Brent Shively
2012
Udaipur, India
Social Entrepreneurship in India
My name is Brent Shively. I was born and raised in the small town of Fulton, Missouri. After graduating high school, I made the journey to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Belmont University. After realizing I did not want to become a famous music industry professional, I changed my major from Music Business to Social Entrepreneurship.
In May 2012, I graduated from Belmont with a Bachelors of Science in Social Entrepreneurship. After graduation, I was looking for an opportunity to further explore my passions for development, entrepreneurship, and other cultures, which aligned perfectly with the Lumos Travel Award. Now, I am heading to India. Udaipur, India, aka The City of Lakes, is where I will be spending my four months abroad, while living in the household of a local family located in the city.
During my time there, I will be interning with Jagran Jan Vikas Samiti, JJVS, a village-based NGO with a long history of working with poor villages throughout Northwestern India. My primary roles will be to work alongside the board to strengthen the structure and management of the organization, and to access further sources of external funding for Jagran. I’m excited to work with an organization that has a very holistic approach to development and has had a successful track record for over 20 years, while at the same time, exploring and absorbing the culture and knowledge surrounding me in the family I live with, the communities Jagran works in, and the city of Udaipur.
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Major(s): Social Entrepreneurship
My Stories
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Impact
“What will my impact be?” This question is one that weighed on my mind throughout the entire time I was in Udaipur. The
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Time
Pachanga Boys- “Time” As of today, I have 10 days remaining in India, and it’s not enough time. Not enough time to complete
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Camels, Lights, Babus, and more!
“The best laid schemes of mice and men go often awry, and leave us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy!” –Robert
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Diwali
Today is the Hindu holiday of Diwali/Deepavali or Festival of Lights, a celebration for a number of major events in the Hindu religion.
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Dusherra and Desert
I definitely chose the right time to come to India, as it is “festival season”. They have a very different mindset for many
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Journey to the Himalayas
For the past 10 days, I was fortunate enough to get a bit of time off because a number of people from my
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4 Weeks Deep
“The present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past, nor the shadow of the future”-Siddhartha On Saturday, September 29, people
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On Chai
“Drinking chai… punctuates our day with precious and refreshing pauses, whether it is after a satisfying meal or when taking a much-needed break
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Walking Far From Home
“India has a lesson for you, whether you want to accept it or not is your decision”-Sarah Davitt, ProWorld coordinator This quote
