Resolution’s 2018 Impact: A Photo Essay
The Resolution Project currently funds, mentors, and supports 388 Fellows in 73 countries around the world. These young social entrepreneurs are working on more than 240 ventures in high impact fields such as sustainability, economic development, and conservation. In total, these ventures have positively impacted more than 1.5 million people. Scroll down to learn more about 7 of these ventures and their impact.
Andrew Aboujaoude, Jennifer Carvel, & Alexis Ghersi — Hearts for the Homeless Orlando
Andrew Aboujaoude, Jennifer Carvel, Alexis Ghersi, and their venture, Hearts For The Homeless Orlando, are developing a new hypertension-screening program for the homeless community in Orlando, FL. Recently, they reported that their venture has screened over 300 homeless individuals for blood pressure in less than two years (achieving their goal more than a year ahead of their target), prompting many of these individuals to ask further questions about their health or seek help directly from partnered clinics. Hearts for the Homeless has also successfully opened partner clinics in Gainesville, Tampa, and Tallahassee.
Abd Al-Rahman Traboulsi, Jackson Frazier, & Nima Dahir — Refuge
Abd Al-Rahman Traboulsi, Jackson Frazier, Nima Dahir, and their venture, Refuge, are establishing an online community to promote intercultural exchange between refugee and American student partners. Recently, they completed a successful academic year program at the Ohio State University and a pilot program at the University of Cincinnati that collectively engaged nearly 50 refugee and immigrant adolescents and just as many college students. They also co-led another successful refugee advocacy training at OSU and the student chapter held a two-day immersive experience that included a stadium tour, a TEDx event, and more.
Annie Ryu — The Jackfruit Company
Annie Ryu and The Jackfruit Company are bringing healthy food to the global market, raising the standard of living of farmers in India and Sri Lanka, and creating a social business that aims to be a leading food enterprise. Recently, the venture has expanded to work with 1000 farming families, from 350 the previous year.
Dawn Musil — HiveLend
Dawn Musil is bringing beekeeping skills and supplies to economically-disadvantaged people in the United States and beyond through HiveLend, an online platform that streamlines the process of matching beekeepers with farmers. It’s geolocation services allow keepers and farmers to find each other, which simplifies both contract negotiation and payment. So far, HiveLend has connected 5 commercial beekeepers with 7 farmers. These partnerships will yield several jobs and honey supplies to be sold at market. HiveLend was inspired by the venture, Bee the Change, that Dawn co-founded with Hayley Gocha and Nora Benson through their Resolution Fellowship.
Gabrielle Wimer, Joyce Lu, & Elizabeth Frank — MealFlour
Gabrielle Wimer, Joyce Lu, Elizabeth Frank, and their venture MealFlour are training communities with high rates of chronic malnutrition on how to build and maintain environmentally sustainable mealworm farms and how to turn mealworms into a protein-rich powder that can be incorporated into local staple foods or sold locally. Recently, MealFlour reported that 43 Guatemalan university students have completed its crash course program, 5 women have completed its full training program, and 9 community leaders are currently participating in its “train the trainer” program.
Lucien Charland & Charlene Kormondy — Standard Hydro
Lucien Charland and his venture, Standard Hydro, constructs and operates hydroponic shade houses in St. Kitts & Nevis to increase the resilience of the communities to climate-based threats to their food source and offer employment and training opportunities. Recently, the venture reported it is servicing approximately 450 weekly customers in the farmers’ market and 120 customers with its home deliveries, in addition to selling to 5 restaurants. It has also hosted about 1,950 students in its training programs.
Of course, these are only a handful of ventures selected from within the 248 outstanding social enterprises being run by Resolution Fellows today. Stay tuned for more updates as our Fellows continue to make each day better and more impactful than the last!
