• Welcome Lauren Kostich – Academic Year Intern

    Jon Schaffer

    Published October 9, 2017

    Lauren Kostich is one of BNID’s Academic Year Interns. She [...]

  • Interview with Maria Vertkin, founder & Executive Director of Found in Translation

    Millie Knopp

    Published September 6, 2017

    Millie Knopp, BNID Summer Intern, sits down with Maria Vertkin, founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Found in Translation, located in Cambridge and serving women in the Boston area since 2011.  Found in Translation works to provide immigrant women with a sustainable occupational skills to fill a growing need for medical interpreters.

  • Building Health: An Interview with Jim Ansara

    BNID

    Published August 14, 2017

    Read this dynamic interview with Jim Ansara, the founder of Build Health International, and construction leader who has devoted much of his time to growing infrastructure capacity for health care delivery in low-income countries around the world. 

  • Re-Launching the BNID Blog

    Jon Schaffer

    Published August 4, 2017

    Join us in expanding the discussion about international development and global justice. 

  • Interview Hillary Chisholm, Development Associate, Partners In Health

    Jon Schaffer

    Published June 26, 2017

    How did you arrive at Partners in Health? In college, [...]

  • Introducing the 2017 BNID Summer Interns

    Jon Schaffer

    Published June 9, 2017

    Welcome to the four new BNID Summer Interns! 

  • Interview with Professor Susan Shepler of American University

    Allison Mohrfeld

    Published April 14, 2017

    Below, BNID intern Allison Mohrfeld interviews Professor Susan Shepler, who [...]

  • A Letter from BNID’s New Director, Jon Shaffer

    Jon Schaffer

    Published April 1, 2017

    Dear friends, The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) is [...]

  • A farewell letter from BNID Director, Adam Korn

    Adam Korn

    Published March 26, 2017

    Dear BNID, Being the Director of the Boston Network for [...]

  • A BNID Board Member Abroad in Nicaragua

    Cully Lundgren

    Published March 10, 2017

    What is International Development? Really, we throw the word around a lot, but what does it look like in action? In my perfect world, it is about people from different cultures, social and economic backgrounds coming together to make positive, mutually beneficial change. This change happens at the individual, community and national level, and it rarely happens in isolation because, really, what ever does?

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