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Ann Danello - Thailand
The document summarizes the work of the Human Development Foundation Mercy Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. It focuses on helping people in Bangkok's slums through operating schools, improving health and welfare, protecting street children's rights, and providing shelter. The author volunteered at the Centre by teaching English at makeshift schools and a vocational school for children from the Klong Toey slum. They also tutored students for college scholarships and spent a week volunteering with an HDF satellite program helping the Moken people on Koh Lao island adapt to modern amenities.
Suqi Huang - China
Suqi Huang spent the summer of 2014 teaching English and music classes at Qingxin No. 1 Primary School in Guangdong Province, China through the B.N. Duke International Summer of Service program. She worked with three other students to create lesson plans focusing on games and activities to foster creativity among the students. On Saturdays, she taught violin classes of varying skill levels at the YQX Arts Center. The experience increased her respect for teachers and she realized that while teaching can be frustrating, the joy from small successes makes all the work rewarding.
Natalie Williams - Ecuador
Natalie Williams spent the summer of 2013 interning in Quito, Ecuador. She worked at a women's health clinic, assisting various doctors and witnessing procedures like births and surgeries. On weekends, Natalie explored Ecuador's natural beauty, visiting volcanoes, indigenous villages on the coast, and a town with wild monkeys. She stayed with a host family that made her feel welcome and taught her about Ecuadorian culture, and she formed close relationships with patients and coworkers at the clinic.
John Hare-Grogg - Nicaragua
From June to August 2014, the author worked with an organization in Goyena, Nicaragua to address a chronic kidney disease epidemic. The author sought to understand hydration and drinking water access issues by leading community meetings, producing informational brochures, and working with youth to develop communication strategies. The project objectives were to understand the causes of the epidemic, assess hydration and water quality access, evaluate intervention options, and plan a long-term water improvement strategy. The involvement of the kind, humble, and hopeful community was essential to the project's success.
Chad Guthrie - Thailand
This document summarizes an internship with Raks Thai Foundation in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The intern evaluated Raks Thai's disaster management programs following 2011 floods and considered how to better incorporate women. Living in a small apartment, the intern commuted by bike/taxi to the office with 18 coworkers, most of whom did not speak English. The goal was to interview villagers weekly about disaster experiences and provide recommendations to improve local programs and address women's needs. The intern gained independence living abroad, learned some Thai, and formed close relationships with coworkers and community members during this culturally immersive experience.
Jordan Thomas - Ecuador
Jordan Thomas spent the summer of 2013 living in Ecuador working on a sustainable forestry project with the Kichwa people. The project aimed to identify valuable timber species that could be grown on Kichwa land to provide income alternatives to illegal logging and improve ecological conditions. Thomas surveyed community members, researched tree species, and mapped existing land plots to determine which tree species and locations would be best suited for the reforestation efforts. Some key lessons learned included realizing different views on development between generations, understanding contexts around activities like illegal hunting, and the importance of grassroots initiatives over short-term outside interventions.
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Ann Danello - Thailand
The document summarizes the work of the Human Development Foundation Mercy Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. It focuses on helping people in Bangkok's slums through operating schools, improving health and welfare, protecting street children's rights, and providing shelter. The author volunteered at the Centre by teaching English at makeshift schools and a vocational school for children from the Klong Toey slum. They also tutored students for college scholarships and spent a week volunteering with an HDF satellite program helping the Moken people on Koh Lao island adapt to modern amenities.
Suqi Huang - China
Suqi Huang spent the summer of 2014 teaching English and music classes at Qingxin No. 1 Primary School in Guangdong Province, China through the B.N. Duke International Summer of Service program. She worked with three other students to create lesson plans focusing on games and activities to foster creativity among the students. On Saturdays, she taught violin classes of varying skill levels at the YQX Arts Center. The experience increased her respect for teachers and she realized that while teaching can be frustrating, the joy from small successes makes all the work rewarding.
Natalie Williams - Ecuador
Natalie Williams spent the summer of 2013 interning in Quito, Ecuador. She worked at a women's health clinic, assisting various doctors and witnessing procedures like births and surgeries. On weekends, Natalie explored Ecuador's natural beauty, visiting volcanoes, indigenous villages on the coast, and a town with wild monkeys. She stayed with a host family that made her feel welcome and taught her about Ecuadorian culture, and she formed close relationships with patients and coworkers at the clinic.
John Hare-Grogg - Nicaragua
From June to August 2014, the author worked with an organization in Goyena, Nicaragua to address a chronic kidney disease epidemic. The author sought to understand hydration and drinking water access issues by leading community meetings, producing informational brochures, and working with youth to develop communication strategies. The project objectives were to understand the causes of the epidemic, assess hydration and water quality access, evaluate intervention options, and plan a long-term water improvement strategy. The involvement of the kind, humble, and hopeful community was essential to the project's success.
Chad Guthrie - Thailand
This document summarizes an internship with Raks Thai Foundation in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The intern evaluated Raks Thai's disaster management programs following 2011 floods and considered how to better incorporate women. Living in a small apartment, the intern commuted by bike/taxi to the office with 18 coworkers, most of whom did not speak English. The goal was to interview villagers weekly about disaster experiences and provide recommendations to improve local programs and address women's needs. The intern gained independence living abroad, learned some Thai, and formed close relationships with coworkers and community members during this culturally immersive experience.
Jordan Thomas - Ecuador
Jordan Thomas spent the summer of 2013 living in Ecuador working on a sustainable forestry project with the Kichwa people. The project aimed to identify valuable timber species that could be grown on Kichwa land to provide income alternatives to illegal logging and improve ecological conditions. Thomas surveyed community members, researched tree species, and mapped existing land plots to determine which tree species and locations would be best suited for the reforestation efforts. Some key lessons learned included realizing different views on development between generations, understanding contexts around activities like illegal hunting, and the importance of grassroots initiatives over short-term outside interventions.
Isa Ferrall - Nicaragua
The document summarizes the author's experience with an NGO called Grupo Fenix in Nicaragua over the summer of 2014. Grupo Fenix's mission is to improve rural communities through renewable energy technologies. The author participated in their Renewable Energy and Sustainable Engineering Volunteer Intern Program. They focused on three projects - a bicycle powered water pump for a school, repairing solar ovens, and designing a water collection system. The biggest lesson was learning to live simply without stresses and valuing family and community over material things.
Jacqueline Stedman in Tanzania
The document discusses the author's experience volunteering as an English teacher at Mavinuni Primary School in Tanzania, where they helped students prepare for standardized tests required to advance to secondary school which is taught in English, and also volunteered at the Nkoaranga Orphanage caring for young children. Some challenges included overcoming the language barrier since the author did not speak Swahili, adjusting to the slower Tanzanian way of life, and communication issues, but the author found the experience gave them a new perspective on education and valuable professional experience.
Rebekah Johnston in Ghana
Benjamin N. Duke Scholar Rebekah Johnston poster presentation describing her International Summer of Service in Ghana
Brian Bullins in Switzerland
Benjamin N. Duke Scholar Brian Bullins poster presentation describing his International Summer of Service in Switzerland
Benton Wise in Mozambique
Benjamin N. Duke Scholar Benton Wise poster presentation describing his International Summer of Service in Mozambique
Ally Santini in Uganda
Benjamin N. Duke Scholar Ally Santini's poster presentation describing her International Summer of Service in Uganda
Winnie's Poster Presentation
The document summarizes a student's summer research project studying genetic adaptation of the plant Mimulus guttatus to serpentine soils. The goals of the project were to identify molecular mechanisms underlying serpentine adaptation, understand the basis of these mechanisms, and gain insights into how plants may respond to future environmental changes. The student conducted experiments such as breeding plants, tissue collection, PCR genotyping, and plate experiments to analyze genes responsible for serpentine adaptation and differences in survival on various serpentine soils. Preliminary findings found higher survivorship in serpentine plants and genotyping results for further analysis.
Talal's Poster Presentation
Talal Javed Qadri worked with the Duke Imaging and Spectroscopy Program on computational optical sensor research. He assisted in projects including helping design and build a 2 gigapixel camera, developing techniques like using microcameras as an optical processing unit. The camera captures high resolution images by combining photos from 98 smaller 14 megapixel cameras within a sphere.
Maria's Poster Presentation
This study aims to:
1) Characterize the properties and abundance of blocks in lunar impact craters using radar and imagery data.
2) Determine how block field properties correlate with radar measurements and differ between crater types.
3) Provide insights into the formation and evolution of block fields to help distinguish between blocky ejecta and polar ice deposits.
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Jacqueline Stedman in Tanzania
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Benjamin N. Duke Scholar Brian Bullins poster presentation describing his International Summer of Service in Switzerland
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Talal's Poster Presentation
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Maria's Poster Presentation
This study aims to:
1) Characterize the properties and abundance of blocks in lunar impact craters using radar and imagery data.
2) Determine how block field properties correlate with radar measurements and differ between crater types.
3) Provide insights into the formation and evolution of block fields to help distinguish between blocky ejecta and polar ice deposits.