Kaitlyn Pristawa ’26 Earns Second Place at UNITE 2030 Changemaker Summit

Kaitlyn Pristawa ’26 won second place last month at UNITE 2030’s annual Changemaker Summit, a New York City event held by the global network of more than 35,000 social entrepreneurs, founders, and changemakers who want to change the world. 

Pristawa, a Natalie Taylor Scholar and Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership Scholar, worked with three teammates to win first place in their category, Good Health and Well-being (UN SDG 3), and second overall for a program they created aimed at supporting PTSD and trauma in migrant children.  

The program, named “Segundo Hogar,” or second home in Spanish, connects graduate students in art therapy, psychology, and social work with existing after-school programs, providing a cost-effective and supportive environment for migrant children.  

“The feeling of winning was amazing, but what was more important was the pride of developing our innovation all week,” said Pristawa, who crafted the winning project with her team during Camp 2030, a weeklong, international innovation camp focused on addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. 

Pristawa expressed immense pride in the innovation process, crediting her passionate team and Babson’s Institute for Social Innovation and the Social Innovation Fund for helping to make the project a reality. 

“Our team was so motivated to work hard because we were so passionate, we would celebrate all of our small successes,” Pristawa said. 

A total of six teams competed during the Demo Day pitch competition. The second-place finish means that Pristawa and her team will now join Launch 2030, where they’ll further develop their initiative and pitch at the U.N., thanks to a special invitation from David Ohana, CMO of the United Nations Foundation. 

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