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Off to the Tiger's Nest we go!
The first stage of my project is done.High five!It took some time and numerous interviews with top executives to understand the airline, natural resources, telecommunications, and banking businesses of...
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Shilpa Gulati - Delhi, IndiaHello to the WDI community! I've gotten a bit of a late start to blogging, so I already have a backlog of stories and learnings to share from my first few weeks in India....
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Double the fieldwork -- double the fun
Greg Thorne - Dhaka, BangladeshIt’s been a busy couple weeks since I last posted. On the positive side, there were informative meetings with government officials, UN organizations, NGOs and food...
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Yes to Compost! No to Ifumbire!
Sean Morris - Ruli, RwandaThis weekend, Stephanie (fellow Ihangane Project intern), Ngarambe (amazing Rwandan friend), and I took a vacation to the town of Gisenyi on Lake Kivu. The beach offered views...
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Dairy Farming in Rural India Pt.One
Sorry I’ve been a little infrequent with my posts! I’ve been interviewing farmers in rural Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh (UP) these past few weeks so I’ve had limited access to the internet.The first...
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A vibrant Bhutanese festival
I am currently busy finishing up my cost benchmarking activities.As I predicted, this second phase of my project is a tad challenging.Most of the comparable peers of the Bhutan companies are unlisted...
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Shilpa Gulati - Delhi, IndiaI feel lucky to have had the chance to meet up weekly with the other Delhi Fellows (Colm, Dave, and Rachana) for a some wonderful conversations about work and life in India....
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Harsh Realities of Malnutrition and Hope for the Farm
Sean Morris - Ruli, RwandaLast week was a very productive combination of survey data collection, a follow-up visit with the Nyange PLWHA (People Living With HIV Association) to discuss their farming...
View ArticleTraining and Implementing the Registers
It’s 7:30 am and slightly muggy as I climb the little hill towards the hospital, pass through the gate, and wait for Justice and Moses in our designated pickup spot. We’re in the middle of the third...
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New York vs. Istanbul – A different assessment of internship experience
Hi everyone,It looks like everybody is having great experience at different parts of the world. Previously, I wrote about my internship and my initial takeaways. This time I would like to make a little...
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Frontline SIC - Part 1
Dave Seo - Arusha, TanzaniaWith a familiar click, the lights flicker and dim, making the office look somewhat like a dark room. A couple seconds of belabored buzzing, and then the electricity finally...
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Farmers Market!
Buenas! I had the pleasure of checking out the local farmers market this weekend. The best produce you can find anywhere in town, and the prices are unbeatable. I can hardly believe that my time is...
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Article 12
As I wrap up my internship in Bangalore, I’ve been mulling over a quote I heard recently: “Every human idea that has ever been thought has already been considered in India.” To me, the quote captures...
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Field work in Bhutan
It’s definitely crunch time!I have only three weeks left in my internship here in Bhutan.I’m working non-stop to finish all my deliverables so this will be a quick blog update.I am 90% done with my...
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The Longest Sand Beach in the World is in Bangladesh
Arturo Huesca Santos - Chittagong, BangladeshWith a length of more than 136 Km, Cox's Bazar Beach is the longest sand beach in the World. It used to be undisturbed, but nowadays Cox's Bazar is the...
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Over the weekend I went to a concert and was assaulted and mugged. Left with no money, keys or a cellphone, I felt lost. In my moments of panic and the days following, I experienced the true value of...
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Frontline SIC - Part 2
Arusha, Tanzania"It's like fire rescue!" Anton, one of our three Field Officers, said excitedly after I described to him the basic idea of Frontline. "What?" I replied, slightly confused but...
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Today we conducted focus groups with women entrepreneurs, framers and youth in attempt to learn more about how they use technology. Observing the groups I not only realized the gaps between users and...
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Wow, can there really be only 2 weeks to go? My time in Delhi is starting to get short and already we have already said goodbye to some good friends who have headed back to the states. Things have...
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Monkeys, Motorbikes, and Matatus
Sean Morris - Ruli, RwandaMy penultimate weekend in Rwanda was spent in Nyungwe National Park.I traveled 7 hours south with two German medical students, and a Spanish architecture student, all of whom...
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This month I attended the 2011 South Asia mBillionth conference, a mobile technology conference that aims to recognize innovations in mobile and telecom solutions, and provide a platform for idea...
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Children's Home
Before leaving Sigua, I was very fortunate to be able to visit the children's home, an NGO that the Hospital supports. The home houses nearly 45 children ages ranging from 6 months to 15 years. The...
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Wrapping up with something different
In the flurry of activity accompanying the end of my internship, and the subsequent weeks of nomadic lifestyle, I’ve left a major facet of my time in Bangladesh unaddressed. As I mentioned in earlier...
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A profile: Somanth
Somanth smiled humbly as our team examined his water trough with great interest.The trough, which spanned the length of his cow shed, was connected to a rain water tank in which Somanth had affixed a...
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GBF in Bangalore, India: Summation
Neelam, founder of Industree, is an incredible person. A designer by training and trade, she joined her husband Jacob in founding a furniture production unit after design school because there were no...
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