This week’s case study focused on a women’s food cooperative in Kenya and was split into two parts. Summary: FACTS AND LOGIC Gruel (maize & banana) does not provide key nutrients Mothers like them gruel There are pesticides used on the crops ~35% of children are nutritionally stunted Want to transition from breastfeeding at about […]

Our second case study on ethical decision-making focused on saving face in a center for children in Kenya. My team consisted of Jordan, Karli, Jessica, and Belle. We agreed that the best solution would be for Jack to approach the children separately and give them real gifts by themselves. This would happen privately and wouldn’t […]

International Research Ethical Decision-Making Case 1 Sept 3, 2019 Our first case follows a team of ten researchers traveling to Lethoso, a developing country enveloped by South Africa, to conduct research on pathogens in water. Grace, Chris, Naakesh, and I were tasked with a seven-step process to determine if the research was ethical to conduct […]

Blog 1 Sept. 1st, 2019 Three things I learned during fieldwork: This summer, I learned how to be a better communicator in a legal, fundraising, and team sense. I was primarily responsible for drawing up two employee contracts, one in the mobilizer stage and one in the distribution and training stage. This was one of […]