Victoria Jensen
My name is Victoria Jensen, and I am from Oslo, Norway. I have a degree in Development Studies from the University of Oslo, and my objective is to obtain a career within the field of humanitarian and human rights. I had the pleasure of joining SIHMA as a research and communications intern for 6 months, from June to December 2021. The rights and dignity of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees are of great importance working within the humanitarian...
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Nicolette Pérez Verwer
My name is Nicolette Pérez Verwer and I studied Social Work at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. I have always tried to complement my studies with other trainings in order to have a complete and multidisciplinary profile. For this reason, I thought it would be an interesting and necessary step to take a second Master's degree that addressed the study of migration at an international level, taking into account the decisive role that human...
Ginevra Gianardi
I am Ginevra, I was born and raised in Rome, Italy. I attended university at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, and I graduated with an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Politics in 2019. I completed a postgraduate degree in International Migration and Public Policy at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). During my studies, I have further explored the relationship between healthcare disparities and migration, and have specifically focused...
Mary Cascarelli
My name is Mary Cascarelli, and I am a 4th year student at Michigan State University in the United States. I am majoring in Comparative Cultures and Politics with Muslim Studies. After graduating in December 2021, I hope to obtain a post-graduate degree in Public Health and Social Work. I found SIHMA after my school put me in contact with Connect123 and I was then paired with SIHMA. Although my internship was all remote,...
April Noelle Walter
Reflection from April Walter My name April Walter. I am from Ohio in the United States. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from Baldwin Wallace University. Currently, I am working towards a Master of International Affairs from Pennsylvania State University. Alongside my graduate degree, I am completing a graduate certificate in Public Health Preparedness. I completed a remote internship for the months of June to July 2021 as a research and...
Maita Deborah Jena
My name is Maita Jena. I am 20 years old. I was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe and I am a second-year student at the University of Middlesex (Mauritius Branch Campus). I am currently working towards obtaining a LLB Law degree with International Relations. I worked for SIHMA as an intern beginning in January 2021 and completing it in June. I found SIHMA through a third party organisation and was very fortunate...
Nolwenn Marconnet
I, Nolwenn Marconnet, am a 24 years old student and aspiring migration scholar. As part of my masters in Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, I conducted an internship with SIHMA from September 2020 to January 2021. I was introduced to SIHMA by a former AMIS student who conducted an internship at SIHMA in 2018-2019. SIHMA immediately caught my attention by their approach to research, which does not only focus on academic...
Christine Lalor
My name is Christine Lalor. I am 25 years old and come from Cape Town, South Africa. I have an Honours degree in Political Science and am currently studying for a degree in Applied Psychology and Counselling. I began my internship at SIHMA in October 2020. As I live in Cape Town, I have been very lucky to have been able to come into the office twice a week for the last three months. My capacity at SIHMA...
Jeremiah Masaya
My name is Jeremiah and I am from Zimbabwe. I was a remote volunteer at SIHMA from August to early November 2020 during the COVID-19 virus pandemic lockdown that commenced on the 26th of March 2020 in South Africa. At the end of my internship I volunteered partly remotely and party at the office joining colleagues who also returned to the office. I worked from home because of movement restrictions that were put in place to curb the...
Nell Fredericks
To start, I’ll introduce myself – my name is Nell, I’m 21 years old, and I am from Boston, Massachusetts. I am currently a third-year student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, studying philosophy, politics, and law. I had the privilege of working with SIHMA as a virtual intern these past four months. Back in August, I faced a lot of uncertainty. As COVID-19 cases were rising in the United States, many...
