About Us
World Savvy was founded in San Francisco in 2002 by Dana Curran and Madiha Murshed, and programs have grown to serve more than 5,000 youth and 500 teachers annually in Northern California. Through three core dynamic global education programs, students and teachers in K-12 schools have a unique opportunity to learn about and engage in community and world affairs.
San Francisco remains our Headquarters Office, supporting activities locally and nationally, in Minneapolis - St.Paul and New York. Our team of educators and youth development practitioners are committed to serving students who have access to the least support and resources, and so work tirelessly to make these programs available to K-12 schools in high poverty communities throughout the Bay Area and surrounding areas.
The Bay Area is rich with cultural diversity, and is an ideal community for youth to explore the issues and challenges which face not only their neighborhoods, but the broader global community as well. In 2008-09, youth in the Global Youth Media and Arts Program will explore Immigration and Identity; in the World Affairs Challenge students will learn about Human Migration, and through the Global Educators Program, teachers and students in schools throughout the Bay area will have an opportunity to connect local action with global impact on a range of issues in classrooms everyday.
More than 275 active volunteers support these programs annually, and we encourage you to be in touch to learn how you can become involved.