Archive 2018

Aug 28

Policy Development at Vunja Kimya Nairobi by Daniel Ndirangu (A’21)

by tuftsigl

My internship as a policy strategy assistant in the Policy and Legal Department of Vunja Kimya has been a rewarding one this summer.  As an initiative aimed at the prevention, intervention and treatment of gender-based violence, Vunja Kimya does a lot of work educating the community about the dynamics of sexual and gender-based violenc

Aug 27

Understanding Pakistan’s Real Water Crisis by Uzair Sattar (A’21)

by tuftsigl

Atrey and I completed our summer research project in Pakistan. The title of the project, "Can Blood and Water Flow Together?", describes the politics of the water in power relations in the Indus Basin between Pakistan and India, two nuclear-powered states in a state of perpetual hostility.

Aug 27

A Tale of HeroRATs by Grishma Rimal (F’19)

by tuftsigl

Rats save lives. When I first heard this unusual phrase, as an intern at Ashoka, I was perplexed and curious. How? My mind lingered on this question for a while.