Alumni Update: Kate is now living in Washington, DC, working at the Council on Foreign Relations as Associate Director of Studies and missing Malawi’s sunsets. Fellow Bio: Kate studied International Relations and History, with a minor in French Literature, and studied abroad at Sciences Po in Paris. Since graduation, Kate has been working at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. There, she has worked as a research associate for U.S….
…r PiAf fellowship, she began working at CHAI Rwanda for 6 months after the completion of her fellowship, and then transferred to CHAI Malawi for a year to begin working in malaria. She is now on a third journey with CHAI Myanmar in a completely new region – and while she misses Eastern and Southern Africa dearly, she’s thrilled for a new adventure! Fellow Bio: Kelly is a Culture and Politics Major and African Studies minor who grew up all over the…
…Africa Center as an Assistant Director, where she had the privilege of welcoming four African heads of state to their offices as part of the first-ever US-Africa Leaders Summit in August 2014. She’s also continued her quest to find the best Ethiopian restaurant in Washington, DC! Fellow Bio: Kelsey is from Williamsburg, VA. She graduated with a BA in Political Science from Davidson College, where she was involved in the student newspaper, politic…
Alumni Update: Jill is currently working at Hanover Research in their education research department. Though she has only been here for a short time, Jill is already excited by the exposure she is getting to the most pressing challenges facing higher and K12 educators. She won’t lie and say that she never thinks about returning to Africa-focused development work, but right now Jill is having a great time exploring education from a slightly differe…
Alumni Update: When her fellowship ended, Alison headed home to Fort Lauderdale, FL. She studied for the GRE while visiting family and friends before moving to Washington, D.C. in January 2014. She works in USAID’s Bureau for Global Health with a team focused on implementation science in HIV. She’s had the opportunity to return to Africa since her fellowship ended, and will be visiting Tanzania, Malawi and Benin this spring and summer. Fellow Bio…
…ench. While at Harvard he also conducted research on human development and completed a senior thesis on the evolution of aggression. He was also involved with the Cultural Survival campaign at Harvard where he campaigned against human rights violations against indigenous people in Ecuador. In Burundi he will be working with returning refugees, both establishing their livelihoods and ensuring the needs of the locals are met. He looks forward to wor…
Fellow Bio: Mike is a biology major with minors in anthropology and chemistry. Mike is originally from Minneapolis, MN and at Macalester he was a wide receiver on the football team, president of the Health Professions Student Coalition and a chemistry tutor. Through Macalester, Mike participated in summer research programs on campus and at the University of Minnesota and studied abroad in Gaborone, Botswana. In his free time, Mike volunteers at R…
…Fellow Bio: Stephen is a Civil and Environmental Engineering major from Sayville, NY. At Princeton, Stephen was an Outdoor Action leader, a first aid instructor, and a member of the Princeton Band. In Kenya, he looks forward to learning Swahili, developing a taste for ugali, and adapting to a rural lifestyle….
…conomy and a certificate in International Development. While at Georgetown, he helped start Compass Partners, a nonprofit organization that works with college freshmen around the country to launch their own social enterprises. Since graduating he has been working full-time to bring Compass to more schools in the US and abroad. In his free time, he enjoys running, reading, and making his own ice cream. While in Gabon next year with Olam Internation…
…in Calcutta, India, designing behavior change communication curriculums to combat diarrheal disease among slum children. Upon graduating, Lisa returned to Calcutta to create and implement health training modules for Calcutta Kids’ team of community health workers. In her free time, Lisa enjoys doing yoga, taking naps and seeing live music. While in Gabon next year, Lisa is excited to live by the beach again, as well as learn how the for-profit bus…
