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.

Our next four Uyisenga Scholars have been announced! For more information, please refer to this page.

The Uyisenga Scholarship covers an annual $700 tuition. Please help us sponsor these students by making a donation! In the future we will be working with Orphans of Rwanda (ORI), which has a full program providing additional benefits to orphans.

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.

Join The Uyisenga Scholars team and help make a difference in the life of students in the Rwandan area as a Director of Program Management:

I. Education and Experience

• Acquiring High School Diploma or Acquiring College Degree
• Proficiency in Microsoft Products (Excel a plus!)
• Have experience in the field of community service

II. Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Must have strong organizational, management skills; must be able to multi-task
• Excellent communications skills: oral and written
• Must be able to adapt quickly to our computer software databases
• Good writing skills

III. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Planning/Organizational Management

• Plan, develop and administrative financial, strategic, business, and fundraising planning
• Plan, coordinate volunteer events/activities
• Plan, develop, and administrate our volunteer program
• Plan, create fundraising goals to help raise money for program
• Write weekly grants to small businesses
• Create monthly brochures, newsletters, professional letters to distribute information about our organization
• Direct certain projects by Director
• Plan, develop, and research education statistics
• Create long-term program goals
• Create Program Evaluations monthly
• Update incoming/outgoing budget in database
• Create 360 degree Evaluations for company
• Keep regular and accurate records of volunteer work sessions by timely input into the journaling database

Industry: Non-Profit

Hours: 20 hours a week

Pay: Volunteer Service

Note: Duties may be changed or added.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send cover letter and résumé to: <amarron@discoverworlds.org>.

We are pleased to announce our first three Uyisenga Scholars! Their biographies can be found here.

They have demonstrated exceptional commitment to make a difference in the orphan community they are from and through academics and leadership. The Uyisenga Scholarship covers tuition, healthcare, book, and housing fees, as well as computer and language training. In addition, there is a monthly stipend for basic goods.

These three scholars were chosen through the Orphans of Rwanda (ORI) program.