Alumni impact: How Appalachia influenced me
In April 2017, as part of a group of students from the prestigious Fulbright Program, Kinga Zsofia Horvath traveled to Appalachia…
Archive for March 12, 2019 | Amizade
Seeing myself for the first time
In 2010, Ruby Maddox, a student majoring in Public Policy in Urban Communities and Political Science, wanted to connect her…
Community Engagement: an International Journey
Introducing the Hill District Global Engagement Coalition! Pittsburgh’s youth are making international connections as part of this new initiative to…
Bringing Solar Energy to Schools in Tanzania
In November of 2017, Amizade began a collaboration with the All People be Happy Foundation, and our Karagwe based community…
My Stretching Latin Adventure
Recently, Amizade Ghana alumna and Virginia State University student Verlisha Brandon went on her first ever solo expedition outside of…
A Call for Peace
On December 4th, Amizade traveled to attend the screening premiere of the Documentary, A Call for Peace, at the UN in New…
Believe in the power of global education
On November 27th, Amizade participated in Give Big Pittsburgh, the annual day of giving in the city of bridges organized…
GSAA’s Inaugural Cohort
The Amizade team is excited to share that we’ve have chosen our first cohort for the Global Social Action Accelerator. We…
Breaking stereotypes
In this blog post, Ian Fields, born and raised in Williamson, West Virginia elaborates on how important is for our…
Why I interned at Amizade
Lucy Crelli, a recent undergraduate student of the Rhode Island School of Social Design, spent an insightful season interning in…