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World Savvy is a non-profit educational organization which seeks to educate and engage young people in community and world affairs. The organization was founded as Project Spera in April of 2002 ^[1] by Madiha Murshed and Dana Curran Mortensen out of their concern for the geographic illiteracy of the youth and young adults of the United States. Murshed and Mortensen met while participating in Columbia University's graduate program in international affairs. They decided to create a program to address the need they identified for increased global awareness among youth. ^[2]

World Savvy, founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, promotes the acquisition of global knowledge by United States students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. They aim to to provide every student in every classroom with the content knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to students so they may become leaders and changemakers in their diverse communities, locally and globally. They offer low-cost curriculum consulting services and an extensive curriculum lending library to members as well as free workshops on global issues, current events lessons, and professional development opportunities for educators. </ref> Lesson Plans, Curriculum & Teaching Materials, National Peace Corps Association, http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/resources/education/classroom-materials/ </ref>

http://asiasociety.org/education-learning/afterschool/case-study-world-savvy

Feedback from teachers who make use of World Savvy's resources in their classroom indicates that certain topics engage students who previous were reluctant to participate due to perceived barriers such as language and culture. One teacher reports "Our debate gave them a chance to realize that they bring prior knowledge to the table and that they have an opinion that's not only valide, but also knowledge and experience based." ^[3]

To accomplish its mission, World Savvy offers programs for youth and free programming and professional development resources for educators.