2014 - 2015 Placements

Jennifer in Malawi

Moni (Hi)! My name is Jennifer Trinder and I am a fourth year student at the University Toronto Scarborough. In just about a couple of days I will be heading off to Blantyre, Malawi.

Maggie in India

Ever since I was admitted into the International Development Studies Co-op program merely three years ago, I've been anxiously anticipating what I knew was going to be one of the most exhilarating, growth-inducing, daunting, yet fulfilling chapters of

Ethan in Uganda

We arrive at Karuma Bridge, which crosses the Nile River. I cannot believe my eyes. Here I am, a student from Toronto face-to-face with the famous Nile, a river that is the lifeblood for so many on the African continent.

Marc in Kenya

My name is Marc Lombardo and I am interning as a Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant with the Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP); an initiative of Windle Trust Kenya (WTK) and WUSC with funding from the UK's Girls' Education Challenge (GEC).

Silvia in Bolivia

My name is Silvia Serpas, I am currently at the half-way point of my  placement in La Paz, Bolivia.