Category: Student Blogs
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Odiche Nwabuikwu
My summer working with RISE in Tanzania was one of the most challenging and rewarding of my life. The past ten weeks were fast paced, but they also gave unique experiences I…
November 9, 2019
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Isaac Liu
My internship in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania was with Dr. Richard Shukia of UDSM, the University of Dar es Salaam. As one of the two undergrads on the team in Tanzania, I completed a…
November 9, 2019
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Summer 2019 – India
Rachel Leeds Masters in International Development Policy “Over the course of eight weeks, India revealed itself to me in an endlessly enthralling array of experiences. From…
November 6, 2019
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Aruj Shukla
“South Africa doesn’t count”. Such was the retort I heard from my taxi driver after he’d asked if this was my first time in Africa, as we drove away from the Kigali International…
November 5, 2019
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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
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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. Unlike…
November 8, 2018
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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
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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
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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