Nurs­ing grad­u­ate stu­dent Michelle Kowal­czyk has a heart for Tan­za­nia. The desire to help the peo­ple there began with a trip to Africa with the aid group CARE. The trip inspired Kowal­czyk to start her own non profit to help new moth­ers and babies.

From the Omaha World Her­ald we read more about Kowalczyk’s work.

“It’s sad and really poor, but when you see them smile, it just warms up your heart,” said Kowal­czyk, who is enrolled at the Uni­ver­sity of Nebraska Med­ical Center.

Every­thing she expe­ri­enced in Africa influ­enced her deci­sion to take another step: co-founding a non­profit orga­ni­za­tion. It “works in the devel­op­ing world to bet­ter the lives of those in need,” Kowal­czyk said.

The idea for a foun­da­tion came after she crossed paths with Kim Krowne, another vol­un­teer, in Tan­za­nia. Together they formed Knock Foun­da­tion in 2008.

Not only does Kowal­czyk help man­age a grow­ing non-profit foun­da­tion, but she also devotes much of what she earns to help peo­ple in Africa.

Kowal­czyk started her acute-care adult health grad­u­ate pro­gram at UNMC in 2008, and plans to grad­u­ate in May.

“At the Col­lege of Nurs­ing, we are enor­mously proud of Michelle,” said Janet Cud­di­gan, chair of Col­lege of Nursing’s adult health and ill­ness depart­ment. “She truly exem­pli­fies the ‘best and bright­est’ in the nurs­ing profession.”

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