Archive 2019

Sep 25

Setting the Ground for New Horizons by Jorge Eguiguren (A’20)

by cpinkerton

On August 2019, I travelled to Ecuador with the Tufts International Development team to monitor our current digital library projects and expand into a new community using an improved technology.

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Sep 24

Youth Engagement for Sustainable Development by Vladimir Proano (A’20)

by cpinkerton

The United Nations system runs on partnerships. This dynamic is evident at all times: during member-state negotiations for an upcoming vote and during the search for funds to execute a project. Naturally, partnerships are also key when thinking about the bigger picture and the challenges that loom ahead.

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Sep 19

On the Privilege of Leaving by Dawson Stout (A’21)

by tuftsigl

The walk down from my last shift in the camp – kids’ reading circle – was without dramatic fan fair. The multilingual drone of human activity faded to the hum of cicadas. Soon, the smell of pine and dry earth won out over decaying food, sweaty bodies, spices, firewood, and human excrement.

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