Project Redwood - What We Do

What We Do
Other Projects

Several classmates submitted projects for consideration in our first two grant review cycles. Each application addressed a very real and crucial need among the poor. While the grant pool proved insufficient to support these worthy causes, we encourage your interest in the following organizations:

Bwindi Community Health Centre (www.bchc.ug)
This Uganda-based organization and its California partner address malnutrition, malaria, HIV/AIDS, family planning and dental services for indigenous pygmy populations who have been displaced by the creation of a national park.
Sponsor: Lewis Griggs

CNEC Partners International (www.cnecpi.com.au)
This Croydon Park, NSW, Australia-based organization works with local partners in ministry to impoverished communities and areas in crisis to provide disaster relief, education, healthcare and microenterprise development.
Sponsor: Gerald Thomas

Community Development Institute (www.cdi-usa.org)
This East Palo Alto, CA-based organization promotes education, training and service at a summer leadership camp for at-risk youth.
Sponsor: Lewis Griggs

Global Action Foundation (www.go-act.org)
This Valley Forge, PA-based organization fosters health and economic development for citizens wounded during the civil war in Sierra Leone. Their special focus is the amputee community.
Sponsor: Alan Kern

Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (www.thegaia.org)
This Larkspur, CA-based organization offers numerous programs in Malawi to assist those in need of HIV/AIDS prevention and care.
Sponsor: Jed Daly

House of the Children (www.houseofthechildren.org)
This Los Angeles-based organization works in the Manu Rain Forest of the Peruvian Amazon to bring clean water, sanitation, health & hygiene and education to the native community.
Sponsor: Rebecca Rogers

Nuru International (www.nuruinternational.org)
Founded by a Stanford MBA Class of 2008, this emerging enterprise provides comprehensive solutions to impoverished communities in partnership with local leaders and volunteer work crews. The pilot project is in the Kuria District, Kenya.
Sponsor: Rick Agresta

Project Hope and Fairness (www.projecthopeandfairness.org)
This San Luis Obispo, CA-based organization provides services to exploited cocoa farmers in West Africa, encourages the conscientious consumption of cocoa products, and supports Fair Trade policies.
Sponsor: Don Maruska

Right To Play (www.righttoplay.com)
This international humanitarian organization uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills and foster peace for children and communities in troubled areas of the world.
Sponsor: Cara Bowers

W.E.B. DuBois Society (www.webduboissociety.org)
This Atlanta, GA-based organization promotes, celebrates and rewards high achievement in education by African-American students with the goal of setting a positive example for a wider population.
Sponsor: Hal Logan

Wesley House (www.wesleyhousestlouis.org)
This St. Louis, MO-based organization supports a job-readiness training program for at-risk youth to help them understand the culture of work and prepare for entry into the workforce.
Sponsor: Steve Coleman