…times for work and study. His most recent trip was last March to Kenya to study the country’s aviation industry as part of research for his thesis at Oxford, from which he graduated in July with a master’s in African Studies. He’s also passionate about government innovation, which is the focus of his current work at Bloomberg Philanthropies in New York City. Fellow Bio: Mike Scharff ’08 is a politics major from Far Hills, NJ. At Princeton, Mike w…
…ding in Rwanda and Uganda. While in Rwanda, she carried out an independent study on the relationship between community-based conservation and empowerment in the villages surrounding Volcanoes National Park. She has interned at the National Geographic Society and the African Community Center, a refugee resettlement nonprofit in Denver. Anu currently works at OMNI Institute, a social research nonprofit evaluating grant-funded programs surrounding ju…
…ated in a task force along with other Princeton students. Her junior paper completed as part of that task force discussed the provision of extra-curricular activities by NGOs as alternatives to gang violence in township communities in South Africa. In her spare time at UCT, she was a Tutor at SHAWCO Education in Kensington Township, teaching weekly English lessons to sixth-graders. She spent the summer after her Junior Year as an intern at Jubilee…
Meghan Casey, 2015-16 Fellow with Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Tanzania Zara Riaz, 2015-16 Fellow with African School of Economics in Benin Monique St. Jarre, 2015-16 Fellow with African Cashew Alliance in Ghana Malcolm Temple, 2015-16 Fellow with UN World Food Programme in Rwanda Olivia Woldemikael, 2015-16 Fellow with UN World Food Programme in Uganda Fellowship Organization Profile: Village Enterprise (written by Kate Reot…
…cs and received a certificate in African Studies. Throughout her course of study, Kaitlyn had the opportunity to improve her French in Tours, France, study at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, and immerse herself in Senegalese culture in Dakar, Senegal. Her African Studies capstone paper on international media representations of Idi Amin won her the Mopane Award for Excellence in African Studies. Since graduating, Kaitlyn has…
…or reconciliation and her love of creative writing by designing, implementing, and facilitating a youth poetry camp for South African high school students with the support of a national $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace Grant. Additionally, she completed French language study and archival research on African immigration in Montpellier, France, funded by the competitive Eva L. Pancoast Memorial Fellowship. Her experiences in storytelling, grant writ…
…tion of Chicago, and interned for non-profits like WorldChicago, the Baha’i Office of Public of Affairs in D.C., and IDEAS Association in Paris. Her interests include drawing and painting, cultural and interfaith activities, belly-dance, and travel. Inspired by her study abroad experiences in Madagascar and Paris, she hopes to continue seeking out new adventures and to pursue a career in international development. She is looking forward to learnin…
…with a BA in Print Journalism and French. Oluseyi is passionate about the study of the African continent in addition to nutrition, global food systems/the policies that govern them, and the intersection of food and politics. During her year in Rwanda, Oluseyi hopes to explore the beauty of a country rich in history and nature, to learn everything she can about agriculture and nutrition from her host organisation: Gardens for Health International,…
…e rest of the world as she could. While studying abroad in Cameroon, Grace completed a research project on Cameroonian perceptions of U.S. and Chinese foreign aid projects. She spent the following semester in Paris interning for a Tibetan cultural association. Grace returned to W&M to work for AidData, a research and innovation lab that provides easily accessible, transparent, and comprehensive information on foreign aid allocations. With AidData,…
…d remote sensing research on wetlands, and spent a quarter in South Africa studying ecology and falling in love with the savanna, Venda culture, and birding. As a proud Canadian, Max has enjoyed travelling to Québec to study arctic climate change and work with the consulate of Canada in Seattle. While in Uganda with The Kasiisi Project, Max looks forward to befriending chimpanzees (from a distance), hiking in the Mountains of the Moon, learning Ru…