Life After YWLC

Angel Puder
YWLC 2018, Intern 2019, 2020

2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? After YWLC, my TAC was to perform music with fellow musicians at two nursing homes as the "Volunteer Symphony." Once I finished my TAC, I came back to Pangea to intern for 2 years and mentored a total of 5 participants within those 2 years. I am [...]

Angel Puder
YWLC 2018, Intern 2019, 2020
2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

Amen Mesfin
YWLC 2013, Intern 2015

2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? After graduating from YWLC, I became very active in my volunteer work at places such as the Houston Food Bank, Society of St. Stevens, and Memorial Hermann Hospital, among others. Upon graduating high school, I went Baylor University and then transferred to the University of Houston as [...]

Amen Mesfin
YWLC 2013, Intern 2015
2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

Dasha Brotherton
YWLC 2017, Intern 2017

2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? After graduating from YWLC, I created an organization at my high school dedicated to engaging students in conversations about the world’s controversies and current events. My organization ran its own online paper, called The Round Table, and we strived to make others feel comfortable in sensitive dialogue [...]

Dasha Brotherton
YWLC 2017, Intern 2017
2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

Samyu Hari
YWLC 2017

2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? After YWLC, I took on more ambitious fundraising projects to help an orphanage called Helping Hands recover from a natural disaster, provide a college education to 30 children, and purchase equipment for a campus hospital for three consecutive years. I was lucky enough to inspire other students [...]

Samyu Hari
YWLC 2017
2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

Kate Colston
YWLC 2017, Intern 2018-2020

2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? After I graduated YWLC, I applied to colleges under a major I never felt capable of succeeding in until after YWLC. I have continued to work with the Pangea Network ever since to continue empowering women through education. I currently attend the University of Texas at Austin, [...]

Kate Colston
YWLC 2017, Intern 2018-2020
2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

Rifaa Tajani
YWLC 2017

2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? Upon graduating from YWLC, I served as the President of the Global Studies Academy and I continued my involvement with UNICEF USA, where I was appointed Regional Lead upon moving to Austin, TX to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where I am majoring in Business [...]

Rifaa Tajani
YWLC 2017
2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

Aleena Fayaz
YWLC 2018, Intern 2019 & 2020

2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? Attending YWLC during the summer leading into my junior year absolutely changed the trajectory of my service ventures and global perspective, and I believe every single girl deserves the opportunity to attend YWLC. Therefore, after YWLC I created a merit-based scholarship fund that will allow more girls [...]

Aleena Fayaz
YWLC 2018, Intern 2019 & 2020
2024-09-11T16:02:24+00:00

Swathi Nalamalapu
YWLC 2013, Intern 2014 & 2015

2024-09-11T16:02:25+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? After graduating from YWLC, I continued my service work by creating a Global Affairs club at my high school and I remained involved with Pangea through internships, in which I assisted in the coordination of future YWLC years and gala planning. Following high school, I started my [...]

Swathi Nalamalapu
YWLC 2013, Intern 2014 & 2015
2024-09-11T16:02:25+00:00

Rooha Haghar
YWLC 2017

2024-09-11T16:02:25+00:00

What have you been up to since YWLC? Immediately following YWLC, I interned for the IRC and continued my volunteer work for the #EducationIsNotACrime Campaign, doing film screenings and murals around Dallas. After I graduated high school in 2019, began my studies at the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in international relations and global [...]

Rooha Haghar
YWLC 2017
2024-09-11T16:02:25+00:00
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