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Sep 26
PNDP

Students Journalists Investigate Rajasthan Free Medicine Scheme By Sophia Grogan

by tuftsigl

Over the summer, students in the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice participated in a two-week workshop looking at the Free Medicine Scheme (RFMS) in Rajasthan, India.

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Sep 12
EWB

Challenges to Clean Water Access in Malawi by Emma Inhorn

by tuftsigl

Today was very eye-opening. We conducted interviews with families about their water. Many people told me, through my translator Joseph, that they have no way of knowing whether their water was clean, but that they have no choice but to drink it, as it is the only water they have.

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Sep 08
BUILD: Latin America

Visiting a School in Imbabura, Ecuador by Cristina da Gama

by tuftsigl

Nitya and I have recently returned from Quito, Ecuador, where we had the opportunity to visit schools, NGOs, communities, and beautiful landscapes.

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Sep 07
BUILD: Latin America

AVANTI and the Koombook Program by Cristina da Gama

by tuftsigl

During our trip to Ecuador, Nitya and I met with 10 different NGOs. We spoke with them about the Koombook Program, a project that implements digital portable libraries in vulnerable communities. I am very excited about the meeting we had with AVANTI.

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Sep 07
Oslo Scholars

Preventative mental health program in Kashmir schools by Ogul Girgin

by tuftsigl

“They make a devastation and call it peace” - Agha Shahid Ali

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Sep 01
Global Research

Democratization in the Post Arab Spring Era by Isaac Nsubuga

by tuftsigl

This summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Jordan for my capstone research. This was made possible with financial support from Tufts University Institute of Global Leadership, and The Fletcher School Office of the Associate Dean. My study focuses on understanding the circumstances in which civil society organizations operate.

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