Lindsay Bushong
Lindsay is passionate about turning century-old cities into modern, sustainable meccas that further education, health and happiness. She looks to learn as much as possible about the environment, culture and communication. She currently is pursing a Bachelors Degree in Urban Environmental Studies and an Architectural/Digital Media double minor from Drexel University. She sees the built […]
Christian Brown
Christian was raised in the suburban town of Media, Pennsylvania, located 20 minutes southeast of Philadelphia. He became an Eagle Scout at the age of 17, which instilled in him a love for nature and the outdoors. He is now in his last year as an undergraduate student at Drexel University, where he has been […]
Backyard Beds
In 2013, Lindsay and Christian founded Backyard Beds, which intended to promote urban greening, access to healthy food, local economic development, and environment protection through backyard gardens. Lindsay and Christian have both transitioned into Resolution’s Continuing Impact Program.
Aeo
In summer 2017, Xiaoyue Gong founded Aeo to safeguard the health of Chinese urban residents against ubiquitous particulate air pollution by raising awareness of invisible indoor air pollution and empowering people to take informed actions to protect themselves. Aeo wearable air quality sensors not only inform people of the air quality of their exact location […]
Xiaoyue Gong
Xiaoyue is a PhD Candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is founder and CEO of Aeo, a social venture that protects people from severe indoor air pollution in cities through smart IoT design. Her current research is in algorithms and machine learning for supply chain optimization. Since a very young age, Xiaoyue has been working […]
Mwangala Simataa
Mwangala Simataa, a Zambian citizen, is currently a junior at Lafayette College majoring in Economics and Philosophy. Throughout his time at Lafayette College, he has served as a researcher for the Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project, which is an interdisciplinary team of students and professors that works with distressed communities to find ways to develop and commercialize latent […]
Afritrove Milling
In 2017, Munyaradzi Chifetete & Mwangala Simataa co-founded Afritrove Milling in Zambia to provide a local solution for mealie meal production. Mealie meal is a staple made of maize for which a national monopoly exists—it has pushed down prices for farmers and artificially inflated prices for consumers. The team is using a local approach to source […]
Munyaradzi Chifetete
Munyaradzi is an undergraduate student at Lafayette College from Zimbabwe pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is an active member of the Lafayette chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and ASCE Steel Bridge team. Munyaradzi has interned at United Parcel Service (UPS), in the Industrial Engineering division, and at […]
Avishek Sanjel Chhetri
Born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, Avishek has grown to realize the health disparity that exists globally in terms of quality healthcare services. Avishek is driven by his passion to bring change to the healthcare sector of Nepal. Avishek is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Rochester studying Biochemistry and International Relations. He […]
Team Gyan
Following the devastating 2015 earthquake in Nepal, Team Gyan was launched to rebuild safe, earthquake-resistant schools in rural communities. Led by Suman Kumar, the venture constructed two schools in 2017 and 2018, providing over 150 students with access to quality educational infrastructure. By incorporating disaster-resilient construction techniques, the project not only addressed immediate needs but […]
