Helping Communities Rise
About us
Objectives of RISE
- To effectively improve community health through sanitation and hygiene activities, nutrition and health- based program and community-led total sanitation. - To empower children through education, awareness generation and community recreational programs. - To empower women through education, microfinance, micro-enterprise generation and increased community involvement. - To enhance Community Recreation through the development of leagues, cultural activities and creative programming. - To provide clean and safe drinking water to marginalized communities. - To cooperate, facilitate learning and sharing of developmental ideas amongst institutions and policy makers. - To seek funding and provide scholarship for deserving children who wants to continue with formal education in high schools, universities and other colleges.
About RISE
RISE was started by two Emory University students as an endeavor to reach out to West African communities lacking basic resources such as water sanitation, children’s education, health care, and sexual health advocacy. Ghana and Sierra Leonne were chosen as the first targeted countries because of their unique situation in regards to the Millennium Development Goals set forth by the United Nations Council. Sierra Leone stands in the top tier of the poorest countries in the world in terms of education, quality of life, and health care. Ghana, while having made huge strides in improving literacy rates, transportation, and disease control, still has a long way to go in water sanitation and poverty alleviation.
Ananya Tandon: Public Relations and Technology
Ananya Tandon recently got her Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her long term goal is making technology accessible to growing economies. She believes that spreading education is the first step in realizing her goal and envisions RISE having the potential to be the ideal platform.
The Board
Neema Iyer: Co-Founder/President
Neema is a graduate student at Emory University, currently studying Global Health. The idea for RISE was conceived during her first year in grad school and became a reality in the summer of 2010 when she was conducting research in Sierra Leone. She is interested in the promotion of health education through creative teaching methods and women's empowerment through education, recreation, advocacy and income generating activities.
Shivani Jain: Co-Founder/President
Shivani Jain is a rising senior at Emory College who was inspired to start RISE as an outlet to make a long-lasting contribution to the communities where she is conducting water sanitation research. She hopes to see RISE expand into a cross-cultural exchange of ideas and resources to help those striving to seek more and needing an inspirational lift. In her vision, RISE has the potential of becoming a truly “glocal” organization by standing for international support and interdependence, the
free flow of ideas, and NGO networking, all whilst preserving local traditions and values.
Fuad Bangura: National Coordinator, Sierra Leone
Fuad is an undergraduate student at Milton Margai College of Education and Technology in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He believes that sustainable community development is a compelling social, moral and humanitarian issue. But the starting point for a better community is the belief that it is possible. The world needs an enormous number of new innovators, change agents, and transformers, all dedicated to turning development in the direction of sustainability. The future is literally in our hands to mold it as we like.
Taraf Abu Hamdan: National Coordinator, Jordan
Taraf has a B.S in Environmental, Soil and Water Sciences from the University of Arkansas, with an emphasis on water quality and management, Phytoremediation, environmental social justice, and human geographical trends. She is currently working as a research intern at Columbia University Middle East Research center.
Pamela Acosta: National Coordinator, Mexico
Pamela is a travel writer and social media executive living in Mexico. During her travels and continuous research, she has come to understand that community development and growth can only be reached through education. She is interested in promoting RISE through new and innovative communication tools in order to create a global community working for a better tomorrow. Change begins with communication.
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