Fact Sheet
LearnServe International
- 2 programs offered: Fellows and Abroad
- Fellows is a 9 month training program in social entrepreneurship
- Abroad is a 5 month program preparing students for two-week service trips to Jamaica, Paraguay, and Zambia
- Approximately 90 students in both programs each year
- Roughly 25% overlap between the two programs
- 30 participating schools in the District of Columbia and Montgomery and Fairfax counties
- 650 DC-area students directly engaged in LearnServe Fellows and Abroad programs since 2004
- 2,500+ students engaged in youth-led social change through LearnServe students and alumni
LearnServe Fellows Program Facts 2012
- 20% more students felt comfortable speaking in public at the end of the program
- 38 students from DC Public or Public Charter schools
- 45 ventures designed and pitched to expert panels
- 58 LearnServe Fellows graduates
- 92% of students would recommend the LearnServe Fellows program to a friend
LearnServe Abroad Program Facts 2012
- 3 countries visited: Jamaica, Paraguay, and Zambia
- 19 schools represented
- 49 students and teachers traveled overseas
- 60% of students received financial assistance
- 76% of students attend DC Public or Public Charter schools
- 91% of students felt the experience had changed them
- $8,115 raised for projects in Jamaica, Paraguay, and Zambia