Category : In Region
Alum Q+A: Saving the environment and improving women’s lives, one pad at a time
Saathi, founded by several MIT and Harvard graduates, has developed an eco-friendly sanitary pad made from local banana fiber that is fully compostable and bio-degradable. They hope it will give women more freedom in India and other developing countries.
Student voices: Reslilience in Nepal
During her summer internship in Nepal, HKS student Yoko Okura conducted stakeholder interviews with community leaders, local government officials, teachers, students, and parents to evaluate the impact of community-based and school-based disaster reduction programs.
Student voices: The politics of contemporary women’s rights in Myanmar
In their own words: Why I support the arts
In a recent interview with SAI, Arts Council member Omar Saeed spoke about his intersecting interests in arts, education, and health.
Student voices: Labour and local politics in the Indian coal industry
“What my interviews and primary sources make clear is that much like the rest of India, there has been a major change in the role of the public sector,” writes Rohit Chandra, PhD candidate at HKS, who spent the summer in India researching the Indian coal industry.
Partition Project moves forward with in-region meetings
The project focuses on the humanitarian consequences experienced by those on both sides of the Punjab border.
Webinar: Working with boys and men to prevent gender based violence
Doing Good By Doing Business —Creating Emerging Markets
SAI in Nepal
Empowering girls through education
In a webinar as part of the Livelihood Creation Project, Shantha Sinha, MV Foundation, and Jacqueline Bhabha, HSPH, HLS, HKS, discussed obstacles and challenges that girls face when pursuing education.
Hindi version of Kumbh Mela book launched in Lucknow
Speakers included Shri Akhilesh Yadav, Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Harvard faculty, and Kumbh administrators.