Archive 2020

Oct 06
Olso Scholars

The Eritrean Refugee Crisis by Adam Foster

by PriyankaK

This summer, I have had the pleasure of working alongside three other Tufts students for Vanessa Tsehaye and the One Day Seyoum team, a youth-led organization campaigning to end human rights abuses committed against the Eritrean people by the Eritrean Government and supporting the Eritrean diaspora.

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Sep 30

Palau -- A Small but Mighty Player in our Globalizing World by Ellie Murphy (A’22)

by PriyankaK

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I never would have expected that I would have the chance to learn about the Pacific island nation of Palau. Thankfully, through the Institute of Global Leadership (IGL), I was able to learn about Palau with several other Tufts students remotely.

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Sep 14
Global Fellows

How a Non-profit Plans for the Future in Pandemic-Hit Guinea-Bissau by Marcia Almeida Mendes (F’20)

by tuftsigl

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in any country is negative, long-lasting and visible. In Guinea-Bissau, the United Nations Development Programme just started recruiting a “Recovery and Resilience Specialist” for its office. In the background section of the job posting, the picture painted is grim.

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