Sangam Diaspora

Sangam presented “Be the Change” week, a week honoring Mahatma Gandhi. Saturday, October 6th was “Be the Change,” a national service day in tribute to Gandhi. Sangam was in the Pit and Polk Place from October 1-6 promoting South Asian Awareness, providing information on the Mahatma Gandhi Fellowship and most importantly collecting students and faculty’s “change” to raise money for the Mahatma Gandhi Fellowship (MGF).  

MGF is the only university recognized student run scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill. Each year MGF raises $6,000 to send two students abroad to work on projects that benefit South Asia. MGF scholars in the past have worked to eliminate illiteracy, have fought for women’s rights and have conducted HIV/AIDS education programs. Be the Change week was a complete success. A large sum of money was raised for the MGF scholarship. Thank you to all of those that donated money and helped us in anyway. Please continue to support the MGF scholarship so that we can make a “change” in South Asia.