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2007-2008
Tori Ingram, Intern 2007-20068
Background Bio:
 I grew up on a cattle farm in the Kawartha Lakes region in Ontario.
Blessed by the support and care of my small community, I developed a strong
sense of social and environmental justice and the desire to contribute to
global poverty alleviation. In my undergraduate years, I focused on sustainable
agriculture, ecology and rural development in an African context. Through
these studies, I began to recognize more fully the significant role of international
politico-economic policies in creating the 'limits of the possible' with
regards to Third World development. As such, I decided to explore these
themes more fully at the Master's level. After two years of political science
theory (and lots and lots of reading!), I'm excited to have the opportunity
to work at the grassroots level with Gambian communities. My previous development
experience includes a short-term internship with Global Service Corps as
a bio-intensive agriculture (BIA) facilitator in Tanzania. I also spent
four years working with Queen's Project on International Development (QPID)
- a student-run, not-for-profit development organization that organizes
and implements small-scale, sustainable development projects in Guyana,
Bolivia, Nicaragua, Nunavut and West Africa.
Education:
M.A. Political Science (candidate), York University
B.A.H. Medial - Biology and International Development, Queen's University
Host Country:
The Gambia
Karen Clark, Intern 2007-20068
Background Bio:
Growing up on a dairy farm in the Laurentians region of Quebec,
I learned the importance of interactions between people and the natural
environment. I decided to increase my knowledge of natural systems by
studying environmental sciences at the University of Guelph. Afterwards,
I was fortunate to work for a couple of years in a research setting dealing
with greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems. During the past
two years I have been doing a Master’s degree at Université Laval
looking at nitrogen dynamics in agricultural soils at cold temperatures.
Before starting at R.E.A.P., I was seeking an opportunity to combine what
I’d learned at school with the desire to do something concrete in
the global community. Going to The Gambia is sure to be an experience
that will challenge me personally and will broaden my view of interactions
between the natural and human worlds. I hope that I can contribute meaningfully
to the lives of people whom I meet in The Gambia and be able to work with
them to improve their local agriculture.
Education:
M.Sc. Soil and Environnemental Science (candidate), Université Laval
B.Sc. Environmental Science - Major in Earth and Atmospheric Science,
University of Guelph
Host Country:
The Gambia
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