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Hart Fellows 2004-05
Harry Phillips graduated from Duke in 2004 with a major in public policy studies, minor in economics, and a certificate in Latin American studies. As a 2004-05 Hart Fellow, he worked in Brazil at the Federal University in Salvador, capital of the Bahia region. Harry researched micro-enterprise organizations focused on increasing work opportunities for Afro-Bahian youth. He worked with several university-sponsored and income-generating youth cooperatives in low-income communities to better understand the characteristics of success as the cooperatives made the transition to a self-sustaining enterprise.
Laurie Ball graduated from Duke in 2004 with a major in public policy studies and a minor in economics. As a 2004-05 Hart Fellow, Laurie researched post-war social cohesion and civic agency in three returnee communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. By completing case studies of these communities, Laurie helped her host organization, the Mozaik Community Development Foundation, understand the motivations for and barriers to community engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She has completed papers on the communities of Tegare and Kamenica.
Katie Mitchell graduated from Duke in 2004 with a major in public policy studies and minors in women's studies and Spanish. As a 2004-05 Hart Fellow, Katie worked with the Kilimanjaro Women's Information Exchance and Consultancy Company (KWEICO), the only provider of legal services for women in this region of Tanzania. She updated KWIECO's documentation, communication, and outreach strategies, while researching children’s perceptions and awareness of human rights issues in Moshi.
Hsien-Jay Lee graduated from Duke in 2004 with a double-major in philosophy and public policy studies. Jay spent his year as a 2004-05 Hart Fellow at Freedom Foundation, an AIDS hospice in Bangalore, India. Jay is working with Freedom Foundation's community outreach programming to assess the effects of different care environments on orphaned children. His research assessed the impact of different care centers on the development of orphans affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern India.
Courtney Crosson graduated from Duke in 2004 with a major in art history. As a 2004-05 Hart Fellow, Courtney was based in Nairobi, Kenya. She worked with Kicoshep, a community-based organization that focuses on HIV/AIDS issues in Kibera, a densely-populated, low-income community. While in Nairobi, Courtney researched youth information networks in Kibera to better understand where young people get information about HIV/AIDS and what sources they trust. |
