Organization: Human Rights Watch Team: Adrian Weisel, Dustin Friedman, Laetitia Pactat Summary: Students worked with Human Rights Watch to analyze case studies on issues of conflict, amnesties that are offered and how those worked in practice in select countries: El Salvador, Argentina, Afghanistan, Namibia, Sri Lanka, East Timor, Democratic Replublic of Congo, Kosovo, Haiti.
Organization: EngenderHealth Team: Anita Rohira, Meriame Filali Adib, Marybec Griffin-Tomas, Natalie Cline Summary: Students worked with EngenderHealth to conduct a desk review of existing policies and regulations on family planning and abortion care in Ethiopia.
Organization: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Team: Sam Stern, Homa Sorouri, Sarha Rouamba, Betsy Aleshire Summary: Student consultants reviewed the most up-to-date academic and international development literature, as well as Internet resources on gender equality and trade. The work involved compiling good practices, tools and analysis and highlighted specific recommendations for a wide range of stakeholders, including civil society, women's organizations, women entrepreneurs, policy-makers, donors and other development partners, in particular UNDP.
Organization: Huairou Commission Team: Amy Walker, Erica Reade, Justine MacWilliam, Ellen Guevera, Nipin Gangadharan Summary: Students assessed, promoted and created briefs on the grassroots women's campaigns to secure land and property rights underway in countries located in Eastern, Western and Southern Africa. They also worked on the incorporation of grassroots women's experiences, critiques and perspectives into international policy level dialogues taking place at the United Nations in New York City this Spring.
Organization: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Team: Alivia Thomas, Kianoosh Tahbaz-Salehi, Julie Rentz, Barbara Kramer, Michael Gilbride Summary: Students a)conducted literature review of existing legal frameworks b) Analysed the three prevailing approaches detailing the implications of each approach on HIV risk and vulnerability for sex workers, clients and the community c) Developed policy recommendations on legal frameworks
Organization: EngenderHealth Team: Alexis Thomas, Maria Hoffmann, James Cerqua Summary: Students worked with EngenderHealth's ACQUIRE Project (Access, Quality, and Use in Reproductive Health). This project works globally to advance and support the availability, quality, and use of facility-based reproductive health and family planning services at every level of the health care system and to strengthen links between facilities and communities.
Organization: Ajkem'a Loy'a Team: Nick Smith, Eileen Reyes, Aparna Rau, Jessenia Pillasagua, N'deye Niang, David Dorfman Summary: The Liderezas Mayas Business and Design project offered students the opportunity to gain an understanding of key concepts and skills essential to become global consultants for small business enterprises focusing on women's empowerment. This project specifically involved working with an organized group of Mayan women in Guatemala to develop a sustainable business model, designing and producing handicrafts for a broad market, and developing their business and organizational skills.
Organization: NGO Committee on Financing for Development Team: Sunera Taikaram, Matt Simonds, Hanako Shiratori, Erin Hopkins, MaryAnne Hoekstra, Hitomi Akiyama Summary: Students analyzed and summarized a prior project that was conducted by a 2007 PIA team for the Road to Doha and recommend a lobby strategies to encourage other NGOs working on the specific proposal to work together towards a joint comprehensive lobby initiative.