Category: Student Blogs

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Student Blogs

Sabhya Gupta

I got an opportunity to be part of research project in India. I have lived in India my whole life but each place in India has its own history, culture, food and sometimes even a…

November 2, 2019

Student Blogs

Rachel Leeds

This summer I had the honor of working at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), one of India’s leading public policy think tanks. Founded in 1973, CPR is a non-profit, non…

August 29, 2019

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Mitali Mathur

“Habari za Asubuhi!” Good Morning! Every morning begins with an exchange of greetings in Swahili with the Kenyans we interact with. In Kenya, greetings are paramount.…

November 8, 2018

Student Blogs

Connor Harrison

Truth be told, I had no idea what to expect when I stepped off the plane in Nairobi. I had never visited the African continent before, or any developing country for that matter,…

November 8, 2018

Student Blogs

Adam Taube

My time working with gui2de in Kenya was a well-rounded experience and offered me many opportunities to get involved with the Digital Financial Inclusion project portfolio. I…

November 8, 2018

Student Blogs

Summer 2018 – Kenya

“I have learned more than I could have ever imagined from this summer. Seeing development in practice cannot be taught in a classroom.” MEET OUR INTERNS Luke…

November 7, 2018

Student Blogs

Twiga Ochieng (aka Luke Butcher)

Nyaje, marafiki zangu? From the language to the people to the places, it’s hard for me to believe how quickly my daily life has changed since returning from Kenya. I’ll…

November 7, 2018

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Tanzania Student Blogs: Summer 2017

The Funguka! Interns Blog by John Marshall, Akaravuit Pancharoen, and Poonam Ravindranath From the moment we landed in Dar es Salaam, we were awestruck by Tanzania’s…

August 11, 2017

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Uganda Student Blogs: Summer 2017

It is early July and we have been in Uganda for a little over a month now. Five weeks ago, we stepped off of our planes at Entebbe International Airport into a country we knew…

July 31, 2017

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Tanzania Student Blogs: Summer 2017

gui2de interns went to Tanzania to work on the Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) program. Here’s what they had to say… On the RISE:…

July 31, 2017