Author Archives: Amy Cole

I started my internship at the World Bank in May and it has been so far, an incredible experience to learn from peers and to understand the complexities of the development work that the Bank does. I’m a member of … Read more

A calling to return to Peru Five years ago I travelled to Peru for the wedding of one of my dearest childhood friends. While visiting the Amazon I began a conversation with a group of Indigenous women artisans from the … Read more

My growing fascination with climate change The first time I understood that the world did not have infinite resources was in the year 2000 when someone told me it would take seven planets to sustain the current level of world … Read more

Applied Field Experience (AFE) became Amazing Field Experience (still AFE)! Searching for an AFE opportunity: Spending two to three months in the field, between my first and the second-year of graduate school as a Rotary Peace Fellow, sounded like a … Read more

  I arrived in Ukraine on May 6. For the next three months, part of my afternoon coffee break routine included checking the Ukrainskaya Pravda website. Every day I would read what seemed to be the same headline, with only … Read more

Living a Dream – Summer Internship at UNDP This summer I am doing my applied field experience at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) headquarters in New York. By now I’m halfway through the internship, just starting my sixth week … Read more

On the first day of my internship at InStepp Inc., I attended an orientation session which explained the importance of understanding the numbers associated with human trafficking. ‘There were 110[1] cases of human trafficking that were reported by phone service … Read more

Para leer este blog en español, haga clic aqui The spicy taste of life in Sri Lanka On Reconciliation, Head Waggles and Local Hospitality Intro A little over a month ago, I arrived in Sri Lanka with the sole objective of … Read more

De-Gustando Sri Lanka Sobre la Reconciliación, el “Head Waggle” y la Hospitalidad Local Intro Hace poco más de un mes que llegue a Sri Lanka con el objetivo de trabajar unos meses en Naciones Unidas. La meta: Contribuir a la … Read more

“Is he purposely hitting every pothole on the road?” As I try to hold on to something, anything, on the cargo bed of the pick-up so I don’t completely embarrass myself falling off, I couldn’t help but think that the … Read more

Building Capacity through Regional Coordination Mechanisms in Small Island States   Over 230,000 human lives lost, 1.7 million people displaced, an estimated US$ 9.9 billion in losses and damages, and a long and expensive recovery process to build back better … Read more

Inequity is often the cause of conflicts small and large, whether it is reflected in the denial of basic rights and privileges to marginalized populations or the lack of institutions and structures which prevent these groups from climbing up the … Read more