Karma for Cara Microgrants help fund exceptional service projects led by youth 18 and under working to better their communities. Read about our microgrant recipient, Sabina, a 17-year-old who hosts a STEM summer camp for elementary and middle school aged girls in her community. 

1. How did you become involved with Girl Science?

I always loved science and math. When I entered high school, I noticed there were very few girls in my advanced science and math classes….

Karma for Cara Microgrants help fund exceptional service projects led by youth 18 and under working to better their communities. Read about our microgrant recipient, Sophie, a 15-year-old inspired to fight childhood hunger and educate low-income preschool kids on the benefits of healthy eating.

1. What inspired you to start this project?…

When touring some of our local food banks, I discovered there were limited healthy and fresh produce options available. Seeing the benefits and the impact of one garden in my backyard, I reached out to area low-income pre-schools and offered to build raised garden beds, plant, maintain, and donate gardening tools and seedlings to the schools.

Karma for Cara Microgrants help fund exceptional service projects led by youth 18 and under working to better their communities. Read about Marguerite, 13, who started Bag Up the Love, which provides a duffle bag full of toiletries and supplies to kids entering foster care.

1. How did you become involved with Bag Up the Love?

What really inspired me to start Bag Up The Love was a family trip to Roaton, Honduras. The schools there were asking for backpacks full of supplies, which gave me the idea to start something similar closer to home….