Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

Author: Amara Uyanna

Scientific Philanthropy: A Necessary Adoption for the Future

Post author By Amara Uyanna
Post date August 30, 2017
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Photo: Robert Bassam (CC) Crook Fellow Amara Uyanna makes the case for bolstering philanthropy with scientific principles, backing up her argument with experiences gleaned during her time working with Sustainability International: I’ve always thought of philanthropy as an art: the art of giving. While I still believe there’s an artistic component to it, I am now of […]

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Energy & Environmental Policy

Niger Delta – a time-sensitive but hopeful situation

Post author By Amara Uyanna
Post date July 11, 2017
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Photo: Jurgen 2017 Crook Fellow Amara Uyanna is interning with Sustainability International this summer in Nigeria, and updates us here on the environmental conditions of the Niger Delta region, where among other responsibilities she is coordinating bioremediation efforts in the area: “Time is an illusion” just as much as “time is of the essence.” Either of the […]

Tags Crook Fellow, Crooks Fellowship, Global Policy Studies, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Rural Development, Summer Internship, Summer Internships