One of the very first things I learned about MicroConsignment before heading down to Guatemala as a Field Leader for Social Entrepreneur Corp’s summer program (http://socialentrepreneurcorps.com/jobs/) was that one of the reasons the president and co-founder of SEC, Greg Van Kirk, invented the MicroConsignment model, and founded our local partner, Soluciones Comunitarias as a business, […]
Kathleen S. from Notre Dame sits and chats with a group of children outside a campaign in Riobamba, Ecuador. So much of the trust we create comes from simple moments of human interaction.
Today we are launching our December campaign around “Trust”, our third core value. We delayed a week as we know many were focused […]
A group of SECorps interns in Ecuador pose with a group of children in Pulingui, Ecuador during the 2014 SE Corps Program. In this photo, the interns were visiting a local school to collect data and information regarding access to clean water. Much of the work that intern groups focus on involves creating access to […]
The Nicaragua SEC team is off to a great start. Upon arrival in Granada the interns spent two weeks in a crash course in international development. The teams have been spending time with host families, in Spanish class, and in discussion about development issues and project content. The Social Entrepreneur Corps teams are focused on […]
After spending eight weeks as an SEC intern in Nicaragua, one of my biggest takeaways from my experience was learning to work and live within the gray. When I say gray, I don’t mean the absence of colors. My memories of my trip are tinged with so many vibrant hues - the dandelion yellow of […]
Stephen MacDonagh, a senior from The College of William and Mary (a long time partner of ours), arrived in Ecuador at the beginning of September to participate in the Flex Social Innovator Program and support our team in the implementation of our MicroConsignment Model (MCM) innovation. He is already now working closely with Euliria, an […]
Let’s start out with an all too unfortunately familiar story…
Serving thousands of youth since 1992, Asosciación Pro Ayuda a la Niñez Nicaragüense (APAN)(Dirimaba, Nicaragua), led by Ronalds Mendieta Gutiérrez, has, not surprisingly, had to face some tough challenges along the way. A sharp decrease in international funding as a result of the 2008 financial crisis […]
