Co-Founder Brooke Bacigal: Policy Pitch Competition

Brooke Bacigal (BA '20) talks about her organization (Re)vive that aims to improve the lives of refugee students by helping them with everyday tasks that can be barriers to these people such as emails, cover letters, and job applications.

Co-founder Ayah Kutmah shares her story and reasons for creating [RE]vive

By The Michigan Story

Show Notes Michigan Refugee Assistance Program (MRAP): http://www.mrapum.org REvive: https://www.facebook.com/pg/RefugeeEducationInitiative/posts/ Ayah as Student of the Year in The Michigan Daily: Student of the Year 2019: Ayah Kutmah | The Michigan Daily Follow our Instagram @themichiganstory For feedback or guest recommendations (including yourself) email us at realwolverines@gmail.com And if you're interested in Season 1, check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UJt0H0nsGEPp5I3GZgCI8?si=iAj14Iz8QKGZHPhotH0BVA

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[RE]vive Co-founders Speak at MakeSense-Waynak UN Week Conference

[RE]vive Co-founders Brooke Bacigal and Ayah Kutmah were invited to speak on a panel with leaders of other nonprofits and organizations leading the way in innovative programs in response to the refugee crisis. The film screening and conference were hosted by MakeSense - Waynak, and were in coordination with UN Week 2018. Speakers included Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

Introducing the 2018 optiMize Fellows Cohort →

Co-founders Ayah Kutmah and Brooke Bacigal win a $13,000 optiMize grant and fellowship to establish [RE]vive and carry out [RE]vive’s first workshop in coordination with the Karam Foundation in Istanbul, Turkey.

(Left to Right) Ayah Kutmah, Rami Ebrahim, Moustafa El-Kashlan, Brooke Bacigal

*fun fact, the number on the check was misspelled! The total grant was for $13,000. Thank you optiMize!