Global Poverty & Practice Minor

Student Stories

 A student-arranged “Practice Experience” is the signature element of the GPP Minor, providing an opportunity for students to connect the theory and practice of poverty action.  GPP Students have completed practices experiences in the Bay Area, United States, and in over 70+ countries.

Check out some of their stories here! 

Supporting Reproductive Health Services and Education in India

  • Location: Jaipur, India 
  • PE Org: A Broader View
Anika & Anjali Kalra
Molecular & Cell Biology Students

Learning From Rural Farming Communities in Colombia

  • Location: San Juan de Pasto, Colombia
  • PE Org: Fundación Suyusama
Bori Kozek
Environmental Sciences

Working with Resettled Refugee Communities in Oakland

  • Location: Oakland
  • PE Org: Refugee Transitions 
Samia Sherif
Political Science

Protecting Civil Rights for Those Impacted by the Criminal Justice System

  • Location: New Orleans
  • PE Org: Voice of the Experience
Hannah Warshawsky
Interdisciplinary Studies

Defending the Rights of Homeless Communities in the Bay Area

  • Location: San Francisco 
  • PE Org: The Coalition on Homelessness
Ian Betrando
Philosophy & Legal Studies

Fostering Accessible Healthcare Services in the Bay Area

  • Location: Oakland
  • PE Org: La Clinica de la Raza 
Nikita Iyer
Molecular & Cell Biology

Facilitating Art Programs for Urban Youth

  • Location: Quezon City, the Phillippines
  • PE Org: People’s Solidarity
Christian Guerrero
Social Welfare

Improving safe housing and water sanitation in slums

  • Location: Ahmedabad, India
  • PE Org: Manila Housing Trust
Pallavi Panyam
Civil Engineering
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Host and Fellow Responsibilities

Host Organizations

  • Identify staff supervisor to manage I&E Climate Action Fellow
  • Submit fellowship description and tasks
  • Engage in the matching process
  • Mentor and advise students
  • Communicate with Berkeley program director and give feedback on the program.

Berkeley Program Director​

  • Communicate with host organizations, students, and other university departments to ensure smooth program operations

Student Fellows

  • Complete application and cohort activities
  • Communicate with staff and host organizations
  • Successfully complete assignments from host organization during summer practicum
  • Summarize and report summer experience activities post-fellowship