The International Rescue Committee has been so fortunate to have had a longstanding relationship with Princeton in Africa since our very first Fellows landed in Rwanda in 1999. Whether it was Emily or Renee in 1999 or the 110 Fellows across 14 IRC countries over the years, we have been blessed by the relationship, the quality of the Fellows and the impact on what IRC does on the ground every single day.
Kelly Lacob
Alumni Update:
Kelly is still at CHAI in Uganda for now (coming up on 2 years), but she’s heading back to the U.S in a couple months to begin a graduate degree in Bioengineering Innovation and Design at Johns Hopkins. She is looking forward to bringing her knowledge of needs identification for essential child medicines and diagnostics to the program, and continuing to pursue systemic change to global health challenges in low-resource settings through strategic private sector initiatives.
Fellow Bio:
Kelly graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, Concentration in Global Health and Development. At Stanford, Kelly did extensive research, communications, and project management work for the Center for Innovation in Global Health and the United Nations Association Film Festival; she also lead afterschool science programming for underserved middle school students, and studied abroad in Cape Town, South Africa and Moscow, Russia. After graduation, Kelly interned with the Clinton Foundation in New York, and now looks forward to working for the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Uganda. She hopes to trek the Rwenzori “Mountains of the Moon” and observe the famous gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. In her free time, Kelly likes to go hiking, take photographs, read and write, and cheer on the Golden State Warriors basketball team.
Our History
In 1999, a group of Princeton alumni, faculty, and staff launched Princeton in Africa as an independent affiliate of Princeton University inspired by the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations.” In 2010, the program opened up to include graduates of any US accredited university in order to meet the growing demand from host organizations and allow more young professionals access to the unique opportunities afforded by PiAf. During the past 20 years, we have placed over 600 Fellows with more than 100 organizations in 36 countries, while developing more strategic partnerships across Africa and creating more opportunities for our alumni community to engage with the continent and with one another.