The History of Nourish
2003
Sindhura Citineni founds Nourish International as the UNC Student
group "Hunger
Lunch." She begins by selling rice, beans and cornbread in the
Pit for $3 and uses the profits to fund Nourish's first project:
a nutrition project in Hyderbad, India
2005
The Hunger Lunch Team enters the Carolina Challenge, a business plan competition
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After placing second, they
decide expand to other campuses at change the name to Nourish International.
2006
Nourish incorporates as a 501(c)3 non profit and the expansion
begins. Four students from Duke travel to Merlo, Argentina with
students from te UNC Chapter to work on an educational gardening
project with undacion Los Robles. The following fall, those
4 students found Nourish's Duke Chapter.
2007
Nourish hosts the Leadership Development Conference, a precursor to the Summer Institute and the N.C. State and Michican Chapters are founded.
2008
After placing 3rd in the Causes Facebook Giving Challenge, Nourish launches
its Chapter Founders Program, accepting applications from students who want
to found Nourish Chapters on their campus. Students from 19 universities are
accepted and attend the innagural Summer Institute.