Project 1808, a Madison-based non-profit which works in Sierra Leone, seeks a Senegal Program Coordinator and project interns. Project 1808 is dedicated to improving community livelihood and technical capacity in Sierra Leone through school, community …
Month: August 2016
Africa in Our Lives: Kate Hamoonga
From Zambia to Tanzania to South Africa, Study Abroad Advisor Kate Hamoonga has had diverse experiences in sub-Saharan Africa and now helps UW-Madison students do the same. Field of study: Education Hometown: Madison, WI What …
Course Spotlight: Contests and Debates from South Africa
Course Description Dr. Ciraj Rassool, a scholar-in-residence at the Center for the Humanities, will teach a three week, one-credit seminar course open to graduate students at UW-Madison, on the topic of Changing History, Changing Museums: …
UW-Madison Mandela Washington Fellow featured on She Leads Africa
2016 Mandela Washington Fellow Sicily Mburu was recently featured in She Leads Africa, a popular online resource for women’s career and business advice. She writes about women in public health and believes “there is a …
Africa in Our Lives: Sam England
Assistant Professor of Arabic Sam England spent part of his childhood in Egypt, but it wasn’t until college that he jumped headfirst into the study of Arabic. He shares the lessons from ancient poetry and …
The Imperialism of Feminism
Nafissatou Tine has worked as a lawyer for almost five years, during which she created a website designed to act as a reference guide for Senegalese law practitioners and service providers. She has also been …
Center for South Asia in search of intern to organize book award
The Center for South Asia at UW-Madison is looking for one intern for the national South Asia Book Award for the 2016-2017 academic year. The intern will work with communications, website updates and the annual …
Campus Peace Corps organization seeks marketing intern
Peace Corps at UW-Madison seeks one marketing intern for the 2016-2017 academic year starting in September. The intern will engage in a variety of marketing, events, social media and general office projects. This position is paid …
“Cloudy Day in Tana” wins annual Instagram Contest
Congratulations to the winner of the African Studies Program’s first annual Instagram contest, UW-Madison graduate student Mary Dinsmore. Her photo “Cloudy Day in Tana” was captured in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, during a …
Looking back on six weeks with UW-Madison’s Mandela Washington Fellows
The African Studies Program hosted the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders for six weeks during the summer of 2016. Fellows honed their public management skills, explored the Midwest, and built friendships and professional …