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 […]
Early one Saturday morning this past June, eight of us Social Entrepreneur Corps interns in Equipo Esparanza decided to hire a local guide from Turismo Ixil to lead us on a three-hour trek over the tall mountain range surrounding Nebaj to explore the neighboring village of Acul. After a few weeks living in the Guatemalan […]
In a world that’s centered around the “me” concept, the idea of an internship that is 1. Unpaid, 2. In a foreign country, and 3. Costs money to participate in, is quite frankly ridiculous to some and a waste of time to others. Almost immediately after telling people about my experience they would inevitably ask, […]
Year after year, Social Entrepreneur Corps is fortunate to host incredibly bright and motivated students from partner universities across the US as interns supporting our in country operations. Their efforts supporting the work of Community Enterprise Solutions (CES) and its local partners are extraordinary, and have made a significant impact both in moving forward CES’s […]
I have always had such a respect for handicrafts. Perhaps it’s my own tendency to make things, but I have always found myself drawn to handmade items. While In Guatemala as a Social Entrepreneur Corps intern, I found myself constantly in awe of the handmade goods for sale everywhere I looked. Yet I also noticed […]
