Archive 2019

Nov 08
Empower

To the Waters Initiative by Magnifique Mukundwa (E’20)

by jtijssen

This summer, I was fortunate to go to Rwanda to conduct internal market research for To The Waters, a social enterprise that aims to use engineering, innovation, and entrepreneurship to promote access to water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition (WASH-N) in developing nations.

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Oct 18

Finance, a force for good, by Matthew Jourlain (A'21)

by jtijssen

Last Monday, the Institute for Global Leadership’s Empower Program hosted a talk by Ivan Mbowa, Regional Manager at Tala, a fintech startup that is changing the way that people in developing countries access financial services.

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Oct 18
LAC

Amazon Rainforest Fires by Ariana Barreiro (E’23)

by jtijssen

On the afternoon of October 16th, the Latin American Committee at Tufts (LAC) hosted its first panel of the semester to discuss the causes and implications of the Amazon Rainforest fires, which have burned down over 2.2 million acres of primary and secondary forests in 2019 alone. The panelists, Dr.

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