people on May 21 for this event, which was kicked off by the grand opening of the Fresno Youth Empowerment Studio (FresYes!). GIIP Associate Director, Adam Thompson presented the audience with a new social networking site to host their videos and create community across the state-
californiavoices.org . Congratulations to CMC and to the hard working and creative youth who participated in this year’s event!

 

 

 

Gail Chadwin: Chalatenango, El Salvador

GIIP fellow Gail Chadwin spent Summer and Fall quarter in Chalatenango, El Salvador, helping a local NGO preserve natural resources and improve the local infrastructure and economy. Working with the Intermunicipal Technical Unit (UTI) of the Association of Municipalities Mancomunidad La Montañona (MLM), Gail’s project focused on enhancing the UTI’s organizational capacity.

 

 

Roslyn Wang, Ghana

Last summer, GIIP student Roslyn Wang served an internship with Kiva. Kiva was the world’s first micro-lending site, giving individuals the opportunity to make small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Jon Madden interviewed Roslyn to learn about her experience.