Sarah Argue: South African Education and Environment Project (SAEP) – Cape Town, South Africa: Sarah is working with SAEP’s Early Childhood Development program to evaluate resource management and program effectiveness across ten preschools in Brown’s Farm Township.
Lukman Arsalan: Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) - New York, New York: Lukman is working with CGI’s Sponsorship Department to assist in the management of sponsorship needs and to plan the upcoming 4th annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in September of 2008.
Sharon Bailey: American University of Central Asia (AUCA) – Bishkek, Krgyzstan: Sharon will work with the President and other senior officer to assist in preparing the AUCA for its self study for candidacy for accreditation through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges-Commission on Institutes of Higher Education. Sharon will also assist in the implementation of an “English Across the University” initiative.
Carly Benkov: Educate The Children (ETC) International – Kathmandu, Nepal: Focusing on the Women’s Literacy and Empowerment program, Carly will conduct an evaluation of women’s empowerment efforts of ETC in the Ichangu area surrounding Kathmandu. Through in-person interviews and a final report she will assess needs, collect participant feedback and outline recommendations and suggestions for future programming.
Molly Brunkow: Loreto Day Sealdah and Nabin School – Calcutta, India and Bhaktapur, Nepal: Working with and interviewing children, Molly will compile a story book of oral histories of the students of the Loreto Day Sealdah in an effort to qualitatively capture the positive impact of the school’s programming that might be replicated throughout the region.
Lindsey Clark: Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) – Lilongwe, Malawi: Lindsey will work to develop a retention system for the CHAI drug and treatment program. She will evaluate reasons that some adults and children drop out of the program and look for ways to combat those obstacles.
Emily English: Hoa An Agricultural Research Station – Hoa An, Vietnam: Emily will evaluate the work of the Hoa An Research Station and provide an analysis of its resources (i.e. Human, Natural, Physical, Financial and Social resources). This documentation will provide a manual of successful, innovative rural and community development practices that can potentially be replicated and applied to its various projects around the world.
Tim Giattina: American Chamber of Commerce - Shanghai, China: Tim’s project will focus on the development of a "white paper" to characterize best practices for socially responsible American companies doing business in China that may then be used as a blueprint for American businesses entering China.
Jose Guzzardi: McLarty Associates – Washington, DC: Jose will be responsible for extensive research of public policy and business issues in Latin America, as well as attending and reporting on speeches, panel discussions, and policy forums of interest to the firm and its clients.
Amanda Harris: LGBTQ Advocacy and Awareness - Prague, Czech Republic: Amanda Harris will do an independent study on the status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) rights and advocacy in the Czech Republic and produce a status report and other resources to assist organizations and individuals interested in LGBTQ advocacy work.
Sara Himelfarb: CEELI Institute and the Burma Center – Prague, Czech Republic: Sara will work to build the foundational elements of a partnership between these two organizations focusing primarily on early fundraising efforts. Ultimately this partnership seeks to pair members of the Burmese diaspora living in the Czech Republic with legal technical assistance training from experts at the Central and East Europe Initiative (CEELI) Institute.
Sanford Johnson: South African Education and Environment Project (SAEP) - Cape Town, South Africa: Sanford will work with SAEP and explore options to improve the academic performance of high school learners in the Cape Town community. He will also evaluate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of other innovative models for possible implementation including: Teach South Africa, Knowledge Is Power Program, LEAP Science and Math School and World Teach.
Erin Jones: Loreto Day Sealdah - Calcutta, India: Erin will work with new students at this school for Indian street children to identify and implement community service projects. The project will also consist of training the youth on leadership and organizational skills through a variety of workshops that they can use in helping to develop a peer mentor program which targets collaboration among their peers.
Geoffrey Kearney: Luchemos por una Infancia Feliz y con Esperanza (LIFE)– Buenos Aires, Argentina: Geoff will assist a children’s empowerment organization with marketing, public relations, development and volunteer organization among other tasks.
Ryan Lewis: South African Education and Environment Project (SAEP) – Cape Town, South Africa: Ryan will assist SAEP’s newly created Centre for Innovative Education in developing goals and key areas of focus to center programs around, as well as create immediately usable program ideas and evaluate existing ones.
Marquita Little: Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy – Johannesburg, South Africa: Marquita will work with staff at the Oprah’s Leadership Academy for young women to enhance and expand extracurricular activities for the students.
J.D. Lowery: Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) and C40 Cities – Melbourne, Australia: J.D. will work with the government of Melborne and surrounding cities to facilitate the sharing of information about successful and replicable programs that fight against climate change in practical and measurable ways. He will also help initiate programs that directly result in substantial reductions in heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions.
James Mitchell: USAID and the Radio Instruction to Strengthen Education (RISE) Project – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: James will assist USAID in the implementation of the RISE project (Radio Instruction to Strengthen Education) to enable underserved children to achieve higher learning gains by improving instructional support in communities and schools. He will also conduct research to evaluate the effect of RISE programs on student progress.
Jonathan Mwaba: Arkansas World Trade Center – Rogers, AR: Jonathan will help plan trade missions to benefit business within the state of Arkansas, seeking to expand the state’s presence and business opportunities throughout the world. He will also work with the AR-WTC to co-develop a framework for the government of Uganda to set up its own world trade center.
Hunter Riley: United Action for Children (UAC) – Mamfe, Cameroon: Hunter will work to support and expand an existing youth soccer league to promote youth empowerment and HIV education among disadvantaged children. He will also help organize and develop a strategic plan and identify long-term goals for the league.
Joe Schafer: Sri Lanka Centre for Development Facilitation – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Joe will help build the new NGO National Action Front (NNAF), which plans to provide a forum for discussing and mobilizing important issues of vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka. Joe will develop an extensive analysis and evaluation of the project to serve as a basis for organization’s launch.
Penelope Sur: Dassault Falcon Jet – Little Rock, AR: A native of France, Penelope will assist Dassault Falcon Jet employees who are French expatriates with assimilation in the Little Rock community. She will work with the company’s human resources department, the city and the chamber of commerce to address needs and develop a guidance plan for those employees.
Russ Swearingen: Arkansas Economic Development Commission – Little Rock, AR: Russ will assist project managers with research and analysis of selected European and Asian countries (U.K., Spain, and South Korea) and industries within, and make recommendations for companies which would be suitable candidates for foreign direct investment in Arkansas.
James Szenher: United Action for Children (UAC) and Hope Rising – Mamfe, Cameroon: James will work to develop a strategic communications plan for Hope Rising, a program supporting children and teens dealing with traumatic loss. James will develop content for a new Web site and work to establish communications with partners and potential donors to the organization.
Jay Thompson: Loreto Day Sealdah - Calcutta, India: Jay will work to design and expand college and career preparation programs for the Loreto Day School, Sealdah, focusing on seventh and eighth graders along with sister schools in the Calcutta community.
Tina Tian: Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) – New York, NY: Tina will work with the Director of the Clinton Global Initiative International to develop programming and manage sponsorships for the meeting of Clinton Global Initiative Asia in Hong Kong later this year.
Idonia Trotter: Belize Women’s Department – Dangriga, Belize: Idonia will work to identify such specific challenges facing immigrant women in Belize and make recommendations to the Women’s Department as to best practices and actions needed to appropriately address these challenges.
Loan Truong Vu: United Action for Children (UAC) – Mamfe, Cameroon: Loan will work to assess issues and challenges facing group members and women in general in taking part in micro-economic activities including a local palm oil press collective and snail farming collective. Loan will develop strategies to address issues and create plans and structures for economic literacy, drug subsidy and micro-loan programs.
Julie West: Rural Education and Development (READ) – Kathmandu, Nepal: Julie will analyze the geographic and programmatic scope of READ and its expansion following the receipt of a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She will focus on determining best practices for the program moving forward.
Chance Williams: Voice of Manyu Radio – Mamfe Cameroon: Chance will research the role and scope of mass media in Cameroon with a specific focus on cultural and other barriers to investigative journalism. He will shadow journalists to gather information and establish context for his research. Also, while in Mamfe, he will engage directly with Voice of Manyu Radio Station to help enhance current programs and structure. He will also link with community radio stations in the United States to encourage an exchange of information and experience.
