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Board of Directors Advisory Board James F. Robinson, Oliver Barry President Todd Cronan James Floyd, Howard Ende 2016-17 Vice President Brian Fix Annual Report E. Robert Meaney, Emily Harris Treasurer Jeff Herbst From the Executive Director ...... 2 Paul Sullivan, Schuyler Heuer From the Board President ...... 2 Secretary Bonnie Hewson Princeton in Africa Alumni Portal ...... 3 Michael Scharff Helen Ackley “Finding a Home Away From Home” by Erik Vickstrom Katherine Anderson Frank Wisner Sylvana Lewin ...... 3 Gilbert Collins+ “Uber in ” by Alex Cheston...... 4 Steven Fox *1st half of FY16-17 only “Community and Collaboration at Simon Gikandi +2nd half of FY16-17 only Emily Holland Mpala Research Centre” by David Huntington Staff Anchal Padukone ...... 5 Nancy Kanach Jodianna Ringel, “The Importance of Bottom-Up Daniela Kaisth Executive Director Development” by Will Edman ...... 5-6 Christian Kemp-Griffin* Stephanie Hooper Leroy, Retreat Reflections ...... 6-7 Emmanuel Kreike Program Director “The Value of Perspective” by Chika Okeke-Agulu Michelle Spada, Carolyn Rouse Program Manager Stuart Russell ...... 8 Daniel Rubenstein Isabelle Tan, Princeton in Africa Annual Budget ...... 8 Holly Sanderson Schade Program Information & From Fellows to Leaders ...... 9 Rev. Theresa S. Thames+ Communications Alumni Updates ...... 11- Anastasia Vrachnos Associate Our Supporters ...... 14 Leonard Wantchekon* Swathy Bansal* Support Our Work ...... Development & 15 President Emeritus Administrative Associate 16 George Hritz Frank Strasburger *1st half of FY16-17 only From the Executive Director Dear PiAf family & friends, during our 4 day orientation in In years past Princeton in Africa has Princeton and finally seeing how created an Annual Newsletter and they have grown and changed at an Annual Report. For the 2016-17 our midyear retreat. fellowship year we have combined In 2016-17 we held our midyear the two in an effort to create a single retreat in Moshi, Tanzania, and document that brings together you can learn more about the value stories from our Fellows, alumni and of this experience on page 6 and host organizations, alongside PiAf ’s 7. Of our 2016-17 fellowship class, financial and statistical information.Jodi (left) with Vanessa Nyarko (center), 2016-17 33% stayed on the continent, 47% We hope that in looking through the Fellow with African Leadership Academy, and secured a full time job and 16% Joan Lairbi, 2015-16 Fellow with ALA. 2016-17 Annual Report you will get entered into a graduate program, the full picture of PiAf, an organization that is dedicated and many have already become active members of our to serving the best interest of all of these stakeholders alumni network. in order to offer lifechanging, career opportunities to In 2016-17, the PiAf staff worked to develop a series young professionals, and offer exceptional organizations of new tools to track and evaluate the applications of talented team members to support their missions. our Fellows and our fellowship organizations, and we 2016-17 will always be a special fellowship group for continue to find new ways to strengthen and improve me, as they were the first group that I was able to see our program. the progression of from start to finish. It is so rewarding Thank you to our Fellows, our host organizations, our to see a fellowship group form – starting with reading alumni and our many supporters who help to shape and through their applications (428 for the 2016-17 class), grow Princeton in Africa. then meeting them for the first time during interviews, Sincerely, then meeting the group as a whole for the first time Jodi From the Board President The 2016-17 year was another great one for PiAf! my sincere With the 16-17 class we have now placed over 450 thanks to all Fellows with more than 90 diverse organizations of you who in 36 countries across the African continent. We assisted PiAf added two new fellowship organizations in 2016-17– over the past HelpAge International, where our Fellow worked out year through of the Nairobi, Kenya office and Young 1ove, based in your support, , Botwana. advocacy, and The 2016-17 fellowship group was composed of 49 spreading the talented young professionals from 30 colleges and word about universities, 7 graduation years, 9 countries, and 16 our program. U.S. states, who majored in 31 different subjects and I encourage Jim (first on right) with Abigal Disney, Leymah Gbowee, the speak 14 languages (from Swahili to French to Twi). you to follow 2016 recipient of the Princeton in Africa Medal, and Gloria I participated again in the Fellow selection process, our progress Steinem (left to right) at the 2016 Annual Gala. reviewing applications for Princeton in Africa’s 2016-17 via our website, fellowship class. We received 428 fellowship applications Fellows Flyer e-newsletters, and social media, and I look this past fall for 49 posts – a very competitive 11% forward to the year ahead with much excitement. acceptance rate. Once again, these applicants displayed tremendous talent, intelligence, drive, and passion for Best, service on the African continent and elsewhere. I offer Jim Robinson Princeton in Africa Alumni Portal Visit the PiAf Alumni website - www.piafalumni.org Princeton in Africa is in continuous efforts to strengthen the Alumni Network. In 2015, PiAf launched several Alumni Network initiatives including the Alumni Working Group, Alumni Events, Alumni Fundraising Campaign, Alumni Survey and Alumni Professional Development Webinar. The Alumni Portal is in addition to these initiatives and is the easiest way to connect with alumni! Make the most of your Alumni Portal profile! • Connect with alumni in your area • Find alumni on the same career path • Share events with alumni in your area • Create a thread to share ideas, books, movies and more! Nearly 500 Former Fellows make up the Alumni Network. Don’t miss out on connecting with like-minded, passionate people!

Finding a Home Away From Home By Sylvana Lewin, 2016-17 Fellow with African Cashew Alliance in Ghana

Throughout my year as a PiAf Fellow, I have been struck speechless over and over again by the experiences afforded to me. While living over 5,000 miles from home has its ups and downs, it certainly has taught me a lot. Last May, I had no idea what the future held other than work in Ghana. Today, I still can’t predict what my future holds, but I feel confident that I’m on the right path.

This year has allowed me to explore a Sylvana (third from left) helping facilitate a workshop on market information systems. different side of myself and fall in love with a new lifestyle. My first year in Africa coincided with my first year out of university and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Graduating from university and moving to a new continent are naturally big life changes. With both, you’re forced out of your comfort zone and made to question your routine, maybe even your identity. My year in Ghana was full of Jim (first on right) with Abigal Disney, Leymah Gbowee, the 2016 recipient of the Princeton in Africa Medal, and Gloria new experiences, but I think the most impactful one was simply living as an expat. Finding a space for myself in a new Steinem (left to right) at the 2016 Annual Gala. place, learning a new culture, and surrounding myself with people from all over the world, these were all things I fell in love with.

Right now with xenophobia on the rise around the world, it’s beautiful to be a part of a truly global community. It’s something I want to hang on to, which is why I’m choosing to stay on the continent for at least another year. In pushing myself out of my comfort zone, I’ve found a global community that I can call home. 4 2016-17 Annual Report Mpala Research Centre &Wildlife Foundation helpingco-workers withtheLaikipiaRabiesVaccination Campaign. CommunityAllianceinKenya facilitating atraining onLwala’s CommunityHealthWorkerLwala Anchal mobileapp; Padukone, 2016-17Fellow with Cheston,2016-17Fellow(Left toright)Alex witheleQtra inUgandaateleQtra’s solarfieldonKalangalaIsland;WillEdman,2016-17 with Fellow me, “Isthere UberinAmerica?” growth, and thepower imbalanceisgrowing between theseincreasinglydifferent worlds. Once anUberdriver even asked regionThe lackstheinfrastructure andpoliticalclimate totransmute many newtechnologies intoexponential economic Butonthe whole,in energy). it seems that the developed world isracing ahead while sub-Saharan Africa isstill buffering. them tech startups are international doing a fine job catalyzinggrowth exponential in African markets (many of Plenty of the Britishin1900. –alittlelike monopolyinUganda apoorly performing with itsventure-backed subsidies. leaves This Uberat thehelmof developing markets and any a $68 billion opponent, unable incipient ride-sharing service in Africa is up against to compete competition.Lyftisclearly toowoke toromp around in Another issuewithUber’s rollout isthe lackof inKampala it’s not? typically supportdisruptionbecausetheupsidefor theconsumerissogreat, but what if 30minutes fortoreach Uber customers. InAmerica,we few drivers use theirGPSanditoftentakesupwards of theworld average. Mobiledata,seventieth which iscrucialtoUber’s of functioning, isbothexpensive andinadequate, so isone hosts per capita in Uganda internet Even that gap: is, more consequential for the number Uber is the internet of the world? these changes. Americanshave aparticularzeal for technological innovation, but canthissimplybepropagated around unemployment ishigher, government supportfor theunemployed islesserandthepeoplelackcivicclouttodispute disruption.InUganda, accommodating thiskindof It may bethatpoliticaleconomy theUgandan islesscapable of theproblems Uberiscreating intheU.S.Indeed, many of seemtobeamplifiedandcompoundedhere. controversial business practices. What I haven’t read about is its rocky rollout in developing Uganda. cities like Kampala, drivers, culture anditsvarious itscorporate Uber hasgenerated opprobrium recently for itsimpactonthelivelihoods of AlexBy Cheston, 2016-17Fellow inUganda witheleQtra Uber inUganda Community and Collaboration at The Importance Mpala Research Centre of Bottom-Up By Anchal Padukone, 2016-17 Fellow with Mpala Research Centre & Wildlife Foundation in Kenya Development By Will Edman, 2016-17 Fellow with For a remote field station, situated amidst thousands of acres of acacia Lwala Community Alliance in Kenya bushland, Mpala Research Centre (MRC) stays vibrantly busy. MRC hosts students and researchers from Kenya and around the world – Let’s take a bus ride. We’ll start in in the past three months, I have met scientists from Taiwan, Japan, India, Nairobi, East Africa’s economic hub. Greece, Mexico and the US. You would be impressed by the diversity Heading west, we escape the clutches of fields that they represent – from ecology, veterinary medicine, and of Nairobi traffic, and the land drops geography, to anthropology, engineering and even wildlife photography! away into the Great Rift Valley. After A “day at the office” means different things to different project teams. descending into the Rift on a steep The carnivore ecologists radio-track mongooses on nightly (caffeine- stretch of road, we ride along the powered) forays into Mpala’s drier north. The rangeland management contours of the valley, passing the student follows camels and reticulated giraffes, binoculars in hand, to homelands of traditional Masaai cattle- understand what influences their diets. The health professionals conduct herders. As we reach the western end household surveys in neighboring community ranches to evaluate the of the Rift, we start to regain elevation, effectiveness of a recent rabies vaccination campaign. Our dinner table and to the right we pass the ancient is where we come together to share our stories, and our enthusiasm. We Mau Forest complex and the massive plan “sundowners” by scenic viewpoints and movie nights in our lecture tea plantations of Kericho. We are now hall. We volunteer on each other’s projects, and collaborate on research in the Kisii highlands, where small and outreach. subsistence farms dot the hillsides. After following a dirt road past many The work our scientists do has implications for conservation, development, smallholder maize and sugar cane environmental policy and public health – complex issues best tackled farms, we finally reach the end of our through interdisciplinary collaborations, which a place like MRC can 7-hour journey and our destination: facilitate. Lwala Community Alliance, a small health organization serving the Mpala’s incredible community has been a hallmark of my PiAf experience. villages of this agrarian area. Through the people who surround me here, I’m always encountering new ideas and information from different fields. From Kenyan peers Why the road trip? Well, over the and colleagues, I have gained deeper insights into the sociocultural course of a few hundred kilometers, issues surrounding natural resource management and the biases and we witnessed an incredibly diverse inequalities that impede progress on this front. I have become more aware range of lifestyles, ecosystems, and of the challenges and opportunities facing scientists and development cultures. From the skyscrapers of professionals in developing countries – an awareness that will help me Nairobi to the mud houses near Kisii, navigate my own career, in my home country (India) and beyond. we saw glimpses of just a few Kenyan realities, all too distinct to distill the word “Kenyan” to a short description.

In the development sphere, outsiders too often implement programs designed as one-size-fits-all fixes. However, without careful attention to local contexts—a few of which we saw on our short drive—such programs are doomed to fail. Just as a hoagie shop would find more success in New Jersey than in Texas or as a Denver Broncos meet-and-greet would be more popular in Colorado Springs than in Oakland, the local context suggests that an agricultural input assistance program would benefit the farmers of Lwala more than the herders of the Masaai Mara or the shopowners of Nairobi (Continued on next page).

5 6 2016-17 Annual Report Young 1ove() World Centre Agroforestry (Kenya) Village Enterprise (Uganda) The Rwanda SchoolProject (Rwanda) The Kasiisi Project (Uganda) The BOMAProject (Kenya) Soko (Kenya) Tanzania) Population International Services (Senegal,SouthAfrica, Olam International (Tanzania, Uganda) Nyumbani Village (Kenya) Mpala Research Centre &Wildlife Foundation (Kenya) mothers2mothers (SouthAfrica) Maru-a-Pula (Botswana) Lwala Community Alliance(Kenya) Lutheran World Federation (Uganda) Kucetekela Foundation (Zambia) Uganda) International Rescue Committee (Kenya, Sierra Leone, Indigenous Education Foundation ofTanzania (Tanzania) Imani Development (Malawi) Hope Through Health (Togo) HelpAge International (Kenya) Global Shea Alliance(Ghana) Gardens forHealth International (Rwanda) Equal Education (SouthAfrica) eleQtra (Uganda) (Tanzania) Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation inTanzania Clinton Health AccessInitiative (SouthAfrica, Swaziland) Lesotho, Tanzania) Baylor International Pediatric AIDSInitiative (Botswana, African Schoolof Economics (Benin) African Leadership Academy(SouthAfrica) African Cashew Alliance(Ghana) support ofour2016-17 Fellows! Thank youtoourfellowshiporganizationsfortheirgenerous PiAf 2016-17 Fellowship Organizations had been festering for months while simultaneously fostering authentic relationships with my PiAf family.” for much-needed introspection, allowing me to challenge the moral quandaries (entirely of my owncreation) that with such athoughtful cohort reinvigorated me, andwith Ileft a renewed sense of purpose. The retreat made space Weeks leading up to the retreat, complacency was rearing its ugly head in all aspects of my fellowship. Meeting up souls. TheLeadership Retreat allowed me to reconnectwith these people, “my people,” and in turn, revisit myself. support, and one that spread. Ihope to see down—development is a trend Iam proud to This emphasis bottom-up—ason to opposed top- up transformation and inhealth education systems.” through catalyzing communities to drive bottom- effective way to achieve [positive] outcomes is Mercy Owuor, “Our philosophy is that most the sustainable outcomes. In words the of my colleague community-led innovation can to lead significant, average. Lwala’s proves model that on afocus mortality rate to less than of half regional the environment;health in2016,Lwala cut its child buy-in allows Lwala to even inadifficult succeed context.with local the This on communityfocus Lwala ensures that its all work resonates closely brothers and community-led inits programming, Lwala are important. so Founded by two local (Continued) group of fiercely intelligent, extraordinarily warm absurdity. Princeton in Africa introduced me to a barriers feel insurmountable, or laugh in the face of constructively) voice those moments when cultural each interaction; where you can communally (and of 40people all able to teach you something with “It day not is every that you get to findgroup a work. Iam grateful.” so being anywhere else in the world doing any other fellowship came into sharp focus. Icannot imagine and shared my own,the importance and gift of this learning at our various posts. As Iheard their stories Fellows reflecting on the challenges, highlights, and itwonderful was to spend afew days with my fellow held in Moshi this year. Itruly cannot express how Princeton“The in Africa Fellow’s Retreat was ... from the2017 Reflections RetreatLeadership Retreat Reflections For reason, this organizations like Fellows participating in a reflection activity during the 2017 Leadership Retreat.

“The Princeton in Africa Leadership Retreat entirely changed my experience on the continent. Before the retreat, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with work, but mostly because I didn’t feel like I had a solid support network I could reach out to when needed. When you’re in your host organization it’s easy to lose touch with the PiAf community and organization as a whole, and you identify more with your fellowship post. Also, the other Fellows in Nairobi were great, but we fell into our own routines and were often busy with work or other commitments. The Leadership Retreat changed all of that because right away we were entirely open with each other about the stress and lack of relationships that each of us felt. The Fellows weren’t complaining by any means, we were just finally with 47 other people who we trusted and who understood exactly what we were going through. We discussed work, personal relationships, food, traffic, and everything else, both incredibly amazing experiences and some of our hardest moments. We always knew the other Fellows were there, and we were very tight knit during orientation, but physically getting everyone together was one big therapeutic life experience. We joked, ate great food, talked about what we would do next and realized we were all in the same boat. After the retreat, I came away with a sense of renewed connection with the other Fellows and the program in general, and I now know what I want out of the second half of my fellowship: to connect more with the people around me. I’ve been more open with friends in Nairobi about what’s going on in my life, and they with me, and I’ve grown closer to the people here. I also know more about what I want to do after the fellowship, and have a lot of great connections to PiAf board members, staff, and alumni who can help. Basically, the retreat gave me the energy and confidence to return to Nairobi in full force, and I can’t thank the staff and the other Fellows enough for their support.”

“The PiAf Leadership Retreat came at just the right time. It offered a step away from my post which was becoming exhausting, a chance to step back and evaluate my experience so far, and my hopes for the future. I was also able to rekindle connections with other Fellows going through experiences similar to my own. Although the long weekend was packed with its own agenda, I returned to my post with a refreshed sense of excitement, agency, spirit and voice. The group activities helped me reconnect with other PiAf Fellows who offered endless advice and support. Self- reflection activities offered a time to recognize my failures thus far and goals I have for the remaining five months of my fellowship. Connecting with previous Princeton in Africa Fellows helped to calm my nerves around the future and realize there is support within the Alumni network of what comes next.”

7 8 2016-17 Annual Report d’Ivoire when mostdrivers are illiterate andhave can onecollectsalesdata from truckdrivers inCôte How, seriouslogisticalbarriers. for instance,face of taken by individualsinthe“field,”oftenmade many smalldecisions a challenge. Itistheproduct of Accurately capturingdata indeveloping countriesis behind thedata Ianalyzed inmy previous position. position at PSI revealed the human processes the United States. My monitoring and evaluation not have experienced hadIstayed inmy officein Most importantly, aperspective Iwould Igained PSI’s teams work. country implemented andtootherAfricancapitalswhere villageswhereto Senegalese PSI’s projects are public healthprojects inWest Africa.Ieven traveled team, Ihelpedestablish data collectionsystemsfor PSI’s regional evidence that objective. Aspartof (PSI)inDakar,International Iaccomplished Senegal, Fellow withPopulation Services While aPiAf human experiences Ifeltwasmissing. the better understanding year with the hope of PiAf development“real” international work. Istartedmy fellowship, Ifeltisolated from what Iperceived tobe organization intheUnitedStates before my PiAf I workedThough development for an international Population International inSenegal Services Russell, 2016-17Fellow Stuart By with The Value ofPerspective contribute tothat effort. future, andcontinue toSenegal to Ihopetoreturn the hard work needed for data collection. In the of experience, Inow have understanding afirst-hand distant Washington, DCoffice. Following myPiAf data are onlyseenthrough Microsoft Excel ina aspects are toooftenforgotten when the resulting solving such questions – and these very human Patience, creativity, andperseverance are key to and birthsare rarely officially registered? give connectivity is low birth at home when internet womenwho inruralSenegal track thenumber of little incentive torecord transactions?How canone 2016-17 ExpenseAllocation: $1,189,082 Princeton inAfrica Annual Budget 2016-17 Revenue &Support:$1,189,384 by organizations directly toFellows *Includes approx. $564,656 inprogram supportprovided by organizations directly toFellows *Includes approx. $564,656 inprogram supportprovided 26% 16% 5% 5% 90% 3% 55% Fundraising Administration Program* Other Income Individuals Foundations Corporations & Organizations* Fellowship From Fellows to Leaders How Princeton in Africa has shaped Fellows into leaders.

My PiAf fellowship taught me not only to function, but to excel, amid ambiguity and chaos—an asset in my current role, where I balance an ever-changing slate of publications and events. KELSEY LILLEY, Associate Director, Africa Center, Atlantic Council 2012-13 Fellow with International Rescue Committee,

My PiAf experience was life-changing and I realized that I wanted to stay involved in the Zambian communities with whom I spent my fellowship. I formed a team of colleagues and together we founded Kucetekela Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides support to promising young disadvantaged Zambians, with secondary school scholarships at the core of our operations. In 2017, we are celebrating our tenth year in full operation and proud to have more than 40 alumni of our program working and studying across the globe! DR. OLIVER BARRY, Co-Founder & President, Kucetekela Foundation 2005-06 Fellow with Africare, Zambia

Tumaini Tanzania grew out of conversations that occurred at the end of my fellowship with friends on both sides of the Atlantic about how to continue to support the flourishing of students and schools in the hope-filled village that had graciously welcomed me. LIDE PATERNO, Founder of Tumaini Tanzania Kelsey Lilley, 2012-13 Fellow with 2006-07 Fellow with Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service, Tanzania International Rescue Committee, Ethiopia

As a fellow with Olam in Gabon, I managed several projects that helped build my confidence in a professional setting. Since leaving, I have had to figure out how my interests in music of Africa and the diaspora, education and nonprofits fit together and I found myself at Afropop Worldwide as Director of New Media and Operations leading a small team whose mission is to share the stories and music from the African planet. AKORNEFA AKYEA, Fellowship Director of New Media and Operations at Afropop Worldwide Organizations* 2012-13 Fellow with Olam International, Gabon

Corporations & My Princeton in Africa fellowship, at CARE in Rwanda in 2003/2004, was the realization of years of ambition to launch a career in international development in Africa. Immediately after my Foundations fellowship, I completed an MBA at Harvard Business School and later joined an emerging markets consulting firm focused on advising countries and firms on the growth of export-oriented sectors. I had the opportunity to again work in Rwanda, and also completed engagements in Guyana, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic. In 2008, I moved back to the continent to join Africa Finance Corporation - a newly established investment vehicle to develop and fund infrastructure Other Income assets across Africa. I was privileged to be part of AFC’s early team, and made investments in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte D’Ivoire and Kenya. More recently, in 2013, I joined Kagiso Tiso Holdings in Johannesburg, to lead their investments outside of South Africa, primarily in West and East Africa. I have been incredibly fortunate to work with outstanding and passionate individuals across each of the entities at which I have worked; equally importantly, my path and success were enhanced by the comfort with risk and uncertainty I learned in my PiAf fellowship early in my career. ALIYA FARAH SHARIFF, Director of Investments of Kagiso Tiso Akornefa Akyea, 2012-13 Fellow with Holdings Olam International, Ghana 2003-04 Fellow with CARE, Rwanda

9 10 2016-17 Annual Report support ofour2016-17 Fellows! Thank youtoourfellowshiporganizationsfortheirgenerous Regine Ankoma-Bempong (Mount Holyoke ‘16) Clinton Health AccessInitiative, SouthAfrica Caroline Andridge(UMich ‘14) Baylor International Pediatric AIDSInitiative, Botswana Christina Amutah(Howard ‘16) Olam International, Tanzania Caitlin Allmaier(American‘14) International Rescue Committee, Kenya Camille Allamel(Columbia ‘15) Gardens forHealth International, Rwanda Bailey Adams(American‘16) mothers2mothers, SouthAfrica Liselot Koenen (Georgetown ‘16) Global Shea Alliance, Ghana Rohita Javangula(George Washington ‘15) Baylor International Pediatric AIDSInitiative, Lesotho Helena Hengelbrok (Princeton ‘16) World Centre, Agroforestry Kenya Shaquilla Harrigan (Harvard ‘16) Hope Through Health, Togo Emily Hansman (Harvard ‘16) International Rescue Committee -Somalia,Kenya Benjamin Grazda (American‘13) Clinton Health AccessInitiative, Swaziland Diego Gomez (Brown ‘09) HelpAge International, Kenya Faith Fugar (George Washington ‘16) The BOMAProject, Kenya Katharine Eger (Claremont McKenna ‘16) Lwala Community Alliance,Kenya William Edman (Georgetown ‘16) African SchoolofEconomics, Benin Alex Dobyan (Tufts ‘15) The Kasiisi Project, Uganda Corey Dickinson (Clark ‘15) Soko, Kenya Elizabeth DeFreest (American‘16) Maru-a-Pula, Botswana Jantsankhorol Damdinsuren (UC-Berkeley ‘14) International Rescue Committee, Kenya Ryan Collins (George Washington ‘14) Kucetekela Foundation, Zambia Jessica Clarkson (UC-Berkeley ‘12) eleQtra, Uganda Alexander Cheston (Bowdoin ‘16) Village Enterprise, Uganda Meghan Bodo (Tufts ‘15) Imani Development, Malawi PiAf 2016-17 Fellows Anchal Padukone (Princeton ‘16) African LeadershipAcademy, SouthAfrica Vanessa Nyarko (University ofMinnesota ‘16) Maru-a-Pula, Botswana Kevin Nigarura (Northwestern ‘16) Nyumbani Village, Kenya Shan Nagar (Bowdoin ‘16) Tanzania, Tanzania Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Meyris Montalvo (Brown ‘16) Maru-a-Pula, Botswana Julia Metzger (Princeton ‘16) International Rescue Committee, Sierra Leone Claire McGillem (Carleton ‘13) African Cashew Alliance,Ghana Sylvana Lewin(Vanderbilt ‘16) Population International, Services Tanzania Jordan Levine(UC-Berkeley ‘10) Tanzania, Tanzania Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Victoria Leonard(Brown ‘15) Lutheran World Federation, Uganda Carla Sung AhYoon (Dartmouth ‘15) Lwala Community Alliance,Kenya Staci Sutermaster (Penn State ‘15) The Rwanda School Project, Rwanda KateMary Speth (Ursinus ‘15) Equal Education, SouthAfrica Nika Soon-Shiong (Stanford ‘15) African SchoolofEconomics, Benin Philile Shongwe (Yale ‘16) International Rescue Committee, Uganda Lauren Schmidt(Colorado College ‘15) Maru-a-Pula, Botswana Joseph Schmidt(UW-Madison ‘13) Population International, Services Senegal Stuart Russell (Swarthmore ‘14) Olam International; Uganda Gracie Rosenbach (University ofVirginia ‘15) Young 1ove,Botswana Shayla Reid (Princeton ‘15) Baylor International Pediatric AIDSInitiative, Tanzania Jacob Poepping (UW-Madison ‘16) Indigenous Education Foundation ofTanzania, Tanzania Emma Patterson (Bowdoin ‘16) The Kasiisi Project, Uganda Alyson Passanante (Swarthmore ‘14) Population International, Services SouthAfrica Faith JiyeongPark (Dickinson ‘16) Mpala Research Centre &Wildlife Foundation, Kenya Allie Bream Alumni Updates 2010-11, UN World Food Programme, Ethiopia Sheila Agiti I’m continuing to work as a People Innovations Director 2011-12, African Leadership Academy, South Africa at One Acre Fund. My work focuses on building the I am back at African Leadership Academy but this time organization’s long-term HR strategy. I split my time as a Graduate Program Manager. I provide pschyosocial between New York and East Africa. support to 129 ALA alumni. Hannah Brown Jessica Annis 2014-15, International Rescue Committee, Tanzania 2011-12, Ubuntu Africa, South Africa I am working as a Refugee Officer in the Refugee Affairs This is my final year at Berkeley Law. I spent the first Division of the Department of Homeland Security. My half of this school year at the Legal Resources Centre in work focuses on the humanitarian protection within the U.S. Cape Town, focusing on refugee and asylum clients. I will Refugee Admissions Program. begin work in the San Francisco office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. Erin Buchholtz 2011-12, African Impact, Zambia Audrey Atencio I am currently a PhD Student Fellow with Ecoexist, an NGO 2014-15, UN World Food Programme, Uganda based in Botswana working to foster coexistence between I work as the Field Operations Systems Lead for One people and elephants. I spend a considerable amount of Acre Fund’s Rwanda program, helping to connect our time in the field in northern Botswana. Stateside, I am based front-end field team to our backend teams. at Texas A&M University.

Devan Darby Bartels 2006-07, Harvard University AIDS Institute, Botswana I am almost done with residency in the department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. I recently spent a month in Botswana with my husband and co-resident, David Bartels, at the University of Botswana School of Medicine and Princess Marina Hospital. My husband and I are expecting our first child in July.

David Bartels 2006-07, BIPAI, Lesotho I am a senior resident in anesthesiology and critical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and will be starting a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Boston Childrens’ Bailey Adams, 2016-17 Fellow with Gardens for Health Hospital in Fall 2017. International in Rwanda, with GHI partner mother, Nyirarukumdo Datvia after an interview in Busogo, Emily Bensen Northern Rwanda 2014-15, Hope Through Health, Togo I’m continuing my work with Hope Through Health, now as the Deputy Director based out of Boston with Reflections from a Current frequent trips to Togo. Fellowship Organization Anne Wanlund, Country Director at Gardens for Christine Bohne Health International in Rwanda 2011-12, Lutheran World Federation, Burundi Our PiAf Fellows have consistently made a lasting After working for One Acre Fund in Rwanda for three impact on our organization and work. They integrate years, I moved back to the U.S. to enroll in the Doctor of well with our team and have left GHI stronger at the Public Health program at Harvard. I will be moving to end of their terms. The two I have worked with are also India soon with the Gates Foundation. exceptional professionals in their own rights, with really bright future careers. We are lucky to have had them! 11 12 2016-17 Annual Report Washington, DC. 19 focus countriesinsub-Saharan Africa.Iambasedin commodities (medications, diagnostic tests, etc.)for our malaria supporting theprocurement anddistribution of Malaria Initiative at USAID. Mywork focuses on I work asaProgram AssistantwiththePresident’s Ghana 2015-16, eleQtra, Michael Elhardt and communications. Ilive andwork inSanFrancisco. development, andevaluation, learning board relations, Strategic Partnerships Associate. I work on fundraising, I am working at the Firelight Foundation as the 2015-16 ,Hope Through Health, Togo Monica Dey organizations. strategy. Iprovide pro bonoconsultingtosocialimpact products industriesandfocus mainlyonorganization in thehealthinsurance, consumergoodsandindustrial I amaconsultantfor Iwork PwCStrategy&. withclients 2011-12, mothers2mothers, Africa South Cydnee DeToy 5. in children undertheageof Amway that works to address malnutrition and stunting nutrition with Bits -a15-country program inpartnership CARE USAastheProgram Managerfor NutriliteLittle I am based in Atlanta, GA continuing my work with Zambia 2014-15, African Impact, Margaret Derby Rwanda. consumer protection withinthemicrofinance sectorin funded program promoting responsible finance and Washington DCcoordinating activitiesfor adonor- I amcurrentlyworking for theSEEPNetwork in Development,2014-15, Imani Malawi Laura Courbois I willreceive aMAinGlobalHumanDevelopment. Foreign ServicewhereGeorgetown University School of moved school backtotheUSandwillbegingraduate at Ifinished workingIn April, withWFPMalawi. Ihave since 2015-16, UN World Food Programme, Malawi Erin Collins launching anewphaseinmy healthcareer! international entering medicalschool infall2018.Ilookforward to medical program at Johns Hopkins, withtheintention of Public Health,Iamstartingapost-baccalaureate pre- of After two years asaresearcher at Johns HopkinsSchool 2009-10, UN World Food Programme, Benin Adrienne Clermont for our farmers. IambasedinZomba,Malawi. for ourfarmers. trialing and rolling out newimpactful products and services focusing onInnovations. Mywork involves identifying, I work asProgram Managerat OneAcre FundinMalawi, 2013-14, OlamInternational, Zambia Yashodhan Gharat exchangeinternational opportunities. and disadvantaged backgrounds) onstudy abroad and bound students(especiallyfrom underrepresented University. Iintendtoadviseuniversity and/orcollege TrainingInternational andEducation from American Artsin May,This withaMasterof Iwillgraduate 2013-14, Maru-a-Pula, Botswana Kwame Gayle 2017. Studiesinfall Advanced International Hopkins School of Developmentstarting anMAinInternational at theJohns Societies research program at PrincetonUniversity. Iwillbe I amwrappingupthree years at theInnovations for Successful Committee,2013-14, International Rescue Kenya Maya Gainer uals. Inadditiontotheirinvaluable skills, creativity and Our PrincetoninAfricaFellows are remarkable individ Community Alliance inKenya at Lwala Manager Impact Liz Chamberlain, Fellowship Organization Reflections from a Current shirts. intheirPiAf dinner togetheratLwala CommunityAllianceinKenya,Fellows making withLwala (right),2016-17 Will Edman(left)andStaciSutermaster family. theLwala the people. They have truly becomepartof dedication, they have areal passionfor thework and - Morgan Goheen my wife and I moved to San Antonio, Texas where we are 2009-10, mothers2mothers, South Africa doing our residencies in obstetrics and gynecology and I have recently returned to UNC Chapel Hill to complete orthopaedic surgery, respectively. my medical degree after finishing my PhD research which was based in The Gambia investigating the relationship Rebecca Merrifield between iron deficiency, iron supplementation, and 2014-15, The Rwanda School Project, Rwanda malaria susceptibility. I recently started as a Continuous Improvement Associate with the Student Success Network in New York City, where I Caleigh Hernandez work to help a network of 50 education non-profits improve 2015-16, International Rescue Committee, Kenya their programs for students across all five boroughs. I’m working on Best Foot Forward, a social business that imports African sandals. My work focuses on sales and Anthony Orlando the project’s giving model in coastal Kenya. 2015-16, Imani Development, Malawi I work as a consultant with the WARC Group in Sierra Grace Hoerner Leone. I implement major donor and private sector projects 2011-12, African Cashew Alliance, Ghana and assist our small company to grow and expand operations I’m currently an Innovation Advisor at USAID’s U.S. in other Africa countries. I am also an Africa Fellow with Global Development Lab. I’m based in Washington but Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP). travel frequently, including to Africa. Nastasia Pual Gera Julie Kornfeld 2012-13, Save the Children, Ethiopia 2011-12, Lutheran World Federation, Uganda I am the Coordinator of Sangat - a feminist network in Delhi, I am a refugee lawyer working at the International India. My work consists primarily of capacity building and Refugee Assistance Project. I provide legal representation campaigning on feminist issues. to persecuted individuals to get them to safety and am actively fighting the administrations travel and refugee Ettie Philitas bans. 2009-10, African Leadership Academy, South Africa I work with the credit investing arm of KKR, a global Thomas Launer investment management firm. 2012-13, Project Mercy, Ethiopia I’m officially enrolled as a Master of Forestry candidate Stephanie Rademeyer (‘19) at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental 2011-12, Save the Children, Mali Studies. I’m looking forward to studying community- I am currently a second year at the University of Arizona based tropical forest landscape restoration efforts in College of Medicine. I am strongly considering going into Africa and elsewhere. child psychiatry, with a specific focus on refugee youth.

Brianna Losoya-Evora India Richter 2014-15, UN World Food Programme, Senegal 2014-15, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, I joined ANDE as an Impact Assessment Analyst in 2016. Botswana I am part of the Research and Impact team and support I will graduate from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ANDE members in measuring the social, economic, and of Public Health in May, and in the meantime have been environmental impact of small and growing businesses. working for Save the Children’s HIV/AIDS and TB team. After graduating, I will start working on the Innovations Lauren Manning team at Jhpiego--focusing on engaging the private sector 2013-14, Invisible Children, Uganda through innovation. I am currently working at Girl Rising as the Senior Manager of Communications and Community Molly Slotznick Engagement. I focus on building both on- and offline 2010-11, UN World Food Programme, Senegal communities in support of girls’ education and I’m still working at Deloitte, in public sector strategy empowerment. consulting. I primarily work with state governments to help them improve the way they provide services to residents. Case Martin 2010-11, International Rescue Committee, Sudan After graduating from UT Southwestern Medical Center, 13 14 2016-17 Annual Report 2012-13, International Rescue Committee,2012-13, International Rescue Liberia Michelle Spada Vancouver, BC. medical school in I amenteringmy final year of 2013-14 Fellow withProject Mercy, Ethiopia Meghan Smith sIpru atro FineArt at MICA inBaltimore. aMaster of as Ipursue School in SouthKorea. studies graduate fall,Ibegan This I’m currently teaching K-8Artat Daegu International 2015-16, Maru-a-Pula, Botswana Susan Tuberville Malawi Director, Country basedinZambia. I continue towork for OneAcre Fund.Inow serve asthe 2012-13, OlamInterational, Gabon Chris Suzdak Democracy, HumanRights, andLabor. of inthe Labor Affairs Bureau of International Office Fellowship at theState Inow Department. work inthe my Presidential Management I’m in the second year of 2011-12 ,Save theChildren, Ethiopia Anne Stotler my timebetween Washington, DCandEastAfrica. specialty withinternational roasters. Isplit coffee farmers coffeeprojects inEastAfrica. We connectsmallholder of I serve asaProgram Managerfor TechnoServe’s portfolio 2014-15, African Cashew Alliance, Ghana Allie Stauss sector investment sector. intheenergy andcreatingreform anenabling environment for private Sub-Saharan Africa.Mywork focuses mainlyonpolicy that aimstoincrease electricitygeneration andaccessin a public-private withintheUSGovernment partnership I amworking asaProgram Assistantfor Power Africa, 2015-16, African Cashew Alliance, Ghana Monique St. Jarre started withmy fellowship! groups in South Africa, Namibia and Kenya that all research ties(ecosystemhydrology/geochemistry) with 15 years ago, Imaintainactive activitiesof from my PiAf AlthoughthisworkMaryland. issomewhat removed I amworking asanenvironmental consultantinBethesda, Project, Africa South 2001-02, University ofCape Town Quanitative Literacy Keir Soderberg Program Manager! I recently joinedthePrincetoninAfricastaffas Clinic. Teaching Fellow at NYU Law School’s Reproductive Justice andClinical I amcurrentlytheSupervising Attorney 2007-08, Alyson Zureick structured, andcompassionate way.an informed, My jobistohelptheorganization makecriticaldecisionsin & ResearchI ama Strategy Manager at One Acre Fund. Committee,2011-12, International Rescue Kenya Jane Young development economics, humansecurity, andM&E. and Diplomacyat Tufts University. Mystudiesfocus on of Law I’m finishing Fletchermy first School year atthe Committee,2015-16, International Rescue Uganda Elizabeth Wojnar inmates inMD, DC,andVA. innocencefrom Innocence Project investigating claimsof I have continued as anattorney at theMid-Atlantic Project, Africa South 2002-03, University ofCape Town Quantitative Literary Frances Walters ifisavaluable experience for bothfellow and PiAf at African Leadership Academy Africa inSouth Amel Yimer, Communications External Consultant Fellowship Organization Reflections from a Current students. herALA Leadership inSouthAfrica,withoneof Academy Vanessa Nyarko (right),2016-17Fellows withAfrican eeisecsdi ieieo friendship. benefits encasedinalifetimeof takes placebetween thetwo inestimable offers professional organization; thetechnical andculturalexchange that International Rescue CommitteeInternational Rescue , Sierra Leone Thank You For Your Support Princeton in Africa would not be able to offer our life-changing fellowships in 2016 without our wonderful supporters. Thank you!

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