Nourish Student Recieves Fulbright Fellowship
Caroline Whistler, graduate of Nourish International’s Chapter at Duke University, was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship.
The Fulbright program offers opportunities for students to do research, study, or teach English abroad. Caroline will be traveling to Brazil, where she will conduct research on nonprofit growth strategies with Ashoka and the business school Fundacao Getulio Vargas. Caroline told us, "I was fortunate to get the fellowship in part because of what I learned working with social entrepreneurs during my Nourish experience.”
Caroline had previously led a Nourish Project in Fortaleza, Brazil, where her team aided in the construction of a center and factory, called the Bate Palmas Company, for the manufacturing of musical instruments. The business built upon community programs that provided young individuals with training to build and play instruments and to perform throughout the state.
“Working alongside Brazilian students and youth in the community was an incredible experience that helped our team gain a better understanding of life in Brazil and the importance of social enterprise in the economic development of the community”, says Caroline. “We learned more about Brazilian life and economic development than any textbook could have taught us. It was truly an unforgettable experience.”
Before she departs for her Fellowship in Brazil, however, Caroline is first finishing up a year with the Residency in Social Enterprise program, where she is working on nonprofit growth capital campaigns with the Nonprofit Finance Fund in Boston.
