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Global Policy Studies & International Security

‘Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento’ – Food Security in Nicaragua

Post author By Dane Ulik
Post date July 18, 2017
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Photo: Zenia Nuñez (CC BY 2.0) Crook Fellow Dane Ulik has been spending his summer working for Artists for Soup, a nonprofit whose mission, amongst many others, is to improve food security in La Paz Centro and Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Dane is applying his research and data analysis skills to aid the organization in refining their initiatives, and […]

Tags Crook Fellow, Crook Fellowship, food insecurity, Food Security, International Development, Nicaragua, Summer Internship

Global Policy Studies & International Security

Living amongst poverty: does it get easier?

Post author By Jessi Stafford
Post date July 11, 2017
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Photo: elaine faith 2017 Crook Fellow Jessi Stafford shares her observations on the effects of poverty on daily living conditions in La Paz Centro, Nicaragua, seen as she works this summer for Artists for Soup: I’ve seen it many times. Volunteers come to help missionaries, non-profits, or other organizations working with the impoverished. They’re trying to do […]

Tags Crook Fellow, Crook Fellowship, Global Policy Studies, Nicaragua, Robert S. Strauss Center, Strauss Center, Summer Internship, Summer Internships