PKG Fellowships: Ben Hoyle (G), Part I
Ben Hoyle just completed his Master in Architecture at MIT. During summer 2021, he is piloting Kivuli, a social enterprise he co-founded in Nairobi which is focused on supporting workers in the…
DUSP-PKG Fellowships: Allison Hannah Lee, Part I
Allison Hannah Lee is a Master in City Planning candidate at MIT, focused on design and development. During summer 2021 she is partnering with the Community Foundation of North Central…
PKG Fellow Awele Uwagwu (’21) featured in MIT News
Growing up, Awele Uwagwu’s view of energy was deeply influenced by the oil and gas industry. He was born and raised in Port Harcourt, a city on the southern coast…
PKG Summer Fellows: Summer 2021
We are pleased to announce and congratulate our Summer 2021 PKG Fellows! Read about their work below and keep an eye out on the PKG blog for updates over the…
PKG Fellowships Alumni Profile: Kiara Wahnschafft (’21)
To read the full story on MIT News, click here. Kiara Wahnschafft started her first company at age 16. After her classmate passed away from a drunk driving accident, Wahnschafft…
Two PKG Center students named 2021 Truman Scholars
MIT students Yu Jing Chen and Max Williamson have been selected as 2021 Truman Scholars. Truman Scholars demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the…
PKG IAP Fellowships: Adam Swartzbaugh Part IV
Check out Part I, Part II and Part III of Adam’s experience! How Digital Interoperability Can Accelerate Financial Inclusion Over the past few months, the Almond team at MIT has…
PKG IAP Fellowships: Yunus Sevilmi Part IV
Check out Part I, Part II and Part III of Yunus’ PKG Fellowship experience. Reflecting on the Myanmar Coup Watching the coup in Myanmar unfold earlier this month brought us…
PKG Fellowships: Yunus Sevilmi, Part III
Check out Part I and Part II of Yunus’ experience! Tough Nuts to Crack Coming up on the first anniversary of incorporating Almond Finance, it was our resilient team and…
PKG Fellowships: Yunus Sevilmi, Part II
To read Part I of Yunus’ experience, click here. The E-wallet Paradox Almond Finance was founded around the simple idea of binging the basic financial services to the rural communities…
