By Johanan Rivera My introduction to Pratham was in class, during grad school. I was dazzled by the sharpness, passion, and pragmatism of Rukmini Banerji (now CEO of the organization, but at the time head of ASER – one of Pratham’s main efforts). Her commitment to leveling the playing field for children...
Jimena Vallejos A woman stood on the side of a cliff, looking nervously at a vast and dense forest. She felt small, foreign, like this was too much to handle. Suddenly, she noticed an eagle passing over her head, navigating over the enormous trees. The eagle found its prey and carried it...
Jossie Fahsbender and Siddhant Gokhale 21st December 2021 In August 2020, schools all around the world were debating a complex issue, whether or not to go back to in-person classes. The answer was not evident then and is still not evident now. The most common tension was between the relevant national or...
A Question of Common Humanity and Unique Individuality By Zachary Green, Co-Founder: IMAGO Global Grassroots “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” Langston Hughes In this moment of racial awakening, the urgency to “get it right, right now” can often create a rush...
By: Hannah Clifford, IMAGO Summer Fellow 2021 Uncertainty is a feeling I, like many others, have felt in abundance over the last 18 months amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a feeling (notably coupled with excitement) that was very much present when I began my summer fellowship. I did not know what...
By: Nadine Bibawi, Summer Fellow 2021 Working with Imago this summer as a fellow has been a true privilege. My experience at Imago was quite enriching as the organization firmly believes that grassroots organizations already have the required innovations to achieve the desired impact in their communities. Imago stands in a unique...
By: Kevin Vu, IMAGO Summer Fellow 2021 Unbeknownst to me, my first encounter with systems thinking started at a very young age. In one of my first memories, I was exposed to the topic when I watched my first movie in theatres before reaching the tender age of 3. In the Lion...
By: Carmen Hernandez-Ruiz, Summer Fellow 2021 – Harvard Kennedy School When I heard Isabel’s approach to development at a lecture and the work IMAGO was conducting amid the COVID-19 pandemic, I knew I wanted to be a fellow at IMAGO Global Grassroots. I was excited to join an organization with a multi-disciplinary...
By: Jessica Peck, IMAGO Summer Fellow 2021 The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that approximately 30%, or 1.3 billion tons, of the food produced each year around the world is either lost or wasted before it is consumed. This occurs at all levels of the supply chain, from farmer’s fields...
By: Johanan Rivera, C.O.O. Like many organizations over the past year, IMAGO went from the shock and anxiousness of the unknown, directly into a steep learning curve of new ways of servicing clients and interacting with each other. We eventually settled into a new routine, managing to increase our productivity and reach. ...