A LOOK INTO OUR PARTNERSHIPS

STUDENTS OF THE WORLD

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“Watch these films and you will see the Clinton Global Initiative come alive in ways that words cannot.

- President Clinton, CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE

a decade of storytelling.S tudents of the World began as an idea conceived by a college student in 1999. The

premise was that the next generation of American leaders would be citizens of America, but also would have to be students of the world.

Students of the World (SOW) is a non-profit media production company that partners with college students to highlight global, social issues and the innovative solutions of those working to address them. We produce powerful documentary-style films, photography and multimedia that highlight the organizations work.

We partner with organizations from around the world that are addressing important global, social issues in ways that are innovative, sustainable and effective. We recruit teams of students from around the country that are highly skilled in filmmaking, editing, photography, journalism and me-dia management. We are currently operating at the University of Michigan, the University of Texas, the University of North Carolina, Duke University, and Harvard University.

We work closely with our creative student teams to produce powerful multimedia content that in-cludes short films, vignettes, photo stories, audio slideshows, written articles and more. With more than 11 years of experience, a full range of professional equipment and the best post-production partners in Austin, we are able to produce professional quality media that is unique, powerful and engaging.

recovery + rebuilding

What’s their story of progress? After Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana in 2005, the Broadmoor community came together to rebuild their neighborhood back -- better than before. Along with documenting Make it Right, SOW’s 2010 National team captured Broadmoor’s vitality and determination to save their neighborhood.

www.broadmoorimprovement.com

BROADMOORNATIONAL TEAM 2010, NEW ORLEANS

MAX COLLINS

What’s their story of progress? Make it Right builds safe, sustainable, affordable homes in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. Inspired by their mis-sion, SOW sent a dynamic group of students from Duke, Michigan and Harvard in 2010 to document their work for the fifth year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

www.makeitrightnola.orgMAX COLLINS

MAKE IT RIGHT FOUNDATIONNATIONAL TEAM 2010, NEW ORLEANS

What’s their story of progress? Un Techo para mi País partners young people and families in 19 countries in Latin America to build tran-sitional houses in areas of extreme poverty. In 2011 SOW engaged in its first alumni project, sending a team of past SOWers to Haiti to document the building of 144 transitional houses for people displaced after the earthquake. The team was fortunate to be present for the completion of UTPMP-Haiti’s 1000th house.

www.untechoparamipais.org

UN TECHO PARA MI PAISSOW ALUMNI 2011, HAITI

SHAYLENE SPANIOLA

development

What’s their story of progress?SVQF utilizes tangible philanthropy in its quest to elimi-nate extreme poverty. In 2009, SOW sent a Columbia University team to the rural village of Salabwek in Ke-nya’s Masai Mara to document SVQF’s holistic approach to community development, including the building of schools, safe water sources, latrines, a mobile health clinic and an alternative income program for women.

www.svqf.org

SVQFCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2009, KENYA

VERNEVA ZIGA

What’s their story of progress? IRRAD works through varied programs and initiatives to reduce poverty and increase well-being in rural India. Students of the World has been so encouraged by IR-RAD, we have sent two teams to capture their stories - one from the University of Michigan in 2006 and another from the University of Texas in 2009.

www.smsfoundation.org

Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2009, INDIA

JUAN ELIZONDO

What’s their story of progress? Across the globe in more than 20 countries, Opportunity In-ternational provides financial services and training to peo-ple working their way out of poverty. This year SOW’s team from Boston focused on Opportunity International’s mobile banking, agricultural and loan officer assistance programs in Ghana benefiting rural schools and businesses.

www.opportunity.org

Opportunity InternationalBOSTON TEAM 2011, GHANA

SARA JOE WOLANSKY

global health

PAMPERS & UNICEFUNC-CH 2011, UGANDA

What’s their story of progress? Pampers and UNICEF have teamed up to eliminate maternal and newborn tetanus worldwide by administering vaccines in less industrialized countries. SOW members from the University of North Carolina traveled to Ugan-da this year to witness mothers receiving these life-sav-ing vaccines and the impact of this low-cost solution to tetanus. In July, UNICEF announced that newborn and maternal tetanus had been eliminated in Uganda.

www.pampers.com/en_US/unicef/SPENCER BAKALAR

WATER.ORGUNC-CH 2009, INDIA/BANGLADESH

What’s their story of progress? Water.org is fighting the number one health problem in the world - unsafe and inadequate water supplies - by spread-ing awareness and funding solutions. In 2009, SOW sent a team from the University of North Carolina to document their India and Bangladesh initiatives during a site visit by co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White.

www.water.orgCAITLYN GREENE

What’s their story of progress? Since 2004, Children’s Safe Drinking Water has been reducing sickness and death resulting from contaminated water by distributing life-saving water purification pack-ets called PUR. As a long-term partner of SOW, teams from North Carolina and Michigan have documented the amazing work of this organization in both Kenya (2008) and Tanzania (2010). Our UNC team will work with them again in 2012 in Malawi.

www.csdw.org GLADYS MANZUR

CHILDREN’S SAFE DRINKING WATERUNC-CH 2010, TANZANIA

What’s their story of progress? Standard Charted created Seeing is Believing in 2003 and since then has raised $32 million to fund cata-ract operations in the poorest areas of 20 cities across the globe. SOW participants from the University of Michigan journeyed to Tanzania to document Standard Chartered’s efforts to restore eyesight, particularly through simple, safe cataract surgeries.

www.seeingisbelieving.org

What’s their story of progress? Thousands of tons of unused medical supplies go to waste everyday in the U.S. DOC2DOCK collects and redistributes these necessary supplies to hospitals in the developing world. In 2007 SOW’s University of Michigan team created media documenting the entire process of shipping supplies from New York to the re-ceiving of supplies in Benin.

www.doc2dock.org

global healthSTANDARD CHARTEREDUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2009, TANZANIA

DOC TO DOCKUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2007, BENIN

What’s their story of progress? American Jewish World Service helped to fund the African Services Committee’s HIV/AIDS clinic in Ethiopia, which employs primarily HIV+ individuals. SOW participants from Brown University and Columbia University traveled to Ethiopia to document ASC’s innovative efforts in providing care to over 22,000 people.

http://www.africanservices.org + www.ajws.org

AFRICAN SERVICES COMMITTEECOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2006, ETHIOPIA

SHAYLENE SPANIOLA

PETER SCHOTTENFELS

BRYAN MOCHIZUKI

youth + education

PEACE PLAYERSUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2006, ISRAEL

FUNDACION PARAGUAYAUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2008, PARAGUAY

What’s their story of progress? Using basketball as a bridge to peace, Peace Players brings youth from divided communities together to unite, educate and inspire. SOW sent a team of students from the University of Texas in 2006 to Israel and the West Bank to capture PeacePlayers in action, fostering gender equality and multi-cultural friendships through sport.

www.peaceplayersintl.org

What’s their story of progress? Tomorrow’s Youth Organization works towards community empowerment through a holistic approach tailored to young children, youth, college students, and mothers in the Middle East. SOW’s 2009 NYU team and 2011 National team cre-ated media focusing on the various programs that facilitate TYO’s mission towards community empowerment.

www.tomorrowsyouth.org

What’s their story of progress? Through microfinance, youth development and agricultural education, Fundacion Paraguaya inspires economic devel-opment in poor areas of the world. In 2008, SOW members from the University of Texas documented the first finan-cially sustainable school in Paraguay that was initiated by Teach A Man To Fish, a program supported by Fundacion Paraguaya.

www.fundacionparaguaya.org

ANDREA PATINO

TOMMOROW’S YOUTH ORGANIZATIONNATIONAL TEAM 2011, WEST BANK

MEGAN PEYTON

EMMA ALPERT

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“We want to live in a world where stories of progress outnumber stories of problems. We want to contribute to and help shape that new dialogue. And I think this generation is going to be the one to do it.

- Courtney Spence, FOUNDER: STUDENTS OF THE WORLD

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