Biography
Posted by Anne LeMesurier on August 26th, 2010
Hello! My name is Anne LeMesurier and I am a recent graduate of Acadia University’s Honours Sociology class of 2010. The sociology department at Acadia is an incredibly supportive and inspiring group of people who have encouraged me to pursue my dreams. Thanks to their support and the support of my close friends and family, I find myself about to embark upon what I expect will be a fascinating and enriching adventure! My placement is based in the village of Kasane, in northern Botswana bordering Nambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. I will be working for Ditshwanelo – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights with their Land Rights programme.
Last summer I had the opportunity to participate in Acadia’s Students for Development program where I traveled to New Delhi, India and worked as an intern for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. Though I have always been interested in international affairs, this really sparked my desire to continue working in the field of human rights. Inspired by my work and daily experiences in India, upon my return to Canada I spent the year researching forced evictions from slums within India’s urban centres for my honours thesis. I have become quite interested in the concept of insecurity of tenure and how this results in the perpetuation of poverty. I am looking forward to learning more about Botswana’s controversial land issues and various human rights issues in general within an African context.
