Capri D’Souza

High School Graduation Year: 2018
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2017, Northwest High School
Sponsored by: The Greensboro Chapter of the Carson Scholars Fund

Capri attends the University of North Carolina where she is earning her degree in Business.  In 2017, Capri received the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in Washington D.C. for her servant leadership.  Specifically, Capri completed over 400 hours of voluntary service by supporting a STEM-based girl’s organization, STEMBees, in Accra, Ghana.  Volunteering for STEMBees in Ghana provided Capri with a transformational experience where she spent time with underprivileged young girls who are at high risk of sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy.  Capri also made a presentation on the importance of women in STEM professions, which was discussed extensively at the North Carolina Governor’s School.

Capri’s mother’s battle with Stage IV gastric cancer made her realize that she could live Gandhi’s words: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”  Her mother’s struggle, while painful and difficult, taught her valuable lessons, and has instilled in her an important mission: To help those facing the kinds of adversity and pain that she had come to know firsthand.  Her passion is paying it forward, giving back to society, never forgetting the kindness of people who made a difference in her life.