Images from Bangladesh and Kenya

Follow Raksha and Helen during their traineeships throughout the summer of 2009.

 

Raksha Vasudevan RAKSHA VASUDEVAN

 

Raksha Vasudevan is in Bangladesh on an internship with that country's Association for Social Advancement (BASA), which helps people in poor communities through the use of microcredit and sustainable development projects.
Raksha, has just graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing. Born in India and raised in Oman and Canada, she chose Bangladesh for her internship due to its track record on innovation in the not-for-profit sector.

 

 

 

Helen HsuHELEN HSU

 

Helen Hsu is in Kenya as an intern with the Family Health Options Kenya NGO in their Youth Centre-Nairobi division, helping educate inhabitants of a Nairobi ghetto on issues such as HIV/AIDS and business/entrepreneurial skills.
Born in Taiwan and raised in Canada, Helen has just finished the second year of her degree in Cognitive Science at McGill University in Montreal.

 

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