About Ámaxa
Empowering passionate individuals to make a profound difference in the world.
When I was 16, my teacher Mr. Boyce believed in me. With his mentorship, I raised $10,000 to purchase solar panels for a school in Uganda. This experience taught me how to be impactful, and it changed my life - but only because I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Boyce.
My story highlights a much larger issue: it's too difficult for people who want to make a difference to actually do it. Individuals facing poverty, conflict, and other challenges could be profoundly impacted if more of us knew how to turn our passion into meaningful change.
That's why I founded Amaxa. We're dedicated to empowering the next generation of changemakers, providing them with the tools, resources, and mentorship they need to create lasting positive impact in their communities and beyond.
Together, we can break down the barriers that prevent passionate individuals from making a difference. We believe that everyone has the potential to change the world - they just need the right support and guidance to unlock that potential.
Effect change for communities
communities
Ámaxa matches you with a remote team, trained coach, evidence-based program, and integrated platform to complete high-impact projects for our partner nonprofits and initiatives.
Our Impact
46
Countries Represented
231
Student Applicants
22
Completed Projects
Inspiring Stories of Young Changemakers
Maitha
17 years old, UAE
Zhao, Jad, Noor, and Panshul
Otilia, Aria, and Katelyn
Isabella and Zobia
An Nhi, Mohammed, and Lauryn
Their Story
Created an Instagram account for the ISNAD Community Center in the West Bank, Palestine. Taught them to use Canva for posts and stories, ensuring they could maintain their social presence for the foreseeable future.
It's not every day I come across a program that treats students like global leaders.
How It Works
Apply
We personally match you to one of our 10 high-impact projects with global nonprofits.
Match
We match you to a remote team of other ámaxa members and an expert coach.
Effect Change.
Together, you spend 3 months meeting remotely, planning a unique event, campaign, or other project.
Our Program at a Glance
Program Duration
Teams meet remotely once a week
Program runs for 3-4 months
Meeting Structure
Meetings typically last one hour
Flexible format based on team and project stage
Meeting Content
Coaches lead various activities including:
- Planning tasks
- Status checks
- Feedback
- Brainstorming
- Issue learning
- Platform use
- Guest speakers
- Team building
Membership and Fees
Yearly fee: $150 (includes four cohorts)
Scholarships available for students in need
Goal: Eliminate fees with sufficient funding
Our Vision
Empower high school students to make real impact
Expand to college students and professionals by 2025
Why Choose Us
Hands-on experience in real-world projects
Mentorship from experienced professionals
Develop leadership and teamwork skills
Our Impact and Initiatives
High-Impact Partnerships
Our projects are high-impact, innovative, and community-driven. We have partnered with nonprofits in Palestine, Liberia, and Uganda whose community-founded solutions are innovative in their fields, such as ISNAD Community Center's approach to community-based learning, the first in its area, and the Nyaka School's holistic approach to supporting AIDS-affected communities.
New Initiatives for 2024
Where we spotted gaps in high-impact projects that our members wanted to work on, we created our own. Led by Head of Programs Alexi Jones, we have launched three new initiatives in 2024, focusing on mental health, feminism, and LBGTQ+ representation.
Our Mission
Remove Barriers
We connect passionate individuals to high-impact projects, overcoming scheduling conflicts and accessibility issues.
Innovative Projects
We offer unique, community-driven initiatives across 9 global nonprofits and original Ámaxa programs.
Empower Youth
We believe in the power of young people to create real change, treating students as global leaders.
What makes us different
We provide end-to-end support for every step needed to actually effect change.
We match you with a high-impact nonprofit or ámaxa initiative, connect you to a team, and provide a coach to guide you with 1-1 support. We train you in proven project management methods and build features in our web app to solve the problems, however minute, you identify. You drive the impact, and we ensure the tools and support are in place to make it happen.
We are accessible across income and location.
The program is 100% remote, and our members have come from 26 countries. Our annual membership fee is $150, but we offer scholarships to any student in need. Last year, two-thirds of our members received partial or full scholarships.
We are a community.
Our members form friendships on their teams through months of working together. They meet members from our other teams through our remote events, ranging from casual meetups to guest speaker seminars.
We are tech-centered.
Our online platform, designed, build, and deployed by our 16-year-old CTO Ani Chenjeri, is built to solve the specific problems ámaxa teams face. We value our members’ feedback above all and design features directly based on your needs.
Scaling Our Impact Through Technology
With 4 out of 7 leadership team members having Computer Science backgrounds, we're leveraging technology to amplify our impact. Our online platform features over 22 innovative tools designed to address real challenges faced by our users.