About

See Change is an initiative of Students of the World, an Austin, Texas-based nonprofit created and led by college students. Starting as a student organization at Duke University in 1999, Students of the World now has chapters at seven college campuses. Our students document global issues in local communities and return home to share and inspire others toward global understanding and activism.

With See Change, our objective is not only to shine a light on positive change, but also to use these stories to directly support the nongovernmental organizations with which we work.

When you donate to a See Change project, 100% of the donation goes toward achieving the organization’s goal. You can track the progress of each project through the images, stories and fund-raising updates on our site as the goal is realized.

Clinton Global Initiative

The Clinton Global Initiative is a nonpartisan catalyst for action, bringing together global leaders, including heads of state, nonprofit organizations, charities and business leaders, to discuss challenges facing the world today and devise and implement innovative solutions. The Initiative culminates in an annual conference, at which each invited guest must make a specific commitment to address one of the focus areas discussed.

In 2006 Students of the World committed to sending its university teams to Clinton Global Initiative commitment sites, covering each of the CGI goals. Each Students of the World team produced a short documentary film to be shown at the Clinton Global Initiative summit and used as an advocacy tool on their campuses and in their communities. Students of the World has continued to cultivate a partnership with CGI, bringing to life the problems and, more important, the solutions that the Clinton Global Initiative participants are addressing. Our See Change partners are all members of the CGI who have pledged to transform their ideas into action in communities around the world.

Sanam Vaziri Quraishi Foundation

See Change would not be possible without the generous support of the our Executive Producer Sanam Quraishi and the Sanam Vaziri Quraishi Foundation, which we were connected to through the Clinton Global Initiative. SVQF seeks to alleviate extreme poverty and inequality through tangible philanthropy: focused investment in education and practical solutions that produce concrete results.