Meet our Student Advisory Board!

We’ve assembled a team of amazing volunteers to help make Memunatu the best it can be. Wondering who they are? Check out the  Advisory Board page under the “Get Involved” tab

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See you at Clinton Global Initiative University 2012!

Memunatu was accepted to CGIU at George Washington University for progress over the past year. More details on our Commitment to Action coming soon!

APO Service award recipient

Congrats to Memunatu for recieving the Alpha Phi Omega (APO)Delta Zeta Chapter’s service award.  APO is a national, co-ed fraternity committed to fellowship, leadership, and community service. To learn more about the Univeristy of Pennsylvania chapter, visit the link here.

DP Article and Class of 2012 Senior Spotlight

Click on the logo to read the 12/5 article about Memunatu in the Daily Pennsylvanian, (student run newspaper at the University of Pennsylvania).

Also, congrats to Mariama who was featured in the  Senior Spotlight –a program highlighting the talents of select members in Penn’s class of 2012. Read more about Mariama’s work with Memunatu in the link below:

http://penn12.com/2012-spotlight-mariama-kabia-c12-social-entrepreneur-extraordinaire/ 

New Promo Video

 Check out our latest project summary video below!

Penn Current

Want to read more about Memunatu? Check out the Student Spotlight of Fatmata and Mariama Kabia in the Penn Current’s October Issue.

http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/2011-10-13/interviews/student-spotlight-fatmata-and-mariama-kabia 

Wharton Venture Initiation Program-New Member!

Congrats to Memunatu Magazine on admission to Wharton Venture Initiation Program (VIP)! VIP, part of Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, assists students at the University of Pennsylvania in building their businesses. Co-Founders Fatmata and Mariama will participate in the educational incubator program this semester, along with social media start-ups and tech ventures. To learn more about the program, visit the VIP website:  http://vip.wharton.upenn.edu/default.aspx      

 

 

 

#Connect@Brown

Thanks for a great week at Brown University for the DSIC Semi-Finalist Fellowship Summer Institute!

Info about the project and all 15 Fellows can be found at this site: http://swearercenter.brown.edu/sii/siihub/569/sfffellows

Below are some pics from the culminating event #Connect@Brown on August 19th:

DSIC Semi-Finalist Fellowship Winner!

This August, Mariama will represent Memunatu Magazine in the Summer Institute of Social Entrepreneurship at Brown University as part of the Dell Social Innovation Competition Semi-Finalist Fellowship. Earlier this year, Memunatu was one of 15 projects from around the world selected as Semi-Finalist Fellows.

Sponsored by Dell, the University of Texas, and Brown University, the fellowship provides 1) mentorship on the online platform Simversity, 2) a stipend for further project research, and 3) training in social entrepreneurship from industry experts and professors at the Swearer Center.

The Semi-Finalist Fellowship will continue until December 2011 and prepares promising projects to compete in the Dell Social Innovation Competition 2012.

 

Check out our progress

Want an inside look on our trip to Sierra Leone?

Visit our travel log on the ABOUT drop down menu to follow our progress as we meet with schools, talk with students, and put together a great magazine.