VC Going to Kenya

I was given my project for the human rights clinic, today, and I was given my second choice project, which was one relating to the rights of Nubian children in Kenya (I can't, like, totally talk about it until I have permission from our partner organization). My top choice was a women's rights/access to justice project in Bangladesh, but I'm still happy that I got on this one which was surely in high demand. I'm a bit sad, because Swissy was planning a trip to NYC for my October break, but now it looks like I'll be in Nairobi (mostly) from 20-28 October (although with human rights people you NEVER know if these trips will happen).

I still haven't contacted the ICTJ about ongoing work that they wanted me to do, but I think I will just do stuff for them as they need it and not make it a clinical project, since that seems easier (not only because clinical projects have team hierarchies, but also because Yale has to approve everything we do BEFORE it goes to the partner organization, which I think would actually be sort of a step back for me as far as how much autonomy I have in my work with the ICTJ).

It will be my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa, so that's pretty cool. The project is also one that I think will be interesting to research from a legal standpoint (of course the fieldwork will be interesting).

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