The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs

Organization: United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)
Team: Tatiana Macio, Blerta Cela, Verouschka Capellan, Michela Calabrese, Aja Badame
Summary: The Child Poverty Impact Assessment Team (CPIAT), commissioned by UNICEF, designed and piloted a methodology in Nicaragua, one of the first countries to implement the Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSPs), to determine if child poverty has been reduced by PRSPs. In New York City, the team conducted research on the state of children in the country and designed a methodology using secondary data. CPIAT traveled to Managua, Nicaragua to conduct fieldwork and pilot the methodology in order to determine its impact on child poverty.

Organization: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Team: Lovesun Parent, Alice Liu, Alyson Knox, Wynnie-Fred Hinds, Shannon Hayes
Summary: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) collaborated with 5 students as consultants for its Global Youth Partners (GPY) Initiative. These students were charged with the objective of documenting the project in Egypt within the GYP Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

Organization: India China Institute
Team: Amy Weiss, Audrey Lacatis, Edmond Krasniqi, Steven King, Beatriz D'Alessandro, Masha Berek
Summary: Students were assigned by The Indian China Institute (ICI) to provide an analysis of institutions, key actors and current themes that would assist the ICI in refining and implementing its objective: to effectively serve as a hub of an international network of institutions and activities in order to deepen and broaden understanding of the global processes.