“I’m Sorry,” and All That Paperwork Can’t Say
Published by Sarah Konrad
For her oral story about her experience working with the Refugee Rights Unit at the University of Cape Town …
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“One of the Hardest Things I’ve Ever Had to Do”: Working with Refugees in Cape Town
Published by Malachy Sullivan
DukeEngage Cape Town works with organizations providing assistance to migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Cape Town, South Africa. This reflection …
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What We Owe to One Another: Collective Responsibility in Cape Town
Published by Brinda Raghavendra
Back in February of this year, we were in the interview stage of our DukeEngage journeys. Here, our professor posed …
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Contextualizing South Africa’s Complex Society
Published by Rifah Nanjiba
This past week (Jun 21), I have been working on accumulating resources for the launch of a new sexual and …
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Immersing Myself in South African Culture
Published by Rifah Nanjiba
Throughout the past few weeks, I have been focused on my internship placement with Fugee Assist where I am compiling …
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Welcome to UpLearn!
Published by Alex Raghunandan
This past week I started my internship at the Scalabrini Refugee Center in Cape Town, South Africa. I am working …
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First Week With UpLearn
Published by Lana Gesinsky
I’ve had a very positive first week with UpLearn and greatly look forward to the rest of the summer. UpLearn, …
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To Be an Unqualified Duke Student
Published by Ysanne Spence
Duke has quickly become- even outside of South Africa- a large part of my identity. Even back home, my old …
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To Cape Town, with love
Published by Ysanne Spence
As I sit in the Frankfurt Airport in Germany, I cannot imagine my life for the past 8 weeks. It …
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A Lesson Learnt
Published by Ysanne Spence
I’ve struggled to write this post many times, often sitting down trying to reword my thoughts in a way that …
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