Through co-op with a business incubator in Cape Town, two Northeastern students helped transform social enterprises devastated by a long history of poverty and racism.
Teaching entrepreneurship in South Africa
Psychology major Kate Pellegrino worked on co-op with a Cape Town nonprofit that fosters fledgling entrepreneurs.
Helping impoverished small business owners, one microloan at a time
Northeastern’s Social Enterprise Institute has been changing the lives of impoverished people in South Africa and the Dominican Republic for the last several years.
Supporting democracy in South Africa
International affairs and criminal justice dual major Audra Richards is on co-op in South Africa, where she is working to promote open, democratic governments.
Committed to changing lives
Micro-finance experience in South Africa and a presidential speech inspire a young Northeastern alumna to follow a path of helping others
