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Il y a plus d’un mois maintenant, l’ACDI m’a donné la chance de vivre une expérience extraordinaire : un stage international en terre malienne. Je vous écris donc présentement de Missabougou, un quartier très tranquille de Bamako. Que dire de plus que: wow !! Je suis convaincue que cette expérience sera ...

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Oftentimes, internships are an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in a practical setting. Interns are able to see how general ideas or theories play out within a distinct cultural or national context. I certainly witnessed this concrete application in my internship in Bangladesh. Before arriving I had learned (a few ...

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Well, I’ve been meaning to post for a while now, and while I want to write about my experience working with the UNHCR's Northern Uganda IDP Operation, I also want to post about some of the craziness that occurred when I first arrived in Uganda back in April. Below is ...

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I feel that I need to start by saying that I am uncomfortable writing about my perceptions on being a woman in Bangladesh. I'm conflicted over how to approach this issue... For one, I am hesitant to too quickly label Bangladeshi society as oppressive toward women. For instance, I have been ...

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While here, on more than one occasion I have been asked what I think the main development challenges in Bangladesh are. This is, of course, a daunting question that is hard to tackle. Nervous about neglecting anything, I tend to dish-out a varied list of issues at the national and ...

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Definitions, when it comes to just about anything related to the field of development, are difficult. For one, who does the defining is important to consider. Depending on who they are and what their definition will be used for, the act of ...

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Before arriving here I had been told that Bangladeshis are extremely hospitable. I’ve now realized that even that is an understatement. The first time that we were invited to dinner at someone’s house, we sat awkwardly as the wife hovered beside us, filling our plates whenever an empty space should ...

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This post marks my internship's mid-way point. And I almost feel like I am missing something. Despite all the things I’m learning and experiencing, I feel as if I should know something more about Bangladesh. I don't mean to say that I had presumed that this ...

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I’m sorry to bore, but all I seem to be inspired to write about are the ethics surrounding my role as a development practitioner abroad. This entry is no different, but I’d like to focus on the impacts of what I choose to do outside the office, rather than within ...

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The first weeks of this internship have been primarily spent orienting myself to the situation of food insecurity in Bangladesh and learning about Padakhep’s initiatives to combat it.  I have also been assisting in preparing grant proposals, and doing research into how Padakhep might improve certain projects. However, this month ...

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