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Category Archives: Literacy
Ned Carson, Spanish Literature, Class of 2013
Carson will work for Beyond el Campo, a literacy and education initiative in Costa Rica. By hosting book groups for readers of all ages, literacy camps, English classes, reading hours for young mothers, and special events, Beyond el Campo brings … finish reading Ned Carson, Spanish Literature, Class of 2013
Posted in Education, Literacy, McGill Lawrence Summer Internship Awards
Tagged latin america, library
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Sandesh Adhikary, Physics, Class of 2015 & Aashis Thapa, Biology, Class of 2015
Adhikary and Thapa will be interning at Young Yatri Organization in the initiation phase of its Open School Initiative Nepal (OSI Nepal) Project, which will be creating a wiki-based web archive comprising of digitized textbooks, video lectures and numerous other … finish reading Sandesh Adhikary, Physics, Class of 2015 & Aashis Thapa, Biology, Class of 2015
Posted in Education, International Development, Literacy
Tagged nepal, technology
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Ryanne Fujita-Conrads, Sociology, Class of 2012
A recipient of the McGill Lawrence Summer Internship Awards, Fujita-Conrads will be spending the summer in La Manzanilla, Mexico, interning with La Catalina Educational Foundation (LCEF). LCEF is a community-based Mexican non-profit dedicated to providing literacy, education, and professional development … finish reading Ryanne Fujita-Conrads, Sociology, Class of 2012
Posted in Education, International Development, Literacy, Public Health
Tagged latin america, women
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Kelly Thomas, English, Class of 2011
In the summer of 2011, Thomas interned at La Catalina Educational Foundation (LCEF) in La Manzanilla, Mexico. LCEF is an organization dedicated to increasing literacy rates and providing free English language learning and job training resources to local people trying … finish reading Kelly Thomas, English, Class of 2011
Posted in Education, International Development, Literacy, McGill Lawrence Summer Internship Awards
Tagged alumni, latin america
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Suraj Pant, Economics, Class of 2011
In the summer of 2011, Pant established a computer lab at JanaKalyan Madhyamik Vidyalaya, a high school founded in part by his grandfather and the only high school in Hungi, a remote village in Western Nepal. The lab is furnished … finish reading Suraj Pant, Economics, Class of 2011
Posted in Davis Projects for Peace, Education, International Development, Literacy
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Kirsten Mandala, Political Science, Class of 2011
Mandala is currently working as an intern with the Quaker United Nations, a non-profit that supports peace and dialogue at the United Nations. During her time at Reed, Kirsten Mandala served as a SEEDS Orientation Odyssey leader, a SEEDS intern … finish reading Kirsten Mandala, Political Science, Class of 2011
Posted in Davis Projects for Peace, International Development, Literacy
Tagged alumni, new york, SEEDS
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