Student, Change Maker, International Non-Profit Founder, and Impact Mentor
Student, Change Maker, International Non-Profit Founder, and Impact Mentor
Maya Rashid is an activist, non-profit founder, researcher and entrepreneur. At age 14, she founded the Non-Profit Project Celebrate.
Through her work with Project Celebrate, she has reached over 6000 children worldwide and recruited upwards of 800 volunteers.
What is project celebrate?
Project Celebrate is a youth-led volunteer initiative that works to brighten the lives of children in foster care and homeless shelters through:
Mentorship & Tutoring
Birthday/Holiday Presents and Celebrations
Career development programs
Art, STEM, and Athletic Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Two Panels:
How Can young people create positive change with Evan Spiegal, CEO Snap inc
The role of youth in shaping the future, Joseph Stiglitz, Economist and Nobel Laureate
In partnership with Kendra Scott, Project Celebrate was able to raise over $3000 through this fundraiser.