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…
PKG Fellowships: Adam Swartzbaugh, Part II
Click here to read Part I of Adam’s experience. The Myanmar Coup Shows Why Financial Resiliency is So Necessary Instability is hardly new to the world, but our capacity to…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Richter Jordaan (’23)
Applying Tech to Real-World Challenges My name is Richter Jordaan and I’m a sophomore from Denver, Colorado studying math and computer science. Over this IAP period I worked in data…
PKG IAP Fellowships: Adam Swartzbaugh Part I
“No, it’s not that complicated. We do not need to try and fix everything for everyone. People can fix their own problems. They just need the right tools. We should…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Mingying Yang (’22)
Path to Service My name is Ming, and I am a junior in Chemical Engineering (Course 10). Because of the pandemic, I took classes remotely for the fall, and I…
PKG IAP Fellowships: Yunus Sevilmi Part I
From Fish to Finance: Impact through Cultural Understanding As I was going through my interview notes, I realized that the yellow pad had captured our experience in more than one…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Mallika Pajjuri (’23)
Mallika Pajjuri is a current sophomore in Course 3A. During IAP, she completed a social impact internship at Reboot Rx as a biomedical scientist intern. Finding the Good in Innovation…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Katelyn Downey (’21)
My name is Katie Downey, and I am a course 7 senior with an interest in public health. This IAP, I had the opportunity to work with The Phoenix, a…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Andrea Arias (’22)
The Importance of User-Friendly Tech My name is Andrea, and I am a Junior studying Math with Computer Science with a minor in Womens’ and Gender Studies at MIT. This…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Katherine He (’24)
Building accessible technology My name is Katherine He – I’m a first year at MIT double majoring in computer science and management (Courses 6 and 15). This January during IAP,…
