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Alumni Update:

Rebecca has begun a new position as a JPO Community-Based Associate Protection Officer with the UNHCR in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She recently graduated with a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, with a certificate in Public Health and Humanitarian Action. Her focus is on protection for children, women and girls, and related psychosocial support for vulnerable populations in complex humanitarian or emergency settings. She is passionate about community-led approaches to protection, primarily on the African continent.

Fellow Bio:

Rebecca is from Orange County, CA and studied Political Science and International Studies. During her time at Northwestern, Rebecca was involved in student government and worked for the Center for Forced Migration Studies, where she contributed to numerous refugee research initiatives. Rebecca also had the opportunity to study abroad in Paris, France and conduct research for her senior thesis on refugees in Tel Aviv, Israel. Rebecca has spent time as an intern for Congresswoman Schakowsky as well as the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, where she focused on immigration in the Midwest. In her free time, Rebecca enjoys reading and following the trail of art and food to explore wherever she is. While in Kenya, Rebecca is excited to continue refugee work at the International Rescue Committee, meet new people, learn Swahili, and see where this adventure takes her.

Jake graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in International Studies and a minor in Philosophy. During his time at the University, Jake studied three years of Kiswahili and wrote for the Africa Region of the Michigan Journal of International Affairs. He travelled to and worked in Uganda twice during his time as a student. His first trip was spent working as an intern with the Maendeleo Foundation in Mukono, Uganda. There he spent two months teaching children and adults how to use computers and worked with the Foundation’s director to identify new methods for developing the organization. The following summer, Jake held a three-month research associate position with the Refugee Law Project in Mbarara, Uganda where he conducted a study on the ability of refugees to both access and use technological devices in the Nakivale settlement. He held nearly 100 interviews with refugees of varying ages, nationality, and gender to determine how best to approach developing a technology education program in the settlement. Jake looks forward to practicing his Kiswahili and pursuing his interest in using technology to improve livelihoods in his upcoming work with Population Services International in Tanzania.

Alumni Update:

Since fall of 2018, Lindsey has taken on a new role as Assistant Professor of Global Health at Boston University. She is thrilled about the position that she thinks in many ways grew out of her PiAf experience!

Fellow Bio:

Lindsey Locks ‘07 hails from Philadelphia, PA. She majored in history at Princeton and minored in African studies. Lindsey had always had an interest in post-colonial societies, but her interest in Africa reached a new level when she studied abroad at the University of Cape Town, which served to provide the academic basis for her studies on Africa and also enabled her to travel around Southern Africa. Lindsey also found a summer internship through PiAF and spent last summer in Namibia working for a small NGO which provides HIV/AIDS education for Namibian school teachers. Lindsey is psyched to get a chance to explore a new part of Africa and to learn more about emergency relief – she will be working for the United Nations World Food Programme in Uganda.

Khaleelah graduated from New York University with a degree in Individualized Study, concentrating on Globalization, Media Expression, & Education Inequality and minoring in Global Education. She was born in Jamaica and immigrated to the United States at a young age. Having experienced, firsthand, the inequalities within the academic system in several states, she shifted her academic coursework to explore issues of global educational inequality. Her active involvement in mentorships on campus with minority students propelled her to investigate knowledge and power as tools to manipulate academic institutions. She spent a year abroad at NYU Accra, where she intimately studied the academic and cultural effects of globalization. During her time in Ghana she worked with several NGOs working on curriculum formation, instruction, and literacy projects. As part of her internship with World Education Ghana, she developed an environmental project to educate children on climate change. She went on to volunteer with VLF-Ghana at an annual reading clinic developing literacy and oratorical skills with primary school children. Through the use of media like dance, song, and oration, Khaleelah helped students tap into their creativity and connect with their identities. She is looking forward to joining IEFT’s Orkeeswa school, building leadership skills, exploring Tanzania, and fostering community.

Alumni Update:

Walter is currently living in Philadelphia, and just began a position as a Program Coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Previously, he was Princeton in Africa’s Program Coordinator for over 3 years!

Fellow Bio:

Walter graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International Politics and a certificate in African Studies.  During his time at Georgetown, he studied international institutions, African affairs, and education. His undergraduate thesis was on innovative education programs in Kenya.  Walter spent the fall of his junior year studying in Strasbourg, France.  He has also spent time abroad interning in Rwanda at a university program called Kepler Kigali, where he assisted faculty and staff, supported programming for extracurricular activities, and mentored and tutored students.  Walter has worked in Washington, D.C. as an International Programs intern at the Corporate Council on Africa and a Youth Programs intern at the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.  Additionally, at Georgetown, Walter worked on the logistics committee for the school’s Africa Business Conference and served as a Peer Advisor to freshmen at the School of Foreign Service.  He was selected as a Global Curriculum Fellow by the D.C. Public Schools Department of Global Education; through this fellowship, he assisted in designing an African Studies course for high school students.  Walter will be working as the Geography Teaching Fellow at Maru-a-Pula school in Gaborone, Botswana. 

Alumni Update:

Bri is a monitoring and evaluation specialist with over seven years of experience using data to promote evidence-based decision-making in development programming. Bri joined CEED in 2019 to strengthen its impact management efforts. Prior to joining CEED, Bri was a Senior Impact Analyst for the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) where she oversaw ANDE’s impact measurement activities and worked to track global trends in the support for entrepreneurs in emerging markets and to better understand the value that those entrepreneurs create for the stakeholders they serve. Bri speaks French and lived in Senegal for three years where she served as a Program Officer for the UN’s World Food Programme and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. She is particularly passionate about enabling youth and women entrepreneurs to solve the greatest development challenges facing emerging markets.

Fellow Bio:

Brianna is originally from Midland, Texas and is a Class of 2012 graduate of Claremont McKenna College. At CMC, Brianna dual majored in French and Economics and worked at the Lowe Institute of Political Academy. After graduation, Brianna worked as a Research Assistant at the Urban Institute’s Metropolitan, Housing, and Communities Center where she researched low-income communities, neighborhood indicators, and housing security. This will be Brianna’s first time in West Africa, and she is looking forward to eating yassa, amassing fabrics from throughout the region, and enjoying Senegalese hip hop music.

Sarah Louis is from Orlando, Florida and the proud child of Haitian immigrants. She has a B.A. in African American Studies and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida (UF). At UF, Sarah was President of her school’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She helped make an impact through political, economic, social, and educational changes. Additionally, Sarah served as a Teaching Fellow for the Political Science Department at UF. She loved learning about global issues and cultures and even studied abroad in Brazil, Palestine, Israel, and France. In fact,  her love for learning about global issues assisted her as a Junior Summer Institute (JSI)  Fellow with Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) in the summer of 2021. She took graduate-level courses about public policy and data analysis, and co-authored a published research paper on immigrant remittance flows before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continuing her passion for service, Sarah served as a Community Development Fellow with the City of Gainesville during her senior year. She worked on multiple projects collecting quantitative and qualitative data to help local government officials develop a food waste ordinance that redistributed excess food to feed those in need. Having had experiences in education advocacy and creating equity, Sarah is excited for her fellowship with Kakenya’s Dream as an Education Program Officer. In her free time, Sarah enjoys learning natural hairstyles, engaging in photography, and spending time with friends and family.

Alumni Update:

Nina is currently serving as a Special Projects Officer at the Akilah Institute, a Kigali-based higher education campus and online school for women in East Africa. In the fall of 2021, she will begin her studies as a dual Master of Social Work and Master of Social Policy candidate at the Brown School in Washington University, St. Louis. 

Fellow Bio:

Nina graduated from the University of Virginia with degrees in English and Arts Administration. At UVA, she worked primarily in the arts community as a producer of student theater, co-chair of the Student Council Arts Committee, and as an Arts Mentor to local elementary-aged students. Her thesis focused on the representation of death in children’s literature, which she supplemented with a self-published children’s novella. After graduation, Nina moved to Memphis, TN, where she has spent the past two years. There, she worked as an assistant fifth-grade English teacher at a Title I public school and implemented mental health procedures to support her students suffering from trauma and anxiety. She additionally worked as an Urban Fellow for the City of Memphis to foster summer literacy among youth. Currently, Nina is finishing up a service year at The Well, a pediatric wellness center, where she teaches nutrition, movement, and mindfulness to children. For fun, she dabbles as a lounge singer, attempts to cook, and loves to explore the Delta region. Nina is excited to pursue her interest in the intersections of educational and health equity at More Than Me and can’t wait to meet her wonderful new students.