Ellie Anderson ’18 was a summer 2017 intern with the National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) in Kampala, Uganda. At UW-Madison, she majored in Environmental Sciences with certificates in African Studies and …
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On the Job, Abroad: Students Reflect on Virtual International Internships
For many students, summer means long, hot days and the opportunity to flex their newfound classroom skills at an internship. COVID-19 altered many summer interns’ plans, especially those who hoped to travel abroad and participate …
Using motorcycles and 55-cent payments, Uganda groups maps route to health care in remote villages
By David Tenenbaum KAMPALA, Uganda – A nonprofit group in Uganda has issued another loan for a motorcycle-taxi that will also offer free transport for health care workers. Motorcycle taxis are the common form of …
Former IIP Interns Among Group of 2019 Notable UW Graduates
Former IIP Intern Abagail Catania did an internship at an orphanage in Uganda in Spring 2017 and Kent Mok did an internship at Institut Pasteur in France in Spring 2018. From the UW News Site: …
Africa in Our Lives: Bre Begley
By Aberdeen Leary Bre Begley is a senior undergraduate student at UW-Madison. During the summer of 2018, she completed an internship abroad with an organization called Health Access Connect in Uganda. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, …
IIP alumni win Wisconsin Without Borders Awards
Two groups of students who worked with IIP for summer internships abroad were recognized at the Wisconsin Without Borders award ceremony on April 19, 2018. Rose Lamensdorf, Kayla Hui and Krystal Du interned with Women’s …
Health access program bridges micro-finance, health for Uganda’s poor
Health Access Connect hosts UW-Madison interns through the International Internship Program. Find the postings for the summer 2018 Media & Communications Internship and the Monitoring & Evaluation Internship. By David Tenenbaum In 2008, Kevin Gibbons began …
Ugandan Coffee Leads to International Internship Opportunities
If you can build professional connections over a single cup of coffee, imagine what you can do with an entire coffee company. Partnering with the National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses & Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE), a …
Internships in Africa offer “priceless knowledge”
This summer, students from UW-Madison headed to all corners of the African continent to complete internships. The African Studies Program talked to two interns about their experiences in South Africa and Uganda, and why other …
A Student of the World
(Photo by Sarah Morton) Over the past four years, the possibilities for language study have exceeded my expectations. I have studied abroad in Jordan and China, participated in internships in Ecuador and Uganda, completed a research …