The Changemaker Institute Showcase will take place on Thursday, April 8th from 5:30-7:00 PM. At the event,  graduates of the Changemaker Institute social venture accelerator will share quick five-minute pitches and the audience will provide direct questions, ideas and feedback in real time to each venture.

Register on Eventbrite for virtual log-in information.

Learn more about who will be presenting below:

Atlantic Archives Lab provides grassroots groups in Brazil with community archives, training, mentorship, and connections to a global network of independent archives and tourism networks. Founder: Sedrick Miles (African Diaspora Studies, PhD candidate)

Operanauts uses opera music as a tool to help communities that are traumatized by violence and poverty across the Congo to heal and grow through empathy and community building. Founder: Vidhatri Raturi (Neuroscience Studies, MS)

Pass Dat Joy provides art wellness toolkits to alleviate stress and empower families around the world to use arts to improve their health and happiness. Founder: Shaymaa Abdalal (Public Health, PhD candidate)

The Child Labor Eradication Program (CLEP) is dedicated to eradicating child labor exploitation in Pakistan by empowering children with financial support, education , mentorship, and career building opportunities. Founder: Tahmeena Fnu (Public Health, MS)

Viva la Musica uses music as a common language to focus on the needs and wellbeing of Spanish speaking immigrants in New Orleans. Founder: Darianna Videaux Capitel & Abby Bernhard (Latin American Studies, MA)

Women in Global South draws an intersectionality lens to women’s leadership, voice, and agency in low- and middle-income countries and promotes womens’ participation in leadership and decision-making roles in the workforce and beyond. Founder: Mehr Manzoor (Global Health Management and Policy, PhD Candidate)