Posted by Zoe Scharf on June 28th, 2011
Hello!! I am just a little bit over half way of my placement here in Malawi. I cannot believe that time has gone this fast. Working at REFORD in Nkando has been lovely. My co-workers, my community and the work that I am doing here is so fulfilling. I cannot believe that soon I will [...]
Posted by Zoe Scharf on May 5th, 2011
Hi! I’m Zoe and I’m a 20 year old University of Ottawa student. I am in my third year of an International Development and Globalization undergrad degree. I am going to Mulanje, Malawi for an internship with the Restored Hope Foundation for Rural Development (REFORD) during the summer. Their mandate is to advocate, facilitate, educate [...]
Posted by Sophie Rheault on May 5th, 2011
Hello, my name is Sophie Rheault and I’m a fourth year undergraduate at the University of Ottawa. I’m in the process of completing my degree in International Development and Globalization. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, I moved to Ottawa to attend University and to explore living in a new city. Some of my interests outside of [...]
Posted by Kai Hung on May 5th, 2011
I am enrolled in the University of Ottawa’s International Development & Global Studies undergraduate program. I believe that active citizenship is a great untapped resource, a transformative learning experience, and to make a difference. In summer 2011, I will participate in a three-month long international internship in Malawi with the Mzuzu Youth Organization as the [...]
Posted by Victoria Latter on May 5th, 2011
Malawi Bound! Hi there! My name is Vicki and I am a graduating student from the University of Manitoba in the faculty of Environment. This summer I am going to Malawi. I have always wanted to go to Africa and now that it is happening I have to pinch myself to ensure it is not [...]
Posted by Shawna Smith on May 5th, 2011
My name is Shawna Smith and I am a third year student at the University of Guelph where I am studying International Development and Political Science. I am very passionate about refugees, specifically food security and healthcare issues and how women are disproportionately affected by these issues within the refugee camps Kakuma and Dadaab in [...]
Posted by Kim Lafreniere on February 16th, 2011
The time has come already for my mid-mandate blog. I have reached this point like many other interns before me have felt, in super speed! I also just got back from my travels for work and will be in Lilongwe for the rest of my mandate. Travelling and exploring Malawi was a great experience I [...]
Posted by Kim Lafreniere on February 2nd, 2011
I am currently enjoying the sun on a beautiful and very hot Malawi day, but why don’t we start by how I got here? When I arrived in Lilongwe as tired as i was from being in and out of airplanes for the past 48 hrs I was excited. I was picked up at the [...]
Posted by Jillian Wilmot on November 18th, 2010
Hi! My name is Jillian Wilmot. I am a recent graduate of the University of Regina where I earned an honours psychology degree with a minor in sociology. I finished my degree in the spring of 2010 after completing my honours thesis in collaboration with the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region and the University of Regina [...]
Posted by Alexandria Tadman on November 11th, 2010
Hello!
My name is Alexandria Tadman. I am a third year student majoring in Global Politics with a minor in Economics within the faculty of Political Science at Carleton University. My interests within the field of global politics are development through education, international political economy and politics and development in Africa. [...]
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