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Working with women entrepreneurs in Guinea: Hillary Mara, MPA ’17

At Cornell, there are a host of ways to get involved in international research and projects. CIPA’s own Hillary Mara (MPA ’17) was recently awarded a grant to conduct a project in Guinea through a grant from Cornell’s Institute for African Development. In this blog post, Hillary writes about her recent trip to Guinea where she and Jade Womack implemented a project with NARSEME, a Guinean NGO focused on enabling female entrepreneurship.
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CIPA’s APECO Capstone Group- Field Visit to Atacama Valley

CIPA offers a variety of ways to get involved in hands-on research experience, including International Capstone projects. In this blog post, Hillary Mara writes to us from Chile on her current Capstone project where she is conducting interviews, meeting with key stakeholders and collaborating with members of the community to develop a Corporate Social Responsibility plan for an association of agricultural exporters.

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