Monique graduated in 2015 from Hamilton College in New York where she majored in World Politics with a minor in Economics. Her academic focuses were Africa, international development, and economic sustainability. Her senior thesis was a comparative case study of Chinese and American development models in Africa, specifically Ethiopia and Ghana. Monique spent the fall of 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa studying human rights and multiculturalism and conducting independent field-research on poverty in a local township. This past summer, Monique interned with Calvert Investment Management in Bethesda, Md., where she assisted with corporate sustainability research focused on gender and diversity. Monique also has had past work experience with the Child Labor Coalition and the UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights in 2013 and 2012 respectively. At Hamilton, Monique was a member of the Varsity Softball team, worked as a Peer Presenter at the Career Center, a Research Assistant in the Government Department, and was the treasurer for the on-campus group Liberty in North Korea. Monique will be fulfilling the role of Communications Officer for the African Cashew Alliance in Accra, Ghana starting in June 2015 as a 2015-16 Princeton in Africa Fellow.
Search Results for H19-428_V1.0ιε»ε π£ H19-428_V1.0ε¦ηΏζε° πΌ H19-428_V1.0ι’ι£εΎ©ηΏει‘ι π° β½ www.goshiken.com π’ͺγιγγοΌ H19-428_V1.0 οΌγε ₯εγγ¦γη‘ζγ§γγ¦γ³γγΌγγγ¦γγ γγH19-428_V1.0θ΅€ζ¬εεΌ·
Lauren Manning
…found a leadership workshop for high school students. She spent three months working at a newspaper in Cape Town, South Africa in 2012, returned a year later on a research grant and has also worked in non-profit communications, specifically related to education and humanitarian aid. While in Uganda, she is excited to tell stories, get to know a new community and explore the world of international development….
Jonathan Kesten
…LAGA and Anti-Corruption, creating partnerships between businesses in the community and the city’s population of street children. He worked as a translator and consultant for corruption cases. Recently, Jon has co-founded the Social Innovation in Development Lab that consults with NGO’s and businesses in Africa to promote best practices in the development industry. Jon is a Board Member of School Girls Unite – a student-run activist organization…
Kate Albers
…cts UN advocacy. She now works in Development for the International Rescue Committee, a refugee relief organization and PiAf fellowship organization. She will be attending graduate school this fall of 2015 for a Master’s in International Affairs, with a focus on International Law and Human Rights. Fellow Bio: Kate majored in International Studies with a focus on Africa and the Middle East. While at Emory, Kate was an officer of the Amnesty Interna…
January – February 2017
…Fellow with the BOMA Project in Kenya Meyris Montalvo, 2016-17 Fellow with Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania Anchal Padukone, 2016-17 Fellow with Mpala Research Centre & Wildlife Foundation in Kenya Lauren Schmidt, 2016-17 Fellow with International Rescue Committee in Uganda Philile Shongwe, 2016-17 Fellow with African School of Economics in Benin Alumni Update: Current Alumni Involvement Attachments meyris-montalvo_fellows-…
Ibilola Owoyele
…ses at the local university. On return, she interned for the US Chamber of Commerce’s Africa Business Center, as well as the State Department’s Africa Regional Media Hub. At Georgetown, she served as President of the African Society of Georgetown, and helped plan and conduct Georgetown’s second annual Africa Business Conference. She also wrote articles on business, democracy, and diplomacy in West Africa as a reporter for The Caravel, Georgetown’s…
September – October 2018
…By Abby Morenigbade, 2018-19 Fellow with Ashinaga in Uganda By Andrew Morgan, 2018-19 Fellow with Foster Lewis in Malawi By Rebecca Composto, 2018-19 Fellow with Mpala Research Centre in Kenya By Hannah Bennett, 2017-18 Fellow with BIPAI in eSwatini…
September-October 2019
…By Anisha Sehgal, 2019-2020 Fellow with International Rescue Committee in Sierra Leone By Ryan Chavez, 2019-2020 Fellow with Rockies in Uganda By Colleen Packard, 2019-2020 Fellow with Integrate Health in Togo By Alumni, Akinyi Ochieng 2015-2016 and Ibilola Owoyele 2017-2018…
Media & Flyers
…ojects by former Fellows. Media Sponsor Africa Latest News, Business, Lifestyle, Travel, Stories & History | Africa.com (www.africa.com)…
Keir Soderberg
…Alumni Update: Keir is living in Maryland and working at the environmental consulting firm SSPA (www.sspa.com). Prior to this Keir was a Princeton postdoc at Mpala Research Center for two years. And before that he did his PhD research in Namibia at Gobabeb Training and Research Centre. Keir and his wife Natasha just had another little girl, Cora Ann, who joins her 4 year old sister Emma….
Monique St. Jarre
…erience with the Child Labor Coalition and the UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights in 2013 and 2012 respectively. At Hamilton, Monique was a member of the Varsity Softball team, worked as a Peer Presenter at the Career Center, a Research Assistant in the Government Department, and was the treasurer for the on-campus group Liberty in North Korea. Monique will be fulfilling the role of Communications Officer for the African Cashew A…
Our History
In 1999, a group of Princeton alumni, faculty, and staff launched Princeton in Africa as an independent affiliate of Princeton University inspired by the University's informal motto, "Princeton in the Nation's Service and in the Service of All Nations." Since our launch in 1999, we have had 545 Fellows in 36 countries. This year, 48 recent college graduates (from 31 colleges and universities) are working with 31 organizations in 13 African countries.