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Aug 29
PNDP

Temporary Fixes Post Hurricane Maria By Katlyn Kreie (A’19)

by tuftsigl

As soon as my plane got close enough to touching the ground of San Juan, Puerto Rico, it was clear that the area was still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria that hit the island in September 2017. Even now, in June 2018, bright blue tarps still covered rooftops.

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Aug 28
Global Research

Policy Development at Vunja Kimya Nairobi by Daniel Ndirangu (A’21)

by tuftsigl

My internship as a policy strategy assistant in the Policy and Legal Department of Vunja Kimya has been a rewarding one this summer.  As an initiative aimed at the prevention, intervention and treatment of gender-based violence, Vunja Kimya does a lot of work educating the community about the dynamics of sexual and gender-based violenc

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Aug 27
Global Research

Understanding Pakistan’s Real Water Crisis by Uzair Sattar (A’21)

by tuftsigl

Atrey and I completed our summer research project in Pakistan. The title of the project, "Can Blood and Water Flow Together?", describes the politics of the water in power relations in the Indus Basin between Pakistan and India, two nuclear-powered states in a state of perpetual hostility.

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Aug 27
Empower

A Tale of HeroRATs by Grishma Rimal (F’19)

by tuftsigl

Rats save lives. When I first heard this unusual phrase, as an intern at Ashoka, I was perplexed and curious. How? My mind lingered on this question for a while.

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Aug 24
Tufts International Development

Implementing Two New Koombook Programs in Ecuador by Alexandra Claman (A’19)

by tuftsigl

This August, I traveled to Ecuador with Tufts International Development (TID) to continue our KoomBook digital library project. This trip, we are moving the center in Coaque, a coastal town affected by the 2016 earthquake, and implementing two new programs in Minas and Jatumpamba. We just completed our Coaque portion of the trip.

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Aug 23

Measuring the Impact of Non-Tariff Measures by Diya Prabhakar (F’19)

by tuftsigl

My first few weeks at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) were incredible - in terms of the projects I was working on as well as networking.

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