BY JOHN AUGÉ
How do nations on the frontline of climate change fight its effects on the ground level? John Augé spent the summer working with the Tuvalu Climate Action Network (TuCAN) to implement local sustainability projects.
BY SHERAN MUNASINGHE
HOW ARE ENERGY COMPANIES UTILIZING METHANOL IN THE PIVOT TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY? SHERAN’S SUMMER WORK AT EUROPEAN ENERGY A/S EXPLORES THE TOPIC.
BY KATRIEL MARKS
HOW CAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HELP IN THE FIGHT TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE? KATRIEL’S SUMMER RESEARCH AT SARB FOCUSES ON GREEN FINANCE.
BY YULIA BUYNOVA
How does behavioral energy efficiency work? Yulia Buynova talks about how a neighborly competition can help decrease energy intensity and how Opower contributes to it.
BY JENNY LEE
How does one of the world’s most prestigious think tanks approach the issue of climate change? Jenny Lee spent the summer working alongside top Energy Security and Climate change experts at CFR.
BY SIMONE WEICHENRIEDER
HOW DO RULE OF LAW AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO-EXIST? SIMONE WEICHENRIEDER EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO DURING HER SUMMER AT THE IDLO.
BY CAMILLE SACHS
CAMILLE REFLECTS ON HER EXPERIENCE AT iDE, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, WHERE SHE NAVIGATED THE COMPLEXITY OF GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION POLICY
BY ELISE GREEN
WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF A DOMINANT DOLLAR? ELISE GREEN EXPLORES THE CONSEQUENCES OF A STRENGTHENING DOLLAR ON EMERGING MARKETS AND DEVELOPING ECONOMIES IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
BY ADIGUN ATINUKE
ADIGUN GIVES TIPS TO EXCEL IN A FAST-PACED DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING ENVIRONMENT AND DESCRIBES HER EXPERIENCE RESEARCHING SANITATION FINANCING AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY IN INDIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
BY CHLOE ADCOCK
During an internship at USAID headquarters, Chloe supported YALI, a leadership development program for business, civil society, and public sector leaders aged 20 to 35 in multiple African countries.
BY REID DOBELL
Reid interned at LixCap, a company that invests in the agricultural supply chain of developing economies and provides advisory services for governments, DFIs, and private sector clients looking to develop infrastructure in emerging markets.
BY SOPHIE WANG
DISCUSSING THE CHALLENGING TASKS AND REWARDING ENVIRONMENT OF THE SMALL, INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY ATHENA INFONOMICS IN CHENNAI, INDIA
BY ASPASEA MCKENNA
MEETING WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS, CONDUCTING FIELDWORK AND WORKING WITH DATA, ASPASEA MCKENNA SHARES HER RANGE OF EXPERIENCES IN MYANMAR.
BY ADYASHA MOHANTY
Discussing the importance of cross-sector approaches to child welfare solutions, Adyasha reflects on her experiences this summer with Athena Infonomics where she examined the importance of safer and more inclusive public transportation for schoolchildren.
BY YIFAN POWERS
This summer, I interned with the Mann Deshi Foundation in Maharashtra, India, and worked on a process evaluation of one of the Foundation’s newest programs, the Mann Deshi Champions Youth Development Center (YDC).
BY ALEX BURNS
Over the summer, I served as the Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action Intern with the UN Women Malawi Country Office. I supported the Cyclone Idai humanitarian response by designing the procurement and distribution plan for gender protection supplies, which prevent gender-based violence (GBV) in relocation sites for internally displaced people.
BY SARAH SASSOON
In a country where cash is king, implementation of digital financial services (DFS) can be difficult. Sarah shares her experience working for a Microfinance non-profit in Amman, Jordan.
BY ANGELA MAZIMBA
TRANSITIONING TOWARD A MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY MIX CAN BE CHALLENGING IN A DEVELOPING CONTEXT. ANGELA SHARES LESSONS FROM HER INTERNSHIP IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA.
BY KHAMAL CLAYTON
By spending a summer with the South African Reserve Bank, Khamal Clayton saw firsthand how political legacy can affect economic realities.
