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| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sindhura Citineni |
| Type | Non-profit Organization |
| Location |
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| Area served | 28 countries |
| Key people | Kelly Leonhardt Phoenix, Executive Director |
| Website | http://www.nourish.org/ |
Nourish International is a social movement run by student leaders on 60 college campuses.
Nourish International currently has 60 chapters on college campuses. Through these chapters, Nourish (a colloquial for Nourish International) has established a network of 800 students and 900 alumni.
In its endeavors, the movement has proven successful as depicted by the substantial profits it has made and through the ventures it undertook in partnership with several international organizations. Greenlight is also cast on future projections.
History
2003: Sindhura Citineni and a group of students found Hunger Lunch at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Students sell rice, beans and cornbread on a weekly basis and use their profits to fund Nourish International’s first project: a nutrition initiative in Hyderabad, India.
2005: The Hunger Lunch Team places second in the Carolina Challenge, a business plan competition at UNC-CH. They decide that they want to take Hunger Lunch to other schools and change the name to Nourish International for future.
2006: Nourish International incorporates as a 501(c)3 non-profit and expansion begins. The first additional campuses include Duke, N.C. State and University of Michigan.
2008: The network of Nourish Chapters extends to two-dozen campuses after the inaugural Summer Institute training conference is held in Chapel Hill, NC. Nourish wins the N.C. Peace Prize.
2010: Nourish International continues to invest in each chapter’s ventures and projects.
2012: Nourish International welcomes the 2012-2013 Chapter Founders and expands the network to 29 campuses. Students continue to bridge the distance between communities and resources.
2013: Nourish International expands the network to 45 campuses.
2014: Nourish International expands to 55 campuses and 5 high schools, with a total of 60 chapters in the US and Canada.
References
- "UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Honors Distinguished Alumni". A Scribe Business & Economics News Service. 12 November 2007. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- http://nourish.org/
- "Nourish Office | History". nourish.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10.