Trickle Up
Minji Ko is a seasoned communications professional with extensive experience in public relations, digital communications, and campaign strategy, currently serving as a Digital Communications Consultant at Trickle Up. Prior roles include Public Relations support at SINGING BEETLE for a K-pop idol group initiative, Associate Public Information Officer at the United Nations, and various positions throughout the UN and non-profit sectors focused on gender equality and social justice. Educationally, Minji holds a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor's Degree in History and International Relations from Ewha Womans University, complemented by an exchange program at the University of Oslo.
Trickle Up
Trickle Up partners with women living in extreme poverty to drive social and economic inclusion and promote sustainable livelihoods. We drive large-scale change by partnering with governments, global institutions, and local organizations. Trickle Up was founded in 1979 at a time when "trickle down” economics was the conventional wisdom. We watched the poor getting poorer while the rich benefited from this approach. Trickle Up founders Glen and Mildred Robbins Leet knew from their experience that nothing empowers an individual to achieve their dreams more than the trust and encouragement of another human being. They put into practice what their experience had taught them: investing in individuals at the grassroots level is the most powerful antidote to extreme poverty. Over 38 years later, Trickle Up continues to be a critical vehicle for the social and financial empowerment of women living in extreme poverty. Trickle Up focuses on the toughest challenges in global poverty alleviation: to reach the poorest, most vulnerable, isolated people and create trajectories towards financial independence. We have lifted over one million people worldwide - particularly women, people with disabilities, refugees, and indigenous people - out of extreme poverty and into a better quality of life. We invest in people. We bolster communities. We champion power over poverty.