Grace graduated with a degree in International Relations and French and Francophone Studies. Originally from rural Virginia, she spent her time at W&M learning as much about the 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, she helped track Chinese foreign aid flows to Africa. Grace also spent her senior year as a research fellow with the Project on International Peace and Security, an on-campus think tank, and proposed leveraging GIS technology to study the potential relationship between foreign aid and security conditions. Grace spent her summers as a camp counselor sharing her love for marine science and sailing. She is looking forward to learning new languages and becoming more knowledgeable about all things shea-related in Ghana.
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Elise Barry
Elise is from Brookfield, VT and majored in International Politics with a concentration in International Security and a Certificate in African Studies while she attended Georgetown University. During her time at Georgetown, Elise had the opportunity to study abroad in Paris, France and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She loved both experiences, especially exploring new cultures and getting to use French and Swahili. In Tanzania, she interned for Chipua…
Danielle Boyda
Danielle majored in Political Science and Human Rights, with a minor in French. While at Barnard, she held leadership positions in Columbia’s Amnesty International chapter, and interned at Human Rights Watch in the Africa division and the Foundation Relations unit. She studied abroad in Uganda and Rwanda, and spent a summer in Tanzania researching aid projects to refugees and slum-dwellers. After graduating, she spent a year as an education consu…
Brianna Losoya
…in French and Economics and worked at the Lowe Institute of Political Academy. After graduation, Brianna worked as a Research Assistant at the Urban Institute’s Metropolitan, Housing, and Communities Center where she researched low-income communities, neighborhood indicators, and housing security. This will be Brianna’s first time in West Africa, and she is looking forward to eating yassa, amassing fabrics from throughout the region, and enjoying…
Elizabeth Quinlan
…n Rwanda, Ellie studied abroad in Paris, France where she volunteered with community-based engagement and development programs. During her final year at Oxy, Ellie participated in the Oxy at the UN Program, where she interned at the Rwandan Mission to the United Nations. In her free time, Ellie loves hiking, running at the beach, aimlessly driving around her native San Francisco, and catching up on local music. She is looking forward to engaging h…
Oluseyi Segun
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Oluseyi graduated 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 ho…
Laura Courbois
…Summit and conducting research on women entrepreneurs in the East African Community. Laura also interned for World Wide Village, a Minnesota based nonprofit, and spent a few months interning for Envest Microfinance, through which she gained a broader understanding of foreign investment in the developing world. While in Malawi this year, Laura looks forward to exploring Malawian culture, traveling throughout the region and hopefully pick up some C…
Margaret Cochrane
…While in Kenya this year, Maggie hopes to improve her Kiswahili, climb Mt. Kenya, meet lots of amazing new people, and contribute to the community through her work at Nyumbani Village….
John Firestone
…work in developing countries: improving access to education, developing income generating activities to strengthen communities and encouraging a healthier lifestyle through innovation and shared responsibility. In 2012 John worked as a marketing intern for the Ah Haa School for the Arts and then moved to Ghana to volunteer and work as a project manager for Cheerful Hearts Foundation’s End Child Labour & Trafficking Project. He is excited to move…
Margaret Derby
Margaret is from Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) with a degree in International Affairs and an emphasis in human rights. Throughout college she worked in international development by interning with a variety of NGOs, and most recently worked at CARE USA. Margaret is a “travel-aholic”; having volunteered and worked abroad in China, Nicaragua, Guatemala and the Philippines, she is excited to learn more abou…
Grace Perkins
…earch and innovation lab that provides easily accessible, transparent, and comprehensive information on foreign aid allocations. With AidData, she helped track Chinese foreign aid flows to Africa. Grace also spent her senior year as a research fellow with the Project on International Peace and Security, an on-campus think tank, and proposed leveraging GIS technology to study the potential relationship between foreign aid and security conditions. G…
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.