Nabilla Ariffin (URBS ’13) wins a spot at the 2018 New Faces Convening

SquashSmarts Community Impact Director, and Urbie, Nabilla Ariffin is 1 of 10 young leaders from ‘global north’ chosen to join 10 young leaders from ‘global south’ for the inaugural 2018 New Faces Convening.

The International Youth Foundation (IYF) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) joint project is uniting social and civic entrepreneurs from around the world to create demand, action and progress towards the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The convening -- set to take place this week in Bellagio, Itay  -- is supported by The Rockefeller Foundation and facilitated by IYF President Susan Reichle, IYF Global Director of Social Innovation Ashok Regmi, and CMU ambassador Sarah Mendelson.

Nabilla’s video stood out among the field of international applicants and will put SquashSmarts work on a global stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpsKVn3Q23I