SHINING A LIGHT ON PROGRESS SINCE 2000

STUDENTS OF THE WORLD

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“Watch these films and you will see the Clinton Global Initiative come alive in ways that words cannot.

- President Clinton, CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE

students of the worldStudents of the World began as an idea conceived by a college student in 1999. The premise was that the next generation of American leaders would be citizens of the United States but also must be students of the world.

What is a student of the world? Someone who is curious about other cultures and compassionate enough to explore them first hand. A person who listens to the stories of others and returns home to share what she has learned. With these motives in

mind, a team of ten Duke students journeyed to Kitezh, Russia to learn from and document a unique orphan community near Moscow that combines features of an orphanage with foster care. They returned home with black and white photographs, hand-written journals chronicling their experiences and an incredible story to tell. Over 250 students, 45 organizations and 24 countries later, SOW is now a national movement.

Our purpose is to shine a light on progress happening all over the world. To focus the lens on those individuals and organizations who are fighting on the front lines of human rights and social justice. To capture stories of solutions, hope and lives changed - from solar lanterns in India, to financial inclusion in Kosovo, rehabilitation programs in Northern Uganda, sustainable housing in New Orleans, and programs of conflict resolution in Israel & the West Bank. We envision a generation of Americans who have the desire to know, the power to see, and the will to use their creative capacity to spark awareness of and activism for their global community.

We work closely with our creative student teams to produce powerful multimedia content that includes short films, vignettes, photo stories, audio slideshows, written articles, graphic animation and more. With more than 11 years of experience, a full range of professional equipment and the best post-production partners in Austin, we are able to produce professional quality media that is unique, powerful and engaging.

P&G Children’s Safe Drinking WaterKiva Peace Players InternationalVital VoicesBalkan Children and Youth Foundation American Jewish World Service & African Services CommitteeCenter for Digital InclusionThe Energy and Resources InstituteFundación ParaguayaTeach A Man To FishSehgal FoundationAfricareCASAMarie Stopes International Kitezh Children’s Eco-VillageSelf Employed Women’s AssociationCARETelecursoSanam Vaziri Quraishi FoundationInstitute for Rural Research & DevlopmentKids HavenSwaziland Youth Against HIV/AIDSScience of Life Systems 24/7Human Rights FocusMayalanKAIPPGVillage Volunteers

Doc to Dock Chinese Family Planning Association

EmbarqTASO

Kids HavenSwaziland Youth Against HIV/AIDS

Science of Life Systems 24/7Human Rights Focus

MayalanKAIPPG

Village VolunteersChinese Family Planning Association

Van MujeresMPOWER Labs

Standard Chartered’s Seeing is BelievingThe Make It Right Foundation

Broadmoor Improvement AssociationWater.org

Global Give Back CircleUganda Fund

The Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and ResearchFundación Armistad

Pampers/UnicefOpportunity International

Clinton Bush Haiti FundUn Techo Para Mi Pais

Chinese Family Planning AssociationVan Mujeres

our past partners

what we doStudents of the World (SOW) connects the creative capacity of college students with organizations around the globe, using digital storytelling to capture the work they do and the lives they change. We produce powerful documentary-style media that educates, enagages and highlights stories of positive change.

HIGH QUALITY MULTIMEDIA

We work closely with our creative student teams to produce powerful multimedia content that includes short films, vignettes, photo stories, audio slideshows, written articles and more. With more than 10 years of experience, a full range of professional equipment and the best post-production partners in Austin, we are able to produce professional quality media that is unique, powerful and engaging.

We recruit teams of college students that are highly skilled in filmmaking, editing, photography, journalism, graphic design and new media management. We are currently operating at the University of Michigan, the University of Texas, the University of North Carolina, Duke University, Boston University, the University of Virginia and Harvard University.

CREATIVE STUDENTS

We partner with organizations from around the world that are addressing important global, social issues in ways that are innovative, sustainable and effective.

INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONS

through the years:

A STUDENT PARTICIPANT IN PLAYING FOR PEACE (ISRAEL, 2006)

2000

2001 Duke University

FUNDACIÓN AMISTADCUBA

Duke UniversityKITEZH CHILDREN’S ECO-VILLAGERUSSIA

Duke University + University of North Carolina CHINESE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION + MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONALCHINA

University of MichiganLEADERSHIP-CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTECAMBODIA

The University of TexasKAIPPG/VILLAGE VOLUNTEERSKENYA

University of MichiganSWAZILAND YOUTH AGAINST HIV/AIDS + KIDS HAVENSOUTH AFRICA

Duke UniversityFUNDACIÓN AMISTADCUBA

The University of TexasMAYALANMEXICO

Students of the World is founded in 1999 at Duke University. The inaugural trip is to Kitezh, Russia, where the Duke team documented the Kitezh Children’s Eco Village, an innovative grass-roots community created for foster families of orphan children.

Duke SOW presents their work at the Duke University Center for Documentary Studies, exhibits their photographs on campus and speaks to elementary classrooms about issues regarding Russian orphans.

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SOW was the single most influential experience of my college years. It’s one thing to talk about global poverty — it’s another to live among people for whom it is a daily reality.

ZACH NEUMANNGUATEMALA 2004

KENYA 2005

Texas SOW travels to Guatemala to work with Mayalan to study the indigenous Mayan population, human rights abuses, and the aftereffects of the 36-year civil war that ended in 1996.

Michigan SOW debuts “Nation Positive,” a touring multimedia exhibition based on their time in South Africa, at 4731 Gallery in Detroit.

The fourth SOW chapter is founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

A joint SOW team from Duke and UNC engages in an investigative comparison of governmental and private responses to HIV/AIDS in China.

SOW makes a two-year commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).

2004

2005

“ It was an amazing experience — as an American, I had all sorts of preconceived notions about what to expect in Havana, and it was enlightening to see and begin to understand Cuba from up-close.

LUCAS SCHAEFERCUBA 2001

“Duke SOW creates the inaugural Student Documentary Festival for Duke and produces the first volume of their annual SOW magazine, ECHO.

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2003

University of Michigan + The University of TexasHIV/AIDS OUTREACHUGANDA

Duke UniversityCENTRO DE DESARROLLO AGROPECUARIO + WITNESS FOR PEACEMEXICO

Duke UniversitySELF EMPLOYED WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION + THE MEENA PROJECTINDIA

Duke UniversityCAREPERU

University of MichiganDOC TO DOCKBENIN

University of North CarolinaBALKAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOUNDATIONTHE BALKANS

Duke UniversityWISERKENYA

Brown UniversityKIVAKENYA

Columbia UniversityAFRICARETANZANIA

The University of TexasVITAL VOICESTHAILAND

Brown University + Columbia UniversityAFRICAN SERVICES COMMITTEEETHIOPIA

The University of TexasPLAYING FOR PEACEISRAEL

Duke UniversityEMBARQBRAZIL

University of North CarolinaVAN MUJERESMEXICO

University of MichiganSEHGAL FOUNDATIONINDIA

The Duke team holds joint discussions and display their photography on campus. The India team also holds a lecture event on campus, cosponsored by the Kenan Institute for Ethics and the Department of Economics.

SOW expands to Brown University and Columbia University.

Texas SOW documents Playing For Peace, a program that uses basketball to foster tolerance between Jewish and Arab youth within Israel and the West Bank.

Short films from all five trips are screened at the Clinton Global Initiative annual summit in New York City. SOW photography is also utilized at the event.

SOW begins its first domestic project, studying the Broadmoor Improvement Association’s efforts to rebuild the Broadmoor neighborhood in New Orleans.

Columbia SOW travels to Tanzania to document Africare’s holistic program, COPE, which helps orphaned and vulnerable children. Their short film was screened at Africare’s annual gala event in Washington, D.C.

New SOW chapters are founded at The University of Texas and the University of Michigan. New SOW Member of the Texas/Michigan team travel to Gulu, Uganda to document the conflict and its effect on AIDS in the region. They begin to work on a feature length documentary, “The Children’s War” which as of Fall 2008 is in the final stages of post-production.

2006

2007

The level of energy and passion brought by Students of the World in their visit…left our local staff feeling especially appreciated and inspired.

KIM NICHOLSDIRECTOR, AFRICAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

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With Students of the World, you realize that things are changing, every day, and they’re changing for the better. JIMMY MENTER

BENIN 2007

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University of MichiganPROCTER & GAMBLE’S:CHILDREN’S SAFE DRINKING WATERKENYA

University of TexasFUNDACION PARAGUAYAPARAGUAY

Duke UnivesityCOMMITTEE TO DEMOCRATIZE INFO TECH.BRAZIL

University of North CarolinaCENTER FOR ADOLESCENTS OF SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE (CASA)MEXICO

Brown UniversityTERI’S LIGHTING A BILLION LIVES (LABL)INDIA

Columbia University/NYUTEACH A MAN TO FISHBOLIVIA

2008

2009

University of North CarolinaWATER.ORGINDIA & BANGLADESH

New York UniversityTOMORROW’S YOUTH ORGANIZATIONNABLUS, THE WEST BANK

University of MichiganSTANDARD CHARTERED’ BANK’S: SEEING IS BELIEVING TANZANIA

Duke UniversityTELECURSOBRAZIL

University of TexasTHE SEHGAL FOUNDATIONINDIA

Brown UniversityTHE UGANDA FUNDNORTHERN UGANDA

Columbia UniversityGLOBAL GIVEBACK CIRCLEKENYA

Columbia UniversityTHE SANAM QURAISHI VAZIRI FOUNDATIONKENYA

All eight short films produced by SOW screen at the 5th Annual Clinton Global Initiative Conference, including four films that open plenary sessions.

WATER.ORG (BANGLADESH, 2009) LIGHTING A BILLION LIVES (INDIA, 2008)

Students of the World are indeed our country’s best ambassadors, showing the world that we actually live by the ideals that make our country great.

DR. BRUCE CHARASHFOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, DOC TO DOCK

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2010

CHILDREN’S SAFE DRINKING WATER (TANZANIA, 2010)

SOW celebrates its 10th Anniversary! SOW also expands the student experience to a full summer internship including four weeks of immersion travel and six weeks of post-production in Austin.

University of North CarolinaPROCTER & GAMBLE’S:CHILDREN’S SAFE DRINKING WATERTANZANIA

University of TexasMPOWER VENTURES/REV WORLDWIDEKOSOVO

National Team (Michigan, Harvard, Duke)THE MAKE IT RIGHT FOUNDATION + BROADMOOR COMMUNITYNEW ORLEANS

2011

University of North CarolinaPROCTER & GAMBLE’S PAMPERS/UNICEF PARTNERSHIPUGANDA

University of TexasCLINTON BUSH HAITI FUNDHAITI

National Team (Michigan, UVA, Duke)TOMORROW’S YOUTH ORGANIZATIONNABLUS, THE WEST BANK

Boston Team (Harvard, BU)OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONALGHANA

SOW creates three CGI fillms, all of which play at the annual CGI Conference in NYC.

PAMPERS/UNICEF PARTNERSHIP (UGANDA, 2011)

The Students of the World Summit: (Re)engage for Good brought Students of the World Alumni, current team members, supporters and partners to Austin for a weekend that included a Friday evening discussion at the Livestrong Headquarters, and panels focusing on leveraging the power of social media for good and understanding global change with leaders in the field of social documentaries, international health care, and the non-profit sector.

The Saturday evening Gala was the largest, most successful Students of the World event held to date. The evening included speeches from special guests Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health and United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti, and Cheryl Mills, Counselor and Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

(re)engage for good: 2011 summit

JEHMU GREEN (left) and JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS react to a student’s comment during

the Define American panel.

JEHMU GREEN (left), Co-Founder of Define Ameri-can and Fox News Correspondent, New Media

Manager of the University of Texas, JUAN GARCIA (center), Founder of Falling Whistles, SEAN

CARASSO (right) and CEO and Founder of Rally TOM SERRES (far right) participated in the panels.

A group shot from the Summit weekend’s “Leveraging the Power of Social Media for

Good” Panel

The summit opened with the panel “Global Change, Global Good,” comprised of Dr. Bruce Charash of Doc2Dock (left), Students of the World Founder Courtney Spence, and Dr. Greg Allgood of P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking Water.

Cheryl Mills, Counselor and Chief of Staff to Secretary Hillary Clinton speaks at the gala.

Roy Spence welcomes the Gala’s attendees to his home on Saturday night.

Courtney Spence and Matt Curtis, (Communications Director at City of Austin Offices of Mayor Lee Leffingwell) pose for a picture with the Cine Institute students. The students, from Jacmel, Haiti, participated in Students of the World. This sum-mer, Jacmel was announced a Friendship City to Austin, TX.

Past work was shown at the Saturday night Gala event. Work since Students of the World’s inaugural year (2000) was on display.

client case study: water.orgThe Client: Water.orgThe Location: India + BangladeshThe Social Issues: Access to water and sanitation, sustainable development, microlending

media needs + challengesDocument India initiative during VIP site visit (Co-founders Matt Damon + Gary White)

Produce first video and documentation of new Bangladesh initiative

Client in the process of merging and rebranding (from WaterPartners International to Water.org)

Variety of local partners and languages on the ground

sow solution + deliverablesBalanced time + resources between documenting crucial VIP visit to India and emerging program in Bangladesh

Created bridge between two regions and programs to demonstrate range of Water.org programming and overall impact

Produced overall video, India specific video and Bangladesh specific video

Delivered comprehensive photo package

project placement + impact

India video screened during plenary session at 5th Annual Clinton Global Initiative Meeting (CGI)

Both videos featured on Water.org website and used at conferences

Videos circulated and highlighted for World Water Day 2009

India video featured on CGI YouTube Channel and YouTube Homepage with more than 120,000 hits

The Client: The Make It Right FoundationThe Location: New Orleans, LAThe Social Issues: Green building, affordable houses, disaster relief

client case study: make it right

media needs + challengesCreate media for 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina including videos and b-roll

Instructional videos for potential new homeowners + green features of houses

Engage youth in the mission of MIR as volunteers and stakeholders in the future of greenbuilding

Demonstrate progress since their founding and launch of the project in 2007

sow solution + deliverablesSpent several weeks on location getting to know residents and staff in order to capture their stories through meaninful interactions

Captured every aspect of the MIR project from resident recruiting to homeowner services and construction

Produced overall video for the 5th anniversary, as well as several short videos on homeowner services, greenbuilding features and residents

Delivered comprehensive photo package, b-roll package, audio slideshows and videos

project placement + impact

Short form version of 5th Anniversary video screened at the 6th Annual Clinton Global Initiative Meeting (CGI) in New York City

Long form 5th Anniversary video featured in a MIR groupon that reached 7 million people and raised more than $30,000

Videos featured in New Orleans during events surrounding 5th Anniversary of KatrinaIndia video featured on CGI YouTube Channel and YouTube Homepage with more than 120,000 hits

We create a scope of work depending on the needs of the client, catering our media packages to each project in order to best captures the story. Some of the benefits in working with SOW include:

Improve ability to fundraise through sharing stories of lives changed Communicate the emotional and tangible impact of programs both internally and externally Gain tailored and effective visual tools for conferences and presentations Provide visual updates for enhanced stewardship of donors and stakeholders Enhance social media presence Engage with beneficiaries through effective storytelling Use student-generated media and social media to reach new audiences through online platforms

SOW’s mission is to create media that tells stories of progress and highlights individuals and organizations that are making a difference. We are commited to providing holistic, dynamic media that garners support for our clients, with the ultimate purpose of educating and inspiring others to action.

partner organization benefits

S ince our founding, we have worked with a variety of clients whose focus ranges from financial inclusion to water sanitation and at-risk youth programs. SOW works with funding

organizations, grassroots initiatives and public-private partnerships, tailoring each project to meet the needs of the client. We are always seeking new clients that have a powerful story to share, a need for engaging multimedia content and an innovative and inspiring mission.

our studentsWhile our powerful media is the face of SOW, our incredible students are what define us.

From HBO Short Film Awards to Lewis Hine Fellowships and Fullbright Scholarships, our alumni have been recognized for their creativiy, talents and passions. Our alumni have graduated to participate in Peacecorps, Americorps, and Teach for America. They are currently employed by extraordinary organizations including:

Facebook, Acumen Fund, Living Cities, Citizen Schools, TedExTapai, Clinton Global Initiative, World Teach, Google, One Acre Fund, The World Bank, HBO, ArabiCollege, GreenCorps, Viet Nam News, 4B Pictures, Intuit, Goldman Sachs, Achievement First, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and Accenture.

Our alumni are also entreprenuers, having created their own organizations, including: Wiser Kenya, Keepers of the Earth, J French, Project V.O.I.C.E., Lawrence Chen Films, and the AjA Project.

My experience in the SOW program defined my undergraduate experience, and ignited my passion to use documentary media to foster positive change in the world.

MARGAUX JOFFEMEXICO 2003

CUBA 2004

“ ”Not only did I have an incredible documentary filmmaking experience, but I learned a great deal about the public health issues of developing countries-- and I know we had a great impact on a wonderful NGO in Tanzania.

SOPHIE KRUZTANZANIA 2009

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our team + our partners

The SOW staff consists of three full-time employees, whose collective travel experience ranges from Jordan to Tanzania to Cambodia. During the summer, the SOW office brings on part-time employees and consultants, who are often SOW alumni, to contribute creatively to our projects.

Grounded in its collaborative beginnings, SOW values our partnerships above all else - our partnerships with students, clients and our post-production partners. Our best-in-class partner organizations provide exposure and guidance to our students while contributing directly to our projects. Our long-standing relationships during post -production include the following: Pony Sound, Tequila Mockingbird Music House, 1080 Inc. and GSD&M’s Idea City Advertising.

Our staff, interns, and consultants are united in purpose and their passion for storytelling.

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