{"id":4725,"date":"2024-12-11T17:12:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/?page_id=4725"},"modified":"2024-12-19T21:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:23:41","slug":"january-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 January Live It Fund Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Shades of Injustice<\/span>\n

Shades of Injustice seeks to create a toolkit that targets both patients and physicians, highlighting the ways skin color can affect various skin conditions and impact the quality of care. This toolkit contains infographic posters, an eye-catching educational cube designed to passively spread awareness to patients, and a website designed to highlight patient experiences and connect them to dermatology resources. An integral part of Shades of Injustice’s mission is to increase patient literacy and facilitate meaningful conversation between patient and physician. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Sabine Sullivan ’25\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n
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\n Alison Harris ’25\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n Clean Water For All: Mpongwe Borehole Initiative<\/span>\n

The Mpongwe Borehole Project aims to provide sustainable access to clean water for the rural community of Mpongwe, Zambia. Utilizing solar-powered pumps and guided by local leadership, the initiative will address persistent water challenges while fostering community engagement and long-term impact. This project reflects a commitment to improving public health, reducing water scarcity, and empowering local resources.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Ethen Kantu \u201926\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n Hablando por M\u00e9xico<\/span>\n

The Economic Development program ‘Hablando por M\u00e9xico’ is a beacon of hope, aiming to promote and empower the Mazahua community from Rosa del Calvario at the Municipality of San Felipe del Progreso, in Mexico. Through professional and social preparation workshops in Spanish and Mazahua about capital management, business entrepreneurship, and cultural development. The program equips the Mazahua community with tools to break free from historical barriers of marginalization on educational gaps, networking opportunities, and access to funding information that perpetuated economic, social, and political inequality between indigenous communities and non-indigenous communities.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Fabian Flores Solano \u201928\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n Outdoors Unlocked: A Mac student\u2019s guide to accessible adventure<\/span>\n

Over J-Term we will create a zine centered around national parks and outdoor recreation in the U.S. We will discuss resources and tips for Mac students, and explore the history of the parks we visit. Our goal is to provide practical and historical information through storytelling and a creative format to enable and empower students surrounding outdoor recreation.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Anna Jensen \u201925\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n
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\n Felicia Winfrey \u201925\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n ProPath<\/span>\n

ProPath is a mentorship program that connects underserved high school and college students in China with experienced mentors and valuable resources, helping to bridge the gap between their education and meaningful career opportunities.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Mila Zhou \u201926\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n School for Change<\/span>\n

\u201cSchool for Change\u201d is a community-driven initiative aimed at renovating the Gra Dali Public Primary School in the Doka village, Ivory Coast, to become a state-certified exam center and a hub for agroecology, improving both education access and food security for the village and nearby localities.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Timotei Chas \u201927\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n Starlight Messages: \u661f\u5149\u4fe1\u8bed<\/span>\n

My J-term project, Starlight Messages: \u661f\u5149\u4fe1\u8bed, creates a bridge between children with autism at Qing Cong Quan in Shanghai and Chinese-learning students from Macalester\u2019s Asian Studies Department. By exchanging heartfelt letters, this project highlights the beauty of unique perspectives and builds meaningful cross-cultural connections<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Amanda Tu \u201927\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n The International Climate Resilience Hub<\/span>\n

The Climate Resilience Hub is a scalable and redistributable, capacity-building curriculum aimed to help at-risk-youth in climatically vulnerable states, with a focus on southern East Africa to accelerate the spread of climate-based knowledge resources to low-income youth. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n David Manguluti \u201928\n \n <\/h3>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/article> \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n Building Bridges: The Dello Mena Diaspora Network<\/span>\n

The Dello Mena Diaspora Network is an initiative designed to connect the Dello Mena diaspora\r\nin the U.K., Germany and around the worldwide their hometown in Ethiopia. This project\r\nfocuses on cultivating a strong, collaborative network that unites the skills, resources, and\r\npassion of diaspora members to support transformative, community-driven initiatives in Dello\r\nMena. By fostering dialogue and partnerships between diaspora leaders, local officials, and\r\nglobal organizations, the network aims to create sustainable solutions for educational and\r\ninfrastructural challenges while strengthening ties within the global Dello Mena community.\r\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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