http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/04/relocation-brings-opportunities-to-participate-in-a-historical-event-in-kenya/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/04/relocation-brings-opportunities-to-participate-in-a-historical-event-in-kenya/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:23:23 +0000 Jaclyn Leigh Carlsen http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5320 On Monday, the Masters in Development Practice interns at the Millennium Village Project in Sauri, Kenya were relocated to Nairobi as a precaution for the constitutional referendum taking place August 4th. Although this put a damper on our projects, it did enable Steph, Denise and I to participate in a historical event and join 55+ [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/04/relocation-brings-opportunities-to-participate-in-a-historical-event-in-kenya/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/03/mapping-peace-protests-and-violence-around-the-kenyan-referendum/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/03/mapping-peace-protests-and-violence-around-the-kenyan-referendum/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:58:01 +0000 Jaclyn Leigh Carlsen http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5165 You may have heard that on Wednesday, August 4, a historic event will be taking place: a referendum deciding the acceptance or rejection of a new constitution for Kenya. The Green side (aka ‘Yes camp’) is headed by President Mwai Kibaki and supported by Kenya prime minister Raila Odinga and much of the parliament. The [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/03/mapping-peace-protests-and-violence-around-the-kenyan-referendum/feed/ 2