ChangEducate is an award contest that features student social entrepreneurs on a DVD that will be distributed internationally through the classroom setting to motivate students to get involved.

Here is the application, if you would like to participate! Alternatively, you may share this link. Read more

Blogs is one of the first information services we launched for members and chapters of Discover Worlds. It has been through three updates and is running smoothly. Just this morning we added a blog for the Duke chapter of Discover Worlds. It’s under construction, but it will be worth visiting when it’s complete. Meanwhile, the Umubano Sister School Program still hosts its blog here, using it mainly to publish online newsletters. Since Blogs has been successful, we may be adding a wiki service in the future.

As our need for communication grows, we are also exploring the possibility of integrating services such as Twitter and perhaps even opening a discussion forum.

Discover Worlds Kolkata has recently updated us on their activities, and it is amazing what they are doing in their community. Maddy writes,

There’s this place called Hazra where 8 families live on the streets: literally having just a shack to sleep in at night… the area is just 10 minutes from our school and my house. We used to walk past them every time, treating them as part of the street… then we realized how much we needed them… there are 7-8 kids over there but the most amazing part is that their mothers are interested in learning the alphabets as well! We are now taking care about their education and hygiene… [we have] discovered our extended family!

Ria will be writing a more detailed article, so stay tuned for that. Meanwhile, here are some photographs of the Hazra folk.
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Discover Worlds opened a new chapter last month in Kolkata, India. The Chapter’s founders, Ria Banerjee and Madhumita Chatterjee, were able to share with us some of their motivations.

Ria Banerjee (left) and Madhumita Chatterjee (right)

Ria was influenced by the idea of students as a catalyst of change, and of working together to make a positive difference in human thought. Dedicated to the welfare of society and encouraged by the ideas of Discover Worlds, Ria took the first chance she had to contribute by starting this chapter.

Madhumita believes that the progression of society depends on the youth. Concerned about their poverty, illiteracy, and lack of opportunity, Madhumita was inspired to help lead today’s society towards a better tomorrow. Like Mother Teresa, she believes that “we cannot do great things on this Earth, but small things with great love.”

We appreciate Ria, Madhumita, and other Discover Worlds members worldwide for their contributions.

Recently, Discover Worlds has been extending its efforts to target issues worldwide. We are happy to announce that a Kolkata chapter has been formed that will be working with street children and raising awareness on poverty in India. The founders of this chapter are Class 11 students Madhumita Chatterjee and Ria Banerjee.