Category: Internship

Asia

Beyond Data 2 – Lessons Learned from the Girls’ Education Program Field Visit

***all photos with other people are posted with consent and the purpose was also explained to them*** On the third day of my field visit, the main objective was to observe the implementation Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program, specifically, observe a life skills session. I did not pilot any assessment tool but I had the opportunity to conduct another focus group and interview a … Continue reading Beyond Data 2 – Lessons Learned from the Girls’ Education Program Field Visit

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Asia, Internship

Beyond Data 1 – Lessons Learned from the Literacy Program Field Visit

***all photos with other people are posted with consent and the purpose was also explained to them*** Hi, folks! Here’s my long overdue blog post about my Chhattisgarh field visit experience. Just a quick refresher, the objectives of my field visit were: to pilot three instruments I have developed to observe the implementation of Room to Read’s Literacy Program and Girls’ Education Program to interview … Continue reading Beyond Data 1 – Lessons Learned from the Literacy Program Field Visit

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Europe

Signal kommt

Lieber Gast, Brauchen Sie Hilfe bezüglich Ihrs Gepäck, dann rufen Sie bitte die folgende Number an: 0049 xxx xxxxxxx – 0049 xxxxxxxxxx Right. Though I managed to storm through the playground-sized duty-free stores in Dublin Airport to catch my connecting flight to Hamburg with my best racing skills, my checked baggages didn’t make it. Wanna know what happened eventually? Stay tuned for my next blog … Continue reading Signal kommt

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Africa, Internship

Dqkqr-the Azerty Keyboard takes affect

It’s now the end of week six and, to be honest, I have trouble organizing my thoughts and all that has happened into a succinct blog post so please bear with me. As you can see from the title though, using the AZERTY keyboard at work has made using my personal laptop a little difficult. I guess you could say I’m adjusting well. Finding a … Continue reading Dqkqr-the Azerty Keyboard takes affect

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Africa

8 weeks have passed – what have I done?

I cannot believe it, but already 8 weeks have passed since I started my internship here in Uganda. I have 4 weeks left. It has not been very easy for me to work in a big organization, to be honest. Since I have worked only for small organizations/companies before, everything happening in my host organization was very new for me. Of course, I definitely learned … Continue reading 8 weeks have passed – what have I done?

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Internship, World

Jamaica Journal- 2 (technically 2-5)

Things move fast in the internship world- while I had every intention to blog more frequently, I find that my weeks have sped along (with no posts) and I’m now officially past the half way mark of my time here in Kingston. The Weeks: The travel Soon after I wrote the last blog post, I started traveling around the island on school visits with the … Continue reading Jamaica Journal- 2 (technically 2-5)

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Africa, Internship

(Best) first week in Johannesburg!

Who am I? Hello! Sawubona! Molo! I am Vasiliki. I am from Thessaloniki, Greece and this summer (/winter, because everything is relevant!) I will be interning at an educational non-profit organization in South Africa. My internship is structured in the most ideal way. I will be working at the M&E division, so I will be primarily based in Cape Town. However, since the head offices … Continue reading (Best) first week in Johannesburg!

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