1999 Weissman International Interns |
Anjali Chelliah, '00, (Economics) worked in Bangalore, India as a delegate of VISIONS Worldwide, a student-run nonprofit organization. She traveled throughout southern India conducting HIV education workshops in schools and community centers. Anjali also helped to establish local chapters of VISIONS in India in order to continue the organization's HIV prevention efforts. Anne Durston, '01, (Social Studies) worked for a family planning organization, MexFam, located in Mexico City, Mexico. She helped distribute information about sexual health and responsibility to young adults, and coordinated community events to promote these goals. Jacob Goldstein, '00, (Classics) worked for Fraser Kemp, a Labour Party Member of Parliament, at the House of Commons in London, England. He handled media relations, responding to press inquiries and coordinating media coverage. He also tracked political developments in the Chamber, conducted research, and conceived of initiatives for MP Kemp's committee work on improving government. Jascha Hoffman, '01, (Religion and Philosophy) worked with the Yoff EcoCommunity Program in Yoff, Senegal, where he learned to speak Wolof, collected oral histories, and published a book of stories in French for the local pilot elementary school. Nissara Horayangura, '00, (History) was an intern at Media Trust, a non-profit organization based in London, England. Media Trust spearheads initiatives to use the media to promote volunteerism and to raise awareness of voluntary organizations, their work and the issues that concern them. She worked in the Television and Video Production department, and was involved in the development and production of programs about the voluntary sector. Alicia Johnson, '01, (Social Studies) travelled to Senegal to work at the Yoff EcoCommunity Program, which is designed to develop a new model for development between Africa and the global community. Alicia worked within the Educational and Training component on the "Pictures for Preschoolers" Project, which aims to improve literacy skills in children whose families have little financial support. Darryl Li, '01, (Social Studies) worked with the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre in New Delhi, India. He interviewed refugees from Afganistan and compiled reports about their experiences. Barbara Martinez, '00, (History) worked as a reporter for the Associated Press London Bureau in England. She wrote articles on a variety of subjects, including British politics and society, London events, and the Royal Family. Quang-Tuyen Nguyen, '01, (History of Science) worked with Population Research Consultants, an NGO based in Hanoi, Vietnam, where she focused on family planning services and policies. Siripanth Nippita, '00, (Social Studies) worked with Grupo Transas do Corpo, a non-governmental organization in Goiânia, Brazil, which promotes education for women's health. Her responsibilities included teaching English to support staff, translating English materials into Portugese, and facilitating communication with donor organizations. Zuzanna Olszewska, '01, (Social Anthropology) was an intern at the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre in New Delhi, India. She researched and documented the condition of women in jails in India. Kathryn Ousley, '01, (East Asian Studies) worked under the supervision of the president of the Harvard Club in Beijing, China. She compiled a database of Harvard alumni, current Harvard students, and foreign businesses in China. Priya Patel, '01, (Environmental Science and Public Policy) was an intern with Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), a non-governmental organization committed to the improvement of human rights in Malaysia and the region. She gathered and documented information on human rights issues related to environmental problems. She also worked with the Child Protection Sociey, where she assisted at a shelter for abused girls. Giselle Pinto, '00, (Economics) traveled to Tokyo, Japan to work for Showa, Ota and Co., an accounting firm affiliated with the U.S. firm, Ernst and Young. She assisted in the International Department of the Audit Division. Anna Piotrowska, '01, (Art History and French) worked in the Museum of Fine Arts in Bordeaux, France. She was responsible for everything from translations and art history research to the organization of exhibitions. Much of her time was spent conducting research on 17th and 18th-century Italian paintings which were rented by the Bordeaux Museum from Polish galleries for an exhibition in 2001. Due Quach, '00, (Visual and Environmental Studies) worked in the Department of Prints at the Bibilotheque Nationale in Paris, France. Her work began with the project of locating and creating an inventory of works by Michel Natalis, and concluded with documenting and cataloging works of contemporary photographers. Suhas Radhakrishna, '01, (Visual and Environmental Studies) worked with an HIV/AIDS education group in Bangalore, India called VISIONS Worldwide. He conducted interactive peer education workshops on HIV/AIDS, worked with local students in the VISIONS Bangalore chapter, and researched local non-profit organizations involved in HIV/AIDS related care. Rebecca Rakow, '01, (Engineering) conducted biomedical engineering research at Technion University in Haifa, Israel. Her research revolved around a three dimensional cardiac imaging system (NOGA) which was developed by Professor Ben-Haim. Harini Reddy, '01, (Social Studies) worked for Suaram Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), a non-government organization in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that deals with human rights issues in Southeast Asia. She assisted the Women's Aid Organization with their advocacy efforts for battered women, and helped at the child care center. Sally Sadoff, '00, (Economics) worked with EcoYoff, a local non-governmental organization in Yoff, Senegal. She, along with two other interns, planned and implemented a "Pictures for Preschoolers" program that helps families to improve the vocabulary and pre-literacy skills of their young children. Gretchen Stevens, '01, (Environmental Science and Public Policy) served as a program assistant for the Environmental Protection Association of Ghana (EPAG), a local non-governmental organization which serves as an environmental watchdog in Kumasi. She organized a number of conferences, and assisted EPAG with administrative tasks. Emily Tabak, '00, (Government) spent the summer in Geneva, Switzerland, working with refugee women and children through the World Council of Churches and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She participated in a conference on violence in Sudan, conducted research on domestic violence and refugee women, and spent one day a week working directly with refugees. Ashley Waters, '00, (History and Literature) worked at Sewa Mandir in Udaipur, India. She assisted the NGO with all facets of its work, including its projects in Education, Health, Women and Children's Development, Natural Resource Management, Water Shed Development and Wasteland Reclamation.
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