Practicums for Fall 2007

Practicum in International Affairs Teams, Clients and Projects

Please click on below project titles for explanation of each project.

 

Amazonian Rainforests Protection

Organization: Amazonia Brasil
Team: Jeroen Kwakkenbos, Morgane Le Marzellac, Chryso D'Angelo
Summary: Students worked with Amazonia Brasil to conduct research on Bilateral Relations and certified materials in the U.S. to be the building of an upcoming expo, developed creative communication and media plans, and worked on the development of the pedagogic program that supports the School Tours.

Global Child Poverty Disparity and Tanzania

Organization: United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)
Team: Louisa Lippi, Sarina Cipriano, Assiata Chikuhwa
Summary: Students worked with UNICEF to analyze district level data, conducted literature review on poverty and child poverty situations in Tanzania's various districts, and conducted a stakeholder analysis of results from the Demographic Health Survey, in addition to elaborating a protocol for field assessment of child poverty and policies.

Liderezas Mayas Project

Organization: CARE International
Team: Ximena Gutierrez
Summary: The PIA team worked with CARE to perform a feasibility study on the possibilities of working with Mayan women in Guatemala to design and produce handicrafts for a broad market. CARE through its Lideresas Mayas program currently works with a group of Mayan women in the Guatemalan highlands, who have identified their textiles and handicrafts as products that they would like to sell more broadly than their village market.

Review of the Monterrey Consensus

Organization: NGO Committee on Financing for Development
Team: Carmelita Francois, Ivan Hall, Nada Kim, Verona Miyandi, Robina Singh
Summary: Students worked with the NGO Commmitee on Financing for Development(FfDO) under DESA to create 'shadow reports' and lobby strategies on several issues relevant to Bretton Woods institutions, World Trade Organization and The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) interests'.

Strategic Planning for the Sauti Yetu Center

Organization: Sauti Yetu Center for African Women
Team: Anushay Anjum, Liz Demchak, Hideko Otake
Summary: Students worked with Sauti Yetu to develop a strategic plan outlining key outcomes for the organization for next 5 years, make changes int he organizational structure and summarized stakeholder input to produce a summary document including the strategic plan, budget, and action plan.