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Submissions from 2012
“The Invisible Disability:” Perceptions and Potential of Children with Autism in Kisumu, Kenya, Talia Cohen
Assesment of Social and Economic Impacts of Biogas Digesters in Rural Kenya, Alison Hamlin , University of Rochester
Local Perceptions of Population Growth: The Causes and Effects of Local and National Population Changes on the People of Kenya, Taylor Osborne , Gettysburg College
The Social and Economic Impact of MPESA on the Lives of Women in the Fishing Industry on Lake Victoria, Danielle White , Stonehill College
Submissions from 2011
Rising Food Prices in Kenya: How the Government and Its Citizens Are Coping, or Not, Teresa Eilers , Occidental College
Autism in Kenya: A Social, Educational and Political Perspective, Ariana Riccio , Tufts University
Reproductive Health Education in the Kibera Slum: Developing a Slum-Specific Curriculum, Susanna Schneider Banks , Wesleyan University
Faces of Angels: Photography as a Fundraising Tool for AIDS-Affected Children in the Kibera Slums, Sandhira Wijayaratne , Johns Hopkins University
Nairobi Youth Sexual Culture: Gaining Insight on Youth Understandings of Sexuality Through Formal Sexual Health Education and Exposure to Pornography, Amee Wurzburg , Barnard College
Submissions from 2010
Factors That Contribute to the Low Uptake of Skilled Care During Delivery in Malindi, Kenya, Alexandra Carter , Clark University
An Approaching Epidemic: Exploring Diabetes Awareness & Care in Mombasa, Kenya, Benjamin Marhan Dropkin , Hamilton College
Social and Community Media in Poor and Marginalized Urban Communities: A Study of Collective Action in Kiber, John Perkins , Colby College
Cultural Heritage Preservation Meets Modern Port Development: Securing the Integrity and Authenticity of the Lamu Town World Heritage Site in the Face of Current and Future Challenges, Sarah M. Wiggins , Southwestern University
Submissions from 2009
Train Hard, Win Easy: Running on the Periphery in Rural Kenya: The Last Shall Be First, Jordan Apfeld , Brown University
Political Capital and the Project Planning Process: An Action Research Exercise of the Shirazi Community Health Clinic Project, Lindsay Beebe , University of Vermont
Disparities in the System: The Effects of Free Primary Education (FPE) on the Quality of Education in Nairobi’s Public Schools, Adrienne Chuck , Middlebury College
Extending the School Day: The Design, Execution and Steps Towards Sustainability of an After-School Program for Young Girls in Kibera, Rebecca Green , Hamilton College
How to Build a Health Clinic: Disease Burden, Health Seeking Behavior and Clinic Structures in the Kibera Slums, Samuel McGowan , Brown University
Kibera Community Unconscious of the Silent Disease: STI, Sindhya Rajeev , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“But Who Can I Talk to?” Psychological Services for the Parents and Children of APDK, Jessica Steinke , Wesleyan University
Submissions from 2008
Institution Building in the Non-Profit Sector Working as a Fundraising Consultant at a Rehabilitation Center for Children With Disabilities in Lira, Uganda, Crystal Alburger , Beloit College
The Complexity of Re-Evaluating Antiretroviral Therapy Eligibility Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Patients in Uganda, Jennifer Klein , Washington University in St Louis
Submissions from 2006
Loaning Health: The Effectiveness of Microfinance as an HIV/AIDS Intervention Method in Kibera Slums, Lara Berlin , Yale University
The Development of Weaning Practices Among Women of the Mombasa District, Its Effects on Children’s Public Health Issues, and the Proposition of Intervention Plans, Rachael Bryan , Wake Forest University
The Missing Piece: Understanding Nairobi’s Traditional Medical Practitioners, Mufaddal Dahodwala , Swarthmore College
How to Bridge the Gap: An Analysis of the Coverage and Efficacy of Volunteer Counseling and Testing Centers in Suba District, Kenya, Joseph Lippi , Boston University
“Beauty” as a Public Health Concern: An Analysis of the Internalization and Effects of the Western Beauty Ideal in Nairobi, Kenya, Elizabeth Lownik , University of Dayton