Engaged Curriculum Grants
Community-Engaged Learning in Emerging Economies
Partnering with entrepreneurs, NGOs, universities and rural communities in developing countries to tackle challenges in business, agriculture and natural resource management
Small companies and entrepreneurs in rural Africa, Central and South America, and Asia have the potential to transform their local economies, but challenges in business management, agricultural productivity, social entrepreneurship and natural resource management can limit their impact. The Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART) Program pairs student teams from across the university with small companies, social enterprises and community groups in emerging economies to solve business-related challenges in a collaborative way. The partners benefit from access to outside perspectives, analyses and recommendations. Students gain practical experience with international consulting, understand the role business and public sector policies can play in economic development, and get acquainted with high level managerial and work practices within business systems from diverse cultures.
Grant type: Development (2018-19, 2019-20)
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Economic Vitality and Entrepreneurship
The Team
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Ndunge Kiiti, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
SC Johnson College of Business
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Ralph Christy, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
SC Johnson College of Business
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Miguel Gómez, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
SC Johnson College of Business
- Community partner: International Livestock Research Institute
- Community partner: Ikirezi
- Community partner: Seven Sisters Winery
- Community partner: Dirkoch Crunch
- Community partner: Canettevallei Lavender
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.