Thanks to the generous support of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club (bccrotary.org), the MGEF's Esonorus Women's Business Cohort was able to purchase and install two 5,000 liter water tanks in their village at the end of February. They have been up and running for almost three weeks now. Not only is this a good business opportunity which helps these women become more financially independent, but fresh water is also a much-needed commodity that will benefit their entire community. (fb)

MGEF has gone to space, thanks to sponsors Anna and Anil Menon and the Polaris Dawn Program. Anna was one of the four crew members that spent five days orbiting through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt. The Polaris Dawn crew conducted research with the aim of better understanding the effects of spaceflight and space radiation on human health. Anna took a picture of her MGEF student, Emily, and a picture of our students from last year's Mentoring Workshop along for the journey. You can imagine the excitement of Emily and our students to see their photographs in space. (fb)