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I’ve been privileged enough to spend my summer in Nairobi, Kenya, as a part of the Students for Development Program. I was planning on a normal summer in Chilliwack, working and taking a few summer classes, when I heard about this program through UFV. I applied on a whim, and ...

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Hi! We are two interns (Amaraine and Jed) from York University. We’re currently in the last third of a three-month internship with the Canadian Urban Institute Philippines (CUI). The CUI Philippines is a non-profit organization that has three offices in the Philippines - we’re stationed in the Iloilo City office, ...

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Monday July 13th, 2009 / Tuesday July 14th, 2009 I set off for the institute today, hailing a dilapidated Fiat taxi cab, which had holes in the floor that I could see the road though.  At any given moment the sky can open and it pours, sometimes for five minutes, at ...

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[gallery] As the daughter of a former Philippine domestic worker, the rights of female migrant workers is an issue that is close to my heart. Throughout Canada, I have worked with many Philippine women providing legal information and conducting skills training workshops. These experiences inspired me to study law. Prior to ...

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