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Development Roast https://inesad.edu.bo/developmentroast/2013/05/inesad-news-welcome-carissa-faulkner/ |
INESAD News: Welcome Carissa Faulkner As part of continuous growth, INESAD and Development Roast are bringing on board a host of new interns. Join us in welcoming our newest addition Carissa Faulkner:Carissa has always held a deep curiosity for the reasons behind the extreme social and economic imbalances existing throughout the world. As a way to further understand the past and current events shaping global demographics, as an undergraduate student in the United States, she majored in International Relations while double minoring in History and Philosophy/Religious Studies. During her senior year she spent a semester in Prague and returned with the aspiration to pursue a career with international organizations that tackle development issues. Her internship with an NGO housing and educating orphans in Latin America ultimately convinced her to look for work within the NGO field. After graduation, Carissa spent three years with a children's medical NGO, Operation Smile 1, obtaining and tracking funds. She had the opportunity to travel with the organization to various countries in Africa and the Middle East and to work with many inspiring mentors from around the world. Her experience left her with a longing to further research development issues, particularly the effectiveness of development aid, and to live abroad. Moving to France allowed Carissa to become proficient in French and to find her ideal Master's degree. Between studying languages and starting her master's, she worked for a North Africa-based company designing projects for development organizations seeking aid from the European Union. During this time, her interest in aid issues grew even stronger. She recently finished her first year studying International Economics at the University of Paris 2 (UPEC- Université Paris-Est Créteil). The second year of the program is focused in Development Economics and International Project Management. The two year program is sponsored by the World Bank 3. This month Carissa will be starting her thesis while interning with ESCAP 4 (the United Nations Social and Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific) in Bangkok, Thailand. She intends to assist in developing an Impact Assessment of Aid for Trade programs in Asia. She looks forward to researching more about how trade expansion can effect poverty reduction in least developed countries. In addition, she has a strong interest in assessment techniques for large scale aid programs. Alongside her internship, Carissa is looking forward to contributing to INESAD's development blog and research initiatives. She is excited to be more exposed to development issues in Latin America and, in particular, to become more knowledgeable in how the environment can be incorporated in development projects in the region. Aside from development, Carissa's other interests include vegetarian cooking, foreign films, philosophy, and yoga. She also supports the belief in a connection between happiness and a simplified life. [contact-form to='iouliafenton@gmail.com' subject='INESAD Mailer: Welcome Carissa'][contact-field label='Sign up for weekly email updates from Development Roast...' type='email' required='1'/][contact-field label='Your name...' type='name' required='1'/][/contact-form] |
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