Center for Global Engagement at Northwestern U

Mission

The Center for Global Engagement develops global change leaders through global immersion programs and student project support and consulting

Programs

CGE runs the annual Global Engagement Summit, the Mind the Gap post-graduate fellowship which sends 2-5 seniors per year abroad to work in human rights, the ENGAGE Uganda summer program which sense 20 students per year to partner with Ugandan nonprofits, and a variety of other short term immersion and student project support initiatives.

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

100s Mothers Literacy Program

Youth Interfaith Book Campaign in the Philippines

Personnel Overview

Rhea Alba - Steering Committee/Founding Member
Rhea is a Global Xchange Programme Returned Volunteer under VSO, British Council and CSV. She has worked in the field of youth and development on subjects such as global education, interfaith and child trafficking. She is currently a Community Development Graduate student in the Philippines and is pursuing this project as a way to sustain her volunteering efforts as an active global citizen.

Majella Pua - Steering Committee/Founding Member
Maj is a Global Xchange Programme Returned Volunteer under VSO, British Council and CSV. She has worked in the field of youth and development on subjects such as child trafficking. She is currently the training officer of an anti-trafficking network in the Philippines, and has served as an international volunteer teaching English to refugees in Egypt and England.

Personnel Statistics

Nathaniel Whittemore,
Director
Founded in 2006
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 10

Financial Statistics

Budget (2008): $ 250,000
Budget (2007): $ 250,000
Maximum Budget: $ 250,000
Overhead: 40 %
Other funding sources: Private donors, Northwestern University, Program Fees
Religious Affiliation: none