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Category Archives: International Development
Bibek Kafle, Economics, Class of 2013
In the summer of 2011, Kafle worked alongside Suraj Pant, a Davis Projects for Peace award recipient to develop a computer lab in Hungi, a rural Nepali village. The lab is furnished with ten computers and Internet facilities for the students … finish reading Bibek Kafle, Economics, Class of 2013
Posted in International Development
Tagged nepal, technology
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Jodie Moon, Linguistics, Class of 2013
Moon will spend the summer working for the Korean NGO Healthcare and Hope Alliance (HHA) as a coordinator of an empowerment project for patients of thalassemia and their families in Laos. Thalassemia, a hereditary and chronic blood disorder that causes … finish reading Jodie Moon, Linguistics, Class of 2013
Posted in International Development, McGill Lawrence Summer Internship Awards
Tagged laos
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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
Tagged alumni, nepal, technology
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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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Maya Scherr-Wilson, Spanish Literature, Class of 2013
As a recipient of a McGill Lawrence Summer Internship Award, Scherr-Wilson will work with the foundation La Isla, in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua this summer. La Isla’s main objective is to support the communities in the area that have been afflicted by … finish reading Maya Scherr-Wilson, Spanish Literature, Class of 2013
Posted in Education, International Development, McGill Lawrence Summer Internship Awards, Public Health
Tagged alumni, latin america
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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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Erin Wilkus, Biology, Class of 2010
In 2010, Wilkus was awarded $10,000 to build and maintain a language resource center in partnership with Tshulu Trust in a Venda community of South Africa. Rosetta Stone was installed on the computers along with other multi-media learning materials. Wilkus … finish reading Erin Wilkus, Biology, Class of 2010
Posted in Davis Projects for Peace, International Development
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