I am fundraising for The Borgen Project, a non-profit organization which hopes to make poverty a priority in government agendas worldwide through advocacy, education and political engagement. I genuinely believe in the work of the organization, and find a lot of inspiration from the founder’s story. Clint Borgen realized a need to put increased pressure on the US government to address issues of severe poverty worldwide when volunteering in refugee camps in 1999. In 2003 he dedicated himself to founding The Borgen Project to achieve his goals, funding its beginning through living and working on a fishing vessel in Alaska. I am excited to be interning for them as a writer/journalist, contributing to their content and news-production in relation to global issues surrounding poverty and hardship. As part of this, I am hoping to raise funds to support the project and its wider campaigns.