Who is The Karishma Project?
We are comprised of various volunteers, mostly from the Berkeley area, and our community is always open to new members!
Contact us.
karishmameansmiracle@gmail.com
(call/text) (510) 600-2687
Berkeley, CA
The Karishma Project was created in 2018 at the UC Berkeley dorms. Since we have organized projects to involve the UC Berkeley and greater Berkeley city communities, various events and resource drives, and volunteer events to package and distribute resources. Many of us benefit from settler colonialism and our education at Berkeley would not exist without oppressive facets of the world. As a result, we all have a responsibility to educate ourselves on real histories of the land we are on and the communities we are a part of, while using our privilege to leave a positive impact on the spaces that we occupy
The Karishma Project is also comprised of all UCB students and other members of the community who have donated clothing, supplies, donations, and their time in aiding our projects.
The Karishma Project was a non-profit selected under the H.A.A.S Public Service Leaders Program, which awarded grants to organizations created by students for their positive impacts on the Berkeley community.
Currently, in 2021, The Karishma Project has grown exponentially, now including various UCB students and volunteers from the greater Berkeley city area. While the projects are always developing and changing, the ultimate goal and mission of the organization has stayed consistent.
Currently, in 2021, The Karishma Project has grown exponentially, now including various UCB students and volunteers from the greater Berkeley city area. While the projects are always developing and changing, the ultimate goal and mission of the organization has stayed consistent as we try to take a de-colonial and intersectional lens as we understand and impact the world around us.
Meet Priyanka
Priyanka started The Karishma Project in 2018 as a freshman at UC Berkeley. Her original aim was to create an organization for college students to use their privilege in order to make a positive impact on their communities.
Her areas of study at Berkeley including gender & sexuality studies, human rights, and journalism have pushed her to find unique ways of addressing power structures in the world; a methodology with the ultimate goal of decentralizing systems to give underrepresented communities power and a platform.
Currently, in 2021, The Karishma Project has grown exponentially, now including various UCB students and volunteers from the greater Berkeley city area. While the projects are always developing and changing, the ultimate goal and mission of the organization has stayed consistent.