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Jul 17
Refugees

Visualizing the Changing Humanitarian Landscape: Implications for PRM by Katie Saviano

by tuftsigl

Visualizing the Changing Humanitarian Landscape: Implications for PRM 

Katie Saviano is interning this summer at the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration in Washington D.C. She is majoring in International relations and Arabic. 

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Jul 16
Civil-Military

Department of Defense Internship by Thomas Lucic

by tuftsigl

Interning at the Department of Defense has already proved invaluable experience.  I am a fellow in the Office of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L).  The Undersecretary of AT&L reports to the Secretary of Defense and oversees the (A) acquisition of weapons and support systems.  AT&L also has an internal budget of

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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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Jul 12
Empower

Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services by Alex Kiesling

by tuftsigl

This summer I have been given the opportunity to work with Dr. Steven Hong from Tufts University School of Medicine in collaboration with the Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS). Many resource-limited countries in sub-Saharan Africa such as Namibia have been severely impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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