Women and children gather to participate in a mother's support group inside their village in Makeni, Sierra Leone.
Lehigh Global Social Impact Fellows work to develop more positive health outcomes in the West African nation.
Stephanie Veto
In early August, 23 Global Social Impact Fellows arrived in Sierra Leone to conduct field work on projects designed to fight hunger and disease and increase global awareness of health crises. While their research and projects varied, the Lehigh students had a shared goal—sustainable impact.
This fieldwork was the culmination of months of lab testing, documentation and business-plan development during the spring and summer semesters on campus.
Stephanie Veto
The university's Lehigh360 initiative, a hub for high-impact learning opportunities, exemplifies the Coalition’s mission
Sofia Espinoza ’24 was an inaugural member of Lehigh’s Global Social Impact Fellowship project, “AI Strengthening Healthcare Access.”
There were 200 students who presented projects from interdisciplinary undergraduate research programs this summer.
