Meet the 2010 Summer Interns
Jan 15, 2016
Meet the 2010 Summer Interns
Julia Starr
Shanga Shangaa
Arusha, Tanzania
“Interning in Tanzania brought me the opportunity to live within an incredibly
unique culture and develop myself as an independent thinker, worker, and traveler.”
Sara Birkenthal
Human Rights Watch
New York, NY“I had the opportunity to transcribe interviews with Burmese political prisoners, monks, child soldiers,
journalists, and civil society activists.”
Brian Winters
Danish Refugee Council
Kiev, Ukraine
“We will be publishinga cultural guide. In order to do this
we will go to refugee camps in Ukraine to talk to students and
understand what their cultural norms are. Since many of the refugees are from Somalia and Afghanistan, I will
learn so much about thesecultures.”
Jake Wyrick
Israeli-Palestinian Business Forum
Jerusalem
“At the IPBF, I had the opportunity to take an active role in the creation of commercial law in the Palestinian Authority.”
Alice Mirlesse
Voix Libres
Bolivia and Geneva, Switzerland
“The goal of “Free Voices” (Voix Libres, or Voces Libres) is to fight to protect children’s rights, eradicate
child labor and help alleviate poverty in some of the most deprived
regions of Bolivia.”
Kayla Benker
Fountain of Hope
Malawi
“I am amazed by the progress the Fountain of Hope has made in their three years of existence —the building of a community
center, establishment of feeding and education programs that
serve over 200 students.”
Michelle Kahn
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, D.C.
“Millions of pages of archival material were mysteriously omitted from the Archival Guide
and, therefore, completely hidden to the public and historians. My goal was to leave no scrap of paper undocumented, thereby sealing gaps
in the evidence of atrocities.”
Gabriela Andrade
Creating Economic Opportunities for Women
Oakland, CA
This past summer I worked as a Programs Assistant Intern at C.E.O. Women, a nonprofit
organization based in Oakland, CA whose mission is to empower
immigrant and refugee women with the knowledge, resources, and
confidence necessary to start their own small businesses.
Carly Graber
Paz y Esperanza
Ecuador
“I worked at Paz y Esperanza in Guayaquil, Ecuador, an NGO that provides free legal, psychological and pastoral services to victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.”
Krysten Hartman
Latika Roy Foundation
Dehradun, India
“I worked at the Latika Roy Foundation, which is a center for children with
special needs. I spent most of my time teaching at the school, where the kids were incredibly bright, enthusiastic and just simply happy to be there each day
learning with their friends.”
Anna Joseph
Lawyers for Children
New York, NY
“This (My work) has allowed me to get a detailed understanding of the New York City foster care system,
supportive housing system, residential treatment centers, and the different types of group homes run by the city.”
Ann Kam
Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic
San Francisco, CA“Throughout the summer, I worked
with Law Professor Michelle Leighton to write case briefs for two cases
regarding the juvenile death penalty and the juvenile life without the possibility of parole sentence.”
Ian McGinnity
Danish Refugee Council
Kiev, Ukraine
“I am excited to head to Kyiv and expand my
knowledge and experience on a subject different from policy planning and more geared towards human
rights issues.”
Takako Mino
Forum for African Women Educationalists
Uganda
“This summer, I held trainings for teachers and students
throughout different regions in Uganda and Kenya while
interning with the Forum for African Women
Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda, an indigenous NGO dedicated to supporting and promoting the education of
young women.”
Melia Plotkin
Transparency International-USA
Washington, D.C.
“I feel as if I was able to contribute greatly to the quality
of work, as well as gainprofessional experience that was
invaluable to my education.”
Daniela Spencer
Jewish Community Center
Kiev, Ukraine
“I never considered myself an idealist until I came to Kiev. I
didn’t realize it, but I wanted to make a quantifiable difference.”
Samuel Mitchell
EDA Capital Connect
Gurgaon, India
“I spent the first few weeks here helping to prepare investment profiles for various Indian and Sri Lankan
MFIs to present to potential investors at a large microfinance conference that was held in Delhi.”
Angelica Quicksey
Seattle International Foundation
Seattle, WA
“I spent the summer working for the Seattle International Foundation
(SIF), a grant-making institution that supports Seattle-based non-profits
who work internationally.”
Pyper Scharer
NIRMAN
Varanasi, India
“Yesterday I spent the morning dividing my attention between
outlining math curriculum for the 3rd grade and trying to get the
internet to work.”
Amanda Lam
Family Care Cornerstone Project
Koh Rumdual and Phnom Penh, Cambodia
"During the summer, I interned with a non profit organization based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia that targets the needs of various orphanages and communities through different projects.
While I was there, I led music and art activities, designed the organization's webpage and
assisted with food distribution."
Angie Tyler
Women Thrive Worldwide
Washington, D.C.
“I played an active role in the organization by attending briefings,
events, and meetings with key leaders and members of Congress
on Capitol Hill on topics ranging from African aid and agriculture to gender
based violence in schools.”
Hannah Gordan
Haiti Medical-Equipment Program
Miami, FL
“The purpose of my internship was to
respond to the post-earthquake appeals for humanitarian relief in
Haiti by importing used medical equipment from the United States that Americans were no
longer using.”