Latest From The Pamela and Ajay Raju Foundation
100,000 Face Masks Donated to Communities in Need
The Pamela and Ajay Raju Foundation has already distributed the first installment of 100,000 face masks to a variety of super disseminators and community organizations in Philadelphia. By collaborating with 6ABC and the School District of Philadelphia, the Foundation will distribute boxes of masks to frontline workers serving the most vulnerable Philadelphians. Donations will benefit…
Numbers You Need: Unequal Impacts for COVID-19
UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMICS UNPRECEDENTED INEQUALITIES African Americans have the highest number of COVID-19 cases. According to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, African Americans with lower incomes are most likely to become ill. You Need To Read: 01 TREATMENT A drug called dexamethasone — often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and some…
“Project Ventilator”: Our response to COVID-19
The Foundation’s “Project Ventilator” campaign seeks to address concerns specific to the COVID-19 pandemic. Philadelphia has faced extensive burdens – medical, financial, political, and social – and our campaign is an effort to ameliorate damage and to aid communities in need. We’re proud to support the following initiatives and partners under the auspices of the…
IMAGINING POSSIBLE FUTURES: ESSAY CONTEST WINNER
Last week, the Philadelphia Museum of Art hosted an opening reception for its latest exhibit — Designs for Different Futures. At the reception, Timothy Rub, PMA’s Director, announced, and recognized from stage, the winner of the Raju Foundation’s Annual essay contest. And the winner is …. Mary Cipperman! Mary received a scholarship award, an apprenticeship with…
Hazim Hardeman Inspires at Germination Project Gala
At The Germination Project’s Fifth Annual Draft Day Gala, Temple Rhodes Scholar, Philadelphia native and Draft Day keynote Hazim Hardeman left us with words that all of us would do well to live by: Find a place to stand, and stand there. Hit the link to access a video of Hazim’s speech and some coverage…
NOW CLOSED: Imagining Possible Futures: An Essay Contest
Imagining possible futures has always been part of the human condition. The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition, Designs for Different Futures, will highlight innovative designs that address the values, needs, and desires of society in our ever-changing world. Through this lens, the future has never looked more exciting or more challenging. From lab-grown organs…
Artful Thinking Workshop
The Germination Project hosted the Fellows at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the Artful Thinking Workshop. Developed by Project Zero at Harvard University, the artful thinking approach focuses on six thinking dispositions: Observing and Describing, Questioning and Investigating, Reasoning, Comparing and Connecting, Exploring Viewpoints, and Finding Complexity. Using the museum’s famed art collection, the…
Water — Essay Contest Winner
Congratulations to Hadley Ball, the winner of the Pamela & Ajay Raju Foundation’s Water Essay Contest! Last week, the Raju Foundation presented Hadley with a $10,000 scholarship at the Philadelphia Zoo’s 2018 Global Conservation Gala. Hadley’s essay, now published in The Philadelphia Citizen, was selected as the top submission from over 150 essays received from high schoolers…
Video: Germination Project’s 2018 Leadership Bootcamp
A look back at the Germination Project’s 2018 Leadership Boot Camp hosted by Penn Medicine.
NOW CLOSED: Water Essay Contest
Participants must create and submit an original essay that responds to the following contest prompt: In an era of ecological upheaval caused by human population shifts, development and climate change, we can no longer take for granted abundant access to water, our most critical natural resource. Our next generation of leaders will be charged with…