Georgia Tech Students Reese Baker and Maya Pandya with Papírsárkány staff
Georgia Tech students Noah O’Brien (B.S. in PSYC '27) and Matty Hulbert (BSBA '28) interned with No Bad Kid, a nonprofit that supports children and young people with behavioral, emotional, or integration challenges through therapeutic methods, experiential pedagogy, and close collaboration with families and professionals. In Hungary, the organization focuses on institutional development, direct youth work, and professional training.
“I loved my internship. The school visit especially sticks with me—getting to interact with the kids and see the programs in action really showed the impact of the nonprofit’s work. Our project was fun too, especially running the educational game with our friends. The people we worked with were just so kind.” - Noah
“It was a really awesome experience for me. Our supervisors were really intentional about mentoring us. The school visit was long but so rewarding, and I appreciated how open they were with us. I also think that the internship itself was such a good balance. We were doing real work and learning real skills while meeting awesome people, but I never felt stressed. That says a lot about the program.” - Matty
Reese Baker (B.S. in IE '27) and Maya Pandya (BSBA '28) supported Papírsárkány by researching best practices for donor engagement, developing a branding and storytelling strategy, and designing an onboarding process for the volunteer team.
“What made this internship so impactful were the learning gaps we had to bridge—language, culture, and adapting to a nonprofit environment after only working in for-profit roles. The project mirrored a consulting internship in many ways which was really useful to me when I was in interviews. We were given a completely new task and had to figure it out on the go: creating donor milestone journeys, building presentations, and reporting them out. It came with a lot of learning opportunities, and by the end it felt extremely rewarding.” - Reese
Mario Lopez (BSBA '28) and Bailey Moffett (BSBA '27) worked with Kompania, engaging young adults in Alter through activities and assisting the fundraising team with visuals for their end-of-year impact report.
“My internship was interesting because of the cultural and language differences - no one spoke English, so communication was tough at times. But even with those barriers, I found similarities between us. I found that music they listened to was actually very similar to music that I’m used to like Spanish reggaeton.” - Mario
Ky Tran (B.S. in CS '26) and Sonia Pahade (BSBA '27) internship with Beeco included exploring ideas and directions for increasing the app's earned income opportunities. Researching and summarizing global best practices and preparing recommendations for the team and exploring the benefits and challenges of international expansion.
“My internship was mainly working directly with the founder. The most rewarding part was being in a startup environment where you just jump in wherever needed. Even as a computer science major, some tasks weren’t the most ‘techy’ or what I was use too, like competitor research, but they were important. I also took on a side project to help personalize the app by designing an AI-powered recommendation system and creating the roadmap they’re now working to implement. Making a tangible impact like that was really meaningful.” - Ky
The Leadership for Social Good Study Abroad Program is operated by the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact.
The Institute for Leadership and Social Impact (ILSI) is an interdisciplinary institute at Georgia Tech dedicated to promoting servant leadership and advancing organizational practices that contribute to a more just, caring, and sustainable world. Through experiential learning, research, and community partnerships, we nurture leaders who drive meaningful social change—locally in Atlanta and globally. To learn more about our initiatives and programs, visit our website.