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Jul 15
Empower

For the Children, by the Children: Improving Early Childhood Development Programs by Gauri Khanduja (F’19)

by tuftsigl

I am spending the summer in Kigali, Rwanda, interning with Search for Common Ground (Search), an international non-profit that works in conflict transformation in about 36 countries.

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Jul 12
Global Research

Architecture that heals Bruce Ahirwe (EG’21)

by tuftsigl

The purpose of my internship at Genesis and Gilgal Group (G&G) in Rwanda is to learn how architecture can heal communities within developing countries. In Rwanda, a country with one of the fastest growing economies in the world, there is a great opportunity to grow the country more sustainably through architectural design.

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Jul 12
Global Research

The Brain and How It Shapes Us: Diving into the Intersection of Neuroscience and Social Conflict By Kevin Doherty (A’20)

by tuftsigl

Statistics on the Syrian Refugee Crisis are as massive as they are opaque: 6.6 million Syrians internally displaced, 2.98 million in hard-to-reach areas, 5.6 million registered refugees outside the country.

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Jul 10
PNDP

Isle of Dogs by Jeremy Gumener (A’19)

by tuftsigl

There are approximately 300,000 stray dogs and over one million cats roaming the streets and beaches of Puerto Rico. Most homeless or abandoned animals brought to shelters on the island are euthanized because of overpopulation.

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Jul 09

The Untold Stories of Vietnamese Refugees by Brianna Gates (A'20)

by tuftsigl

Last week, at the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants, I was honored to interview two women who fled Vietnam as refugees over thirty years ago. Thuy Leung and her sister spoke with me about their journey from Vietnam to America.

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Jul 06
Global Research

Interning at the Rondeli Foundation in Tbilisi, Georgia by Benjamin Cooper (A'20)

by tuftsigl

Following a cancelled overnight flight from Minsk to Tbilisi, I arrived in beautiful Tbilisi on a Monday afternoon. I was greeted by fervent taxi drivers competing for my ride. I finally got in one and was driven down the aptly named George Bush Boulevard into the heart of the city.

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