Alum featured for Syrian Relief Organization Efforts
Men’s Journal recently featured Matt Trevithick (CGS 06, CAS 08), who has been working in some of the most war-torn areas of the world to help rebuild broken communities and deliver international relief.
Earlier this year, the Islamic State (ISIS) attacked the Kurdish defenders of the Syrian city of Kobane. The world’s most premier news outlets– CNN, ABC, NBC, BBC, and more– were all perched about a quarter mile from the scene to share updates with the world. So was Trevithick. The article shares, “‘The really interesting stuff happens once the world stops watching,’ says Trevithick.”
Trevithick and fellow co-founder Daniel Seckman created the Syrian Research and Evaluation Organization (SREO) to help provide on-the-ground information about what specific relief efforts are needed in the area. Six months ago, many assumed that freshwater would be the most urgent relief need; however SREO used its extensive network of local contacts to discern that fresh food was in fact the greatest need.
For more on Trevithick and SREO, please see the full article text.