Blogs

Future Generations staff, colleagues, and alumni blog from around the world.

Guyana Community Scholars Blog: Guyanese students in the Class of 2011 blog weekly about what they are gaining from the M.A. program. Some topics cover community practicum projects, coursework, residentials, daily work, and student experiences.

March 2011 Peru Residential Blog: Graduate students blogged from Peru during the Residential. This blog, by the Class of 2011, chronicles lessons from field visits to Huánúco and Machu Picchu and courses in Going to Scale with Community Development and Empowerment.

Alumna Blogs from Uganda: In 2009, Joy Bongyereire founded Biodiversity Conservation for Rural Development. This community-based organization supports smallholder farmers and indigenous pygmies in practicing sustainable agriculture.

Pendeba News: Keep up-to-date on Pendeba Society events in the Mt. Everest region of Tibet, China.   

 Peru Maternal Child Health Blog: Country Director, Dr. Laura Altobelli reports on a project that trains mothers to review pregnancy histories as a new way to learn health skills. The project area in Cusco has one of the highest maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Latin America.

Tribal Communities of Northeastern India Blog: Future Generations Arunachal provides technical support to women's action groups, farmer's groups, and environmental youth groups. One major project underway is a wildlife conservation effort in the Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary.