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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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George and Monica’s KKL homes are the best current example of how KKL can transform a neighborhood.
Sep 18

What Do the Data Say? By Geoffrey Tam (F’20)

by cpinkerton

In addition to delving into the rich experience of our customers and beneficiaries, our surveys unearthed several trends. We interviewed three current structure owners and ten current tenants across our Kibera and Kawangware sites, representing 100 percent and 66 percent of our respective client bases.

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Sep 18

A Peer Learning Community for International Affairs Colin Steele (F’3G)

by cpinkerton

When I started at Fletcher, in the fall of 2016, I had a pretty simple theory of change about graduate school: go to the right school, take the right classes (and do well), and get the right job afterward.

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Sep 18

Community Day: Bringing the People Together in a Recovering Rust Belt City by Elliot Lam (A’21)

by Anonymous

Halfway through our month-long research in the post-industrial city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, we found ourselves attending Sunday on the Square, a bustling festival hosted by local nonprofits showcasing local food and businesses.

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Sep 17

Learning to Question the Lightning by Isabel Rosenbaum (A’21)

by tuftsigl

On my commute to work every day this summer, I would pass the walls of abandoned buildings and billboards where people had written No Borders. No Human Is Illegal. EU, Where Are You? Similar phrases characterized much of the graffiti found in Mytilene’s side streets and on café bathroom doors.

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