by Susan Miller | Apr 17, 2015 | In The News, Partners Out and About
This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Project Redwood, so it seems right to share a story about Carol Head. After all, she was the one who stood up at our 25th reunion and floated the idea that ultimately led to the formation of this social venture. Read...
by prw80team | Mar 28, 2015 | Americas, In The News
Project Redwood Grantee Compatible Technology International (CTI) is featured on March 28, 2015 in a PBS piece which highlights stories from remote locations around the world to raise awareness of global issues, from food security to social entrepreneurship. This...
by prw80team | Mar 11, 2015 | Education, In The News, Standard of Living
NURU International was an early grantee of Project Redwood. NURU is an innovative NGO, started by Jake Harriman, GSB ’08, which fights extreme poverty in Kenya and Ethiopia. Jake has been selected as a member of the inaugural class of Presidential Leadership...
by prw80team | Feb 3, 2015 | Education, In The News
Haitian Educational Initiatives (HEI) founder Susan Whitcomb initially went to Jacmel, Haiti just after the earthquake in 2010 expecting to teach English for a few weeks. She quickly learned that 50% of children in Jacmel had no access to school and that the few...
by Laura Power | Jan 28, 2015 | In The News
Is it better to try to save a life or save your job? This isn’t a choice most MBAs ever have to make, but our classmate Ken Moch was presented with that dilemma. Here’a an article about the predicament, the social media storm, Ken’s decision, and the outcome. It’s...
by Rick Agresta | Aug 26, 2014 | In The News
My wife Joan and I signed on as charter partners of Project Redwood in 2005, and I even sponsored one of our early grantees, Nuru International. However, in the intervening years I became less active, simply making my minimum, annual contribution to remain a...
