A new Hewlett Foundation grant will build on work at the Population Studies and Training Center to prepare Africa’s next generation of population experts, with special attention to women who may face obstacles in the field.
Nine environmental scholars and activists from Africa have arrived to
work with Brown professors and undergraduates under the auspices of the
Watson International Scholars of the Environment Program.
As a Royce Fellow in Sport and Society, Brown junior Abby Hein spent last summer establishing a kids’ soccer league in an African village. To her surprise, the experience restored her own athletic career.
Brown senior Emma Clippinger and Emily Morell of Yale were chosen from among 100 applicants for their work as co-founders of Gardens for Health International, which provides nutritional support and economic empowerment to HIV-positive people in Rwanda.
Caitlin Cohen went to West Africa to do research, but she became a healthcare activist when she saw conditions in Mali’s slums. Tonight, August 4, she stands to win $100,000 for her cause.
