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From Sustainable Economic Development to Food Systems Ag-Tech Innovation
Posted on May 6, 2020 | No CommentsRecent college graduates are increasingly valuing innovation, social justice, and sustainability in their professional goals. Like many other ambitious, problem solving, social justice and environmentally minded young people, I joined […] -
Influential Fijian Women, Coconuts, and Me
Posted on August 6, 2018 | 2 CommentsIn the South Pacific, it’s no surprise that coconuts are a big deal. Their usage is endless!–from a building material, to a source of healthy fat, to handmade virgin coconut […] -
Peace Corps Fiji: Sustainable Thinking from the Hudson Valley to the South Pacific–by Maya Whalen-Kipp
Posted on February 2, 2018 | 6 CommentsTop three things I have learned from living in Fiji for five months: there is never a bad time for a nap, the Pacific Ocean is arguably the […] -
Finding out what community development really means: Jumping head first in the Philippines.
Posted on September 28, 2015 | 1 Comment“Ang pinakabudlay nga obra nga imo palanggaon!” That’s the translation of “the toughest job you’ll ever love,” in my local dialect. It’s a well-known Peace Corps quote, and it rang true throughout my […] -
The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love: My Life as a Peace Corps Mexico Volunteer
Posted on July 30, 2015 | 2 CommentsBy Danielle Salisbury, M.S. Environmental Policy 2016 I got off the plane in Mexico City with a groggy group of new acquaintances I would soon be calling my friends, fellow […] -
Insights on Ground-level Interactions as a Development Agent
Posted on December 20, 2014 | No Comments“So, what did you gain from your Peace Corps experience?” people often ask me following my return from 26 months abroad in the Republic of Cameroon, Central Africa. To answer […] -
Skill Building in Ghana- What would you do with your magic soybeans?
Posted on June 18, 2013 | 1 CommentI only wanted a simple answer to a simple question. The women in the farming groups I work with have been asking me how to make tofu, or ‘soya kebabs’ […] -
Adopting a Cameroonian Lifestyle as a “White Man Woman” (Pidgin for anybody foreign, with recognition of being a female)
Posted on January 17, 2013 | No CommentsArriving Our group of Peace Corps (P.C.) Volunteers arrived in Cameroon on September 21st, 2012, coinciding with 50 years of P.C. partnership between the U.S. and Cameroon. Subsequently, our swearing-in […] -
Solar Panels in Ñaupe, Perú
Posted on June 7, 2012 | No CommentsJune 1, 2012 When I first arrived in Ñaupe, the town had no electricity. A few months into service, the Peace Corps Renewable Energy Committee sent out an e-mail announcing […]