Archive 2015

Jul 15
Empower

From Idea to Reality: The Challenge/Fun of Starting a New Venture Abroad by Lauren Smith

by tuftsigl

Over the past year, I’ve been working on a business plan to start a kitchen incubator focused on supporting female entrepreneurs. Countless hours of research, Skype calls, and discussions with peers, mentors, and professors culminated in my decision to launch the pilot in Mexico City.

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Jul 14
Global Security
Martel Scholars

INSTITUTION-BUILDING FOR HUMAN SECURITY: Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform at the UN by Ameya Naik

by tuftsigl

This summer, I’m interning with the United Nations, in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). This blog was meant to mark the halfway mark of this 12-week internship; some unexpected housing hassles have pushed it to the end of Week Seven instead.

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Jul 13
Empower

Bridges Academy by Abuzar Royesh

by tuftsigl

In 2010, I co-founded Bridges Academy, a literacy and leadership training program for at-risk youth in a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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