Award Winners Round 1
We are delighted to have been able to fund ten amazing projects in round 1. There was considerable competition and we would like to congratulate the following people:
Fred Nisser, BA Chinese and History, 4th year
Fred’s project will use climbing as an activity to bring together young people from different social backgrounds, organising and fundraising for a climbing trip as well as using the sport to break down social barriers.
Rosa Kurowska, MA History (China) 2012
This project will be to develop two pilot workshops, a website, and a set of resources for high school students and community history groups. These workshops will provide a forum for academics working in relevant areas engage with community history groups and high school students in their area and vice-versa.
Filippo La Verghetta, BA Arabic and Politics, 4th year
Following work setting up a library for detainees in Cairo, Filippo is going to do the same in community organisations and spaces in the UK, using discarded and second-hand books, generating income by selling some of the books online and inviting contributions from beneficiary community centres.
To read more about the project click here
Adrian Ochs, BA Economics and Politics, 2nd year
The Venture Creator is a hub for the establishment of student enterprise projects, teaching the students how to set up and run their own businesses and charities. It will generate revenue through the projects it backs; the first project, Wanderlust Nut Butters, is already at the sales stage.
Kiran M-Ray, MSc Development Studies, 2nd year
StyledByAfrica aiming to set up an online ecommerce store, with a particular focus on highlighting and selling contemporary design by young creatives of African origin, building on the strong relationship between people of African origin in the UK and their heritage.
To read more about the project click here
Kathleen Yung, MA Anthropology of Food, 2012
This project is based around an event and competition to promote the re-association of culture with food.
Alessia Cervone, MA Globalisation and Multinational Corporations
The project, “Cup It!” is designed to change the behaviour of staff and students, and induce them to stop using disposable cups, through a programme of incentives and events.
Karolina Grzech, MPhil Field Linguistics (year 1), graduate MA Language Documentation and Description (2011)
Language Landscape, will provide people with the opportunity to record and share contemporary linguistic records, and over time build up a database of languages, dialects and differing forms.
Ernestine Cath, BA Social Anthropology, 4th year
Ernestine has a long history of working in development and with socially disadvantaged people internationally. She is using this to build a detainee support organisation that will help those in detention in the UK by visiting and providing support to detainees in centres here.
Thalia Gigerenzer, MA Social Anthropology, 2012
The project, Meat and Two Veg, aims to overcome urban isolation in London by preparing and serving meals on the London Underground, which are available to all users of the transport service. They are planning a number of pop-up and other experiential events that will generate revenue.
