SFS Stories
Master of Global Human Development
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Mainstreaming Gender and Environment Capstone
GHD gives students plenty of opportunities to gain working experiences and build hard skills needed to solve development challenges around the globe. The Capstone Project is the final step in this process, giving students the chance to put their knowledge to practice, and students can work on a variety of projects that fit their interests.…
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GHD, Tanzania, and USAID: A busy week for Pierina
Pierina Valentina Anton Lopez, GHD’23, has had an exciting couple of weeks in the middle of this semester. From representing American youth in Tanzania, to introducing USAID Administrator Samantha Power at her alma-mater, Pierina is making the most of her time at Georgetown. These two experiences are just a small part of her life in…
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DC Internship – Center for Social Justice
Interning in Washington, DC while enrolled in the GHD program provides an invaluable opportunity for professional growth and expanding students’ professional networks. Students who intern are able to develop professional skills, enhance their resumes, refine their career objectives, and build on lessons learned in academic coursework. GHD students are required to have at least one…
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Spotlight on Professor Gary Barrett
As part of the Global Human Development’s initiative to feature the diverse voices and perspectives of our students, faculty, alumni, and as well as provide program highlights and a glimpse into life at GHD, we sat down to talk with one of our professors, Gary Barrett. In addition to teaching at GHD, Gary Barrett is currently…
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Specialization Highlight – Climate Change, Sustainability, and Humanitarian Assistance
Did you know that you can create your own specialization at GHD? Putra (GHD’22) shares with us his self-made specialization and why he chose to create it. One of the strengths of the Global Human Development Program is the access to graduate-level courses across a wide range of disciplines within Georgetown University. We provide the…
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Afghan Refugee Resettlement Capstone
GHD gives students plenty of opportunities to gain working experiences and build hard skills needed to solve development challenges around the globe. The Capstone Project is the final step in this process, giving students the chance to put their knowledge to practice, and students can work on a variety of projects that fit their interests.…
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Alumni Spotlight: Advocating Environmental Justice in the Global Community
Brendon Thomas (GHD’15) began his international development career as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Gansu province of rural northwestern China. When he first arrived in 2011, he remembered going down the side of a mountain on a dirt road to reach his village. By the time he left in 2013, a train track to…
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Inclusive Development Starts Within
“Diversifying the aid workforce, as well as the organizations we partner with, and becoming more attuned to the voices and needs of those we aim to help, is necessary.” Administrator Samantha Power, USAID On November 4, the GHD Program, in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition…
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Alumni Spotlight: Engineer Turned Development Practitioner – Rahul Mitra (GHD’15) Reflects on his GHD Experience
With an infrastructure engineering background, Rahul Mitra (GHD’15) approached graduate school with the hope of transitioning into the development sector, after his first-hand work experience with Engineers without Borders and seeing the impact that NGOs such as the Grameen Foundation and BRAC have made in his home country of Bangladesh. In order to break into the development and NGO sector, Rahul…
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Alumni Spotlight: Payne Fellow Jackie Rojas (GHD’19) Reflects on her International Development Journey
From a young age, Jackie Rojas (GHD’19) developed a unique perspective on life in developing countries through hearing her parents’ stories of tumultuous times in Venezuela and El Salvador. These stories, and seeing the challenges faced by her extended family in Venezuela, have always been very present in her mind, and eventually led her to…