The humble roots of the RISE competition can be traced back to a shared desire to assist Pakistani flood relief efforts in an attempt to lessen the immediate and long-term devastations of one of the largest natural disasters in recent history.
I was introduced to Aliya Bagewadi by a mutual friend who was aware that we both had a joint desire to take action to not only bring light to the tragic aftermath of the Pakistani floods, but to give the young social entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow, found on college campuses around the world, an opportunity to help be part of the recovery process in the region.
My experience with social entrepreneurship and philanthropic efforts coupled with Aliya’s intense involvement in social justice initiatives and humanitarian efforts made for an ideal partnership to help making our idea-- an annual social entrepreneurship competition- a reality. After our initial meeting, we decided we would give the competition a go.
After meeting with several professors, entrepreneurs, NGO personnel in Pakistan and recruiting a passionate Executive Board consisting of University of Chicago undergraduates, we managed to organize a unique and comprehensive annual competition which we named the Road to Innovative Social Entrepreneurship- or, RISE. The board is made up of some of the greatest, most outstanding and dedicated individuals on our campus today... more info on the stars will be posted on our site later this week.
RISE operates under the overarching belief that every college student has the tremendous potential to use his/her skills and knowledge to benefit the greater good. It is only a matter of rising to the challenge.
We hear humanity calling. Will you help us answer it?
REGISTER YOUR TEAM NOW TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION at http://rise-pak.com/apply/
VISIT THE COMPETITION'S WEBSITE AT http://rise-pak.com
If you have any questions regarding the competition, contact me at david@akinin.com
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