{"634881":{"#nid":"634881","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nunn School Students Help Brazilian Nonprofits Respond to COVID-19 Food Aid Needs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy Michael Pearson\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the Global Social Entrepreneurship Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) are all about finding ways to help turbocharge the work of their community partners in Brazil. So, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck South America\u0026rsquo;s most populous country, these Georgia Institute of Technology students knew they had to act quickly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I immediately knew that our partner organizations were going to have to take on an unprecedented role that drastically differed from their typical charitable routines,\u0026rdquo; said Sam Chappell, a fourth-year International Affairs student from Savannah who is graduating this semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group of 13 students from across campus decided to use funds earmarked for future projects to send immediate aid to those organizations. The funds enabled them to pivot from providing high-energy youth training programs to delivering urgently needed food and sanitary supplies for at-risk residents in Rio de Janeiro. Millions already leading precarious lives in Rio\u0026rsquo;s favelas saw their incomes largely cut off when officials shut down many businesses and the economy suffered a major hit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe VIP team has sent $8,500 so far from funds generated by broadcast fees from documentaries produced by Rise Up \u0026amp; Care, the nonprofit co-founded by Kirk Bowman, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E professor who runs the VIP. Students are now working on a May fundraiser to benefit midwives living in rural Brazilian communities impacted by the pandemic. These women are featured in a new documentary film produced by Rise Up \u0026amp; Care, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.WomenofEarthFilm.com\u0022\u003EWomen of Earth\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProjects Provide Food and Jobs During Crisis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo date, Chappell said, the group\u0026rsquo;s partners, including N\u0026oacute;s do Morro, the Miratus Badminton Association, and Circo Crescer e Viver, have been able to reach at least 6,500 Brazilians with food and hygiene supplies\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This effort has even resulted in the creation of temporary jobs for people to help with coordination of the whole project,\u0026rdquo; Chappell said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESebasi\u0026atilde;o Oliveira is founder and director of Miratus Badminton Association \u0026mdash; one of the groups that received funds from the Georgia Tech group.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This generous donation from Georgia Tech students and Rise Up \u0026amp; Care provided a critical boost to our goal of feeding 186 families with empty refrigerators,\u0026rdquo; he said\u0026nbsp; We have welcomed Georgia Tech students at Miratus Badminton Association many times in the past. In this pandemic, our partnership feeds and brings hope to the people of the Chacrinha neighborhood!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/bowman\u0022\u003EBowman\u003C\/a\u003E, the Rise UP \u0026amp; Care Term Chair in Global Development \u0026amp; Identity, said the effort is right in line with what he is trying to teach the students about: a new model of global philanthropy that values acting as a \u0026ldquo;sidekick\u0026rdquo; or junior partner to established local leaders who set the agenda and run programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These students are all really committed and doing great things,\u0026rdquo; said Bowman, a co-founder of the \u0026ldquo;Rise Up \u0026amp; Care\u0026rdquo; non-profit that works with Brazilian groups on a variety of projects. Bowman founded the group with Jon Wilcox, who financially supports the VIP and mentors students. The two have written a forthcoming book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EReimagining Global Philanthropy\u003C\/em\u003E, that details their approach.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026lsquo;Take the Leap and Serve\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMehnaz Ruksana, a third-year computer science student from Suwanee, said she has been honored to be part of the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our friends there inspire me every single day with the generosity, efficiency, innovation, and compassion they use to help their community,\u0026rdquo; Ruksana said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s been a valuable learning opportunity to work alongside the amazing people in Rio.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChappell encouraged fellow Yellow Jackets to find a way to help meet crucial needs in these challenging days.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Take the leap and serve,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;There are literally thousands of nonprofit organizations across the cities and towns of the United States and they all need volunteers at this critical moment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Nunn School is a unit of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the Global Social Entrepreneurship Vertically Integrated Program are working to support programs to deliver food to thousands of Rio de Janeiro residents at risk due to economic fallout of\u0026nbsp;the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A Georgia Tech research team is helping Brazilian community groups feed residents whose incomes were cut off due to the COVID-19 pandemic."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2020-04-30 13:18:35","changed_gmt":"2020-04-30 13:55:51","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634869":{"id":"634869","type":"image","title":"Global Social Entreprenuership VIP COVID-19 food aid","body":null,"created":"1588189629","gmt_created":"2020-04-29 19:47:09","changed":"1588252226","gmt_changed":"2020-04-30 13:10:26","alt":"","file":{"fid":"241605","name":"donnians.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/donnians.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/donnians.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":273416,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/donnians.jpg?itok=h7eeB8p3"}},"634868":{"id":"634868","type":"image","title":"Sam Chappell","body":null,"created":"1588189510","gmt_created":"2020-04-29 19:45:10","changed":"1588252212","gmt_changed":"2020-04-30 13:10:12","alt":"Sam Chappell","file":{"fid":"241604","name":"Sam chappell cropped.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Sam%20chappell%20cropped.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Sam%20chappell%20cropped.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":531760,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Sam%20chappell%20cropped.jpg?itok=PapYdb0y"}},"634880":{"id":"634880","type":"image","title":"Kirk Bowman in Rio de Janeiro","body":null,"created":"1588252374","gmt_created":"2020-04-30 13:12:54","changed":"1588252392","gmt_changed":"2020-04-30 13:13:12","alt":"Jon Wilcox and Kirk Bowman","file":{"fid":"241608","name":"wilcox bowman.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wilcox%20bowman.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wilcox%20bowman.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":170734,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/wilcox%20bowman.jpg?itok=E_M7CgIe"}}},"media_ids":["634869","634868","634880"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"729","name":"pandemic"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Pearson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmichael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}