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Providing meaningful educational and professional opportunities in Uganda
Growing up, Tasha Noronha travelled the world with her family and saw some things that she didn’t understand: homeless children her own age in India, for example, and young acrobats performing for…
Travelling across Tanzania to cultivate responsible tourism
Reenas Mohamed says her drive to work in the field of international development stems from being born in a developing country, but raised in Canada. “Coming from Sudan to Canada at such a young age…
Student finds study abroad opportunities helpful for improving multilingual skills
Third year Anthropology and Human Biology student Faria Khandaker grew up in Scarborough with a love of Japanese anime and Korean pop music. She thought that she might be interested in learning…
Bridging the Wikipedia gender gap in India
Ting-Yi (Elisa) Chang has experienced language barriers, culture shock and homesickness as an international student, but she says these struggles prepared her well for a co-op placement in India.
Supporting female entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka
Linda Bui climbed a mountain, survived a flood, fundraised for disaster relief and fulfilled two different job roles during her co-op in Sri Lanka.
“Working in the context of international…
Finding educational opportunities for war-affected youth in Uganda
When Rachel Samuel immigrated to Canada from Malawi, she says her perspective on the world opened up and sparked an interest in international development.
Half a world away, it’s still U of T Scarborough time
Recently returned from Asia, Principal Bruce Kidd talks with Shelley Romoff about what was a very busy program while in the region and what it means to the University, and to our campus.
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Promoting sustainable forests in the Asia-Pacific region
While Tian Lin was doing her co-op placement in Bangkok, Thailand, she learned that field research sometimes requires a little extra flexibility, patience and ingenuity.
Increasing female participation in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry
Ayesha Azad not only contributed to positive change for women in her homeland of Sri Lanka during her co-op placement, she also gained deeper insight into her dual identity as a Canadian and Sri…
Empowering a vulnerable population in Jamaica
Mariba Douglas had travelled to her parents’ homeland of Jamaica several times on vacation, but she saw the country in a new light after living and working there for her co-op placement.
Douglas is a…
Building capacity in female entrepreneurs in Tanzania
Ali Akbar started as an economics student, but it took just one introductory course in international development to put him on a new path. “I’ve been engaged in my studies ever since,” says the…
Helping to build a better life for artisans in Ghana
Ten years ago, Fredriz Cantilado took a life-changing trip to her birthplace in the Philippines.
“It was my first time back since I moved to Canada when I was five,” says the third-year U of T…