The Borgen Project's mission is to campaign the leaders of the most powerful and influential nations to make extreme poverty a focus.
Claire Zinnen grew up with an appreciation for world poverty. Her grandfather immigrated to the United States after losing his home in Lithuania during World War II and her mother served in the Peace Corps in Senegal. Claire interned this summer with the Borgen Project. Claire shared the Borgen Project's mission is to campaign the leaders of the most powerful and influential nations to make extreme poverty a focus. Areas of focus include starvation/global food security; newborn, child and mother survival; access to clean water and sanitation; and food aid reform. The Borgen Project provides a framework to help support everyone getting involved, including impacting legislation and mobilizing volunteers. The organization's current focus is on protecting future funding for international affairs, promoting acting on the Gaza humanitarian crisis and urging congress to support the Global Fragility Reauthorization Act. If you would like to help, you can go to the Borgen Project internet page at: https://borgenproject.org/action-center/ and reach out to your representatives to let them know you support these focus areas.