From the Blog

(IAP ’12) Diana Jue G
Diana Jue traveled to India to implement Essmart. Essmart is an essential technology distributor with an in-store presence. Currently, essential technologies such as bicycle-powered machines, affordable solar lanterns, and smokeless…
(Summer ’12) Mariko Davidson G
PSC Intern Mariko will work with the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) — an international non-profit — in Ahmedabad, India on a new initiative to increase pedestrian and…
(IAP ’12) Deborah Hanus ’12
Deborah and Alorah Harman (2011, Course 1) took an early winter trip and traveled to Cambodia, partnering with the Harpswell Foundation, a women’s dormitory and leadership center located in Tuek…
(IAP ’12) Shen Huang ’12
Third Blog-2/5/12: Wrap up After three weeks in Sabana Grande, Nicaragua, my IAP field experience has come to a close. I have made so many friends in this little community…
(IAP ’12) Sam Kornstein and Paul Artiuch ’12
Paul Artiuch and Sam Kornstein are graduate students at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Throughout the month of January they were in India researching market-oriented approaches to reducing agricultural…
(IAP ’12) Emily Lo G
Emily is working with a team of students from MIT and Carnegie Mellon to establish the eLuma Development Center, which will bring electricity, entrepreneurship training, and a new marketplace to…
(IAP ’12) Netia McCray ’13
(This Blog Post is from a Diiaki Brasil participant, Janderson Rocha, who is currently working on his company’s (In Fieri) prototype device which will allow for consumers to undertake underwater…
(IAP ’12) Akansh Murthy ’13
Introduction It all started during my first semester at MIT when I was in the midst of indulging in the sundry resources at the Institute. I heard about the MIT…
(IAP ’12) Erica Simmons G
Coda: Thinking Beyond Infrastructure Before I finish this project blog, I have to share one more thought: My project focused on the physical design of roadways and how to improve…
(Summer ’11) Farzana Serang G
Urban Studies and Planning graduate student Farzana Serang was awarded the first Commitee on Race and Diversity (CRD)-Public Service Center (PSC) grant to travel to Washington, D.C, as well as…