Field Notes (Blog)
Noted on January 14, 2009 | By Natanya in
Friends of the Peace Center (IE3 internship site in Costa Rica) is hosting a Latin American Conference to Ban Radioactive Uranium Weapons March 4-6, 2009 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Here is some further information:
Latin American Conference On Uranium Weapons
In March 2009, San José will be the location of the annual International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW) conference. ICBUW campaigns for a uranium weapons treaty that bans the use of uranium in all conventional weapons and supports the monitoring, health care, compensation and environmental…
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Noted on December 15, 2008 | By Christopher Bennett in
IE3 Alum Jenny Gerfen from Western Washington University, who interned with Adoption Advocates International in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2007 has founded the Awadeshalo Project, dedicated to enhancing the lives of Ethiopian street children through love, compassion and education while embracing enviornmentally and culturally sustainable practices.
During her internship in Ethiopia, Jenny witnessed the severe challenges and dangers faced daily by Ethiopian street children and was alarmed by the lack of a social safety net to support them. With the support of her Ethiopian friend Thomas, Jenny has founded Awadeshalo (which means love in the Ethiopian…
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Noted on December 8, 2008 | By Natanya in
Tuula Rebhahn, a UO Journalism student, has spent fall term living in rural India working on environmental projects at Vanastree. She checks in with a summary of her experiences. This installment highlights the first 48 hours of her time in India.
The departure gate for Continental Airlines flight 49 to Mumbai is spare. No chairs; just an empty desk, a roped off area in front of the door, and a crowd of a couple hundred people standing around in no particular order. I’ve just arrived at the gate a couple of minutes after boarding was…
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Noted on November 19, 2008 | By Natanya in
A few more comments roll in about the perceptions of the election abroad. Brian Carter shares his input from Malaysia.
Brian Carter, Malaysia: "So I guess the obvious thing to write about and the thing that is most on my mind is the effect of the election. It's been said that Obama is perhaps the first global president, because he is being embraced by the whole global community. Because Americans have decided to elect him so decisively the view of America and Americans has changed or at least begun to change. Although Malaysia is normally very welcoming to Americans…
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Noted on November 17, 2008 | By Christopher Bennett in
Interns in Obama's father's land check in with African reactions to the U.S. election results. Here are comments from Nicole Chiapella (UO, Adoption Advocates International, Ethiopia); Chris Moser (OSU, CFHI South Africa); and Erin Horvath (UW, Cape Town Refugee Centre, South Africa).
Nicole Chiapella, University of Oregon, Adoption Advocates International, Ethiopia: As everyone is aware the election was last Tuesday but what you may not have known was that Wednesday was unofficially 'Obama Day' in Ethiopia! The other volunteers (Mark, Alan and Anna) and I went to the Hilton after work to watch CNN's election coverage.…
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