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    Julia Cedarholm, Rising Social Entrepreneur Award Winner

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    Julia Cedarholm, Rising Social Entrepreneur Award Winner This year, AMIGOS launched our first-ever Rising Social Entrepreneur Award for an outstanding alumnus. Julia Cedarholm (’11, ’12, ’13, ’14) was nominated by … Read More

    On Learning and Service: Cellestine’s AMIGOS Story

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    On Learning and Service: Cellestine’s AMIGOS Story Earlier this year, AMIGOS alum Cellestine contacted us because she created a workshop about cultural humility inspired by her experience in Nicaragua with … Read More

    Meet AMIGOS alum Olivia (’21) and her father Jeff Hill – Two Generations of Amigos

    Posted by lgomez

    Olivia is a second-generation AMIGOS alum that participated in the La Costa project in Ecuador this past summer. She shared with us some of her favorite memories with AMIGOS, from … Read More

    In Conversation with Peter Fenton

    Posted by lyoung

    In Conversation with Peter Fenton About Peter Peter Fenton is a partner at Benchmark, a venture capital firm. His current Board Seats include Airtable, Buoyant, Clickhouse, Cloudera (IPO: CLDR), Cockroach … Read More

    Mateo’s Statement of Purpose

    Posted by lyoung

    Mateo (Peru ’14, Costa Rica ’19) was kind enough to share his statement of purpose for graduate school with AMIGOS. He cites his experiences with AMIGOS as being pivotal to … Read More

    Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Alana

    Posted by asundstrom

    One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Alana, from Austin, TX – shares about her experiences with AMIGOS and her service project about voting! Learn about the Community Impact Project … Read More

    Alumni Spotlight: Anne Morriss

    Posted by lyoung

    Anne Morriss (’94, ’95, ’96, ’97) and her wife Frances Frei recently published a book on leadership, Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Anne Morriss is … Read More

    Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Saylor

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    One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Saylor, from San Carlos, CA – shares about her experiences with AMIGOS in Panama and virtually, as well as her service project about … Read More

    Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Simran

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    One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Simran, from Los Altos, CA- shares about her experiences with AMIGOS in Panama and virtually, as well as her service project! Learn about … Read More

    Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Blessing

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    One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Blessing from Pérez Zeledón, San José, Costa Rica- shares about her experience building community on a virtual platform and the speaking English regularly … Read More

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