Tremendous success in our inaugural year: check out some numbers!

Number of Nominations / Résumés:
India: 300+
Colombia: 100+

Number of Applications:
India: 90
Colombia: 40

Number of Volunteer Readers:
38 Readers for India and Colombia

Total Reader Hours:
150 hours for India and Colombia Applications
(About 20 minutes to review each application, each application read by 3 people, 100 total applications read)

*Each application was reviewed by at least two independent readers and two Atlas Corps staff members. The top candidates for each Host organization were then presented to the respective Program Boards.

Average Age / Years of Experience:
India: 32 years old, 6 years of experience
Colombia: 28 years old, 4 years of experience

Colombia Program Board Members:

  • Jose Francisco Aguirre, Associate, Compartamos con Colombia
  • Courtney Beale, Diplomatic, United States Embassy in Colombia
  • Kat Duffy, CODHES
  • Johanna Franco, Coordinator, ECHO-SCUK Project: Boys, Girls and youngsters Protection against forced recruitment
  • Dr. Isabel Londoño, Ed.d, Fundacion Mujeres por Colombia/Educational Coaching
  • Kristina Mejo, Technical Cooperation for Migrations Officer, Internacional Organization for Migrations (IOM)
  • Juan B. Mckay, General Council of Panama in Colombia
  • Maria Lucia Roa, Director, Ashoka-Colombia
  • Pablo Emilio Vanegas, Director, Entrepreneurial Development Area, Corona Foundation

India Program Board Members

  • Sohini Bhattacharya, Ashoka India
  • Krish Dutta, Dupont Corporation India
  • Alex Ganier, USAID India
  • Amita Joseph, Business  Community Foundation
  • Ajit Joy, UNODC
  • Ranjana Kumari, Center for Social Research
  • Rahul Nainwal, iVolunteer
  • Shankar Venkateswaran, America India Foundation