education

Jordan’s Knowledge Economy

What comes to mind when you hear the name Jordan? While Americans might reminisce about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, those outside the U.S. will think of a small country in the Middle East near nestled between Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and the West Bank. Steeped in thousands of

Keep Reading →

Vittana on TechFlash

by Katie Gruver

We continue to be humbled and honored by the support of Seattle’s tech community. Two weeks ago, we won the Seattle 2.0 Award for Best Nonprofit Startup. Over the weekend, TechFlash ran this great article on Vittana. Here’s a favorite quote about how our CEO Kushal Chakrabarti sees the world and how

Keep Reading →

Introducing our Fellow in Jordan – Nathan

by Nathan Richardson

Nathan lives in Los Angeles, CA and is serving as a Vittana Fellow in Jordan during the first half of 2011. (photo credit of Nathan: Fizzah Raza Photography) I originally hale from the great state of Iowa, home of the Field of Dreams, but for the last six years I’ve

Keep Reading →

Vittana wins “Best Nonprofit” at Seattle 2.0 and Celebrates 2nd Bday

by Katie Gruver

The excitement level is through the roof here at Vittana! And there are three very good reasons for our more-than-usual boisterousness. 1. Last night, Vittana won best non-profit start-up at the Seattle 2.0 Awards. Seattle is known worldwide for its innovative start-up community, and we’re excited and humbled to be

Keep Reading →

Getting To Know La Paz

by Mark Andrews

The first thing I noticed when I flew into the El Alto International Airport (LPB) is that La Paz is really high up. At 13,325 feet, LPB is one of the highest airports in the world, and the direct flight from Miami (8 feet above sea level) gave me

Keep Reading →

Your Fellow in Peru

by boleary

Photo of sand paintings during Semana Santa in Peru A little about me: I grew up in Seattle, Washington in a very full house. In addition to my parents, two sisters, two brothers, and grandmother, there was always at least one student from another country living under our roof. Furthermore,

Keep Reading →

Holy Discontent in Rwanda

by Patrick Huang

Mwaramutse! (“Good morning” in Kinyarwanda, one of the three official languages in Rwanda.) And this morning, like many mornings here in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is especially picturesque. Despite the 25-minute (uphill) walk to the office, the view more than makes up for arriving at work almost drenched in

Keep Reading →

Why Donate?

by Katie Gruver

On Vittana.org, you can make an individual loan to a student and help them finish school. These loans change lives; there’s no doubt about it. There’s Haward (23) from Nicaragua whose loan helped him become a lawyer and who’s now giving back pro-bono services to his community. There’s Mercy Marilu

Keep Reading →

How we can turn $1 into $53

by Katie Gruver

Around the Vittana offices, we talk a lot about sustainability, return on investment and (everyone’s favorite word) “leverage”. Buzz words aside, what we’re really about is delivering student loans as efficiently as we can to as many young people as possible. Some organizations talk about providing a 2:1 leverage on

Keep Reading →

Vittana’s been Netted by the Webby’s

by Katie Gruver

A few weeks ago we got a nice surprise in our inbox; we got the news that Netted was featuring Vittana in their daily email. Quite nice of them, don’t you think? Here’s the article in case you’d like to take a peek. Netted sends a daily internet-focused email that

Keep Reading →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →