Lessons from Duke Engage PublishedJuly 25, 2020 by Sarah Xu My DukeEngage summer has helped me learn a lot about social impact and I hope to build on my internship … Read more
Housing Security in India PublishedJuly 25, 2020 by Sarah Xu The focus of my work is affordable housing for migrant workers in India. The Indian government recently announced an Affordable … Read more
Week #4 Reflection PublishedJune 26, 2020 by Christopher Poon A fundraiser. That doesn’t raise funds. If only your efforts could be plugged into a mathematical formula. Produce results in … Read more
Week #3 Reflection PublishedJune 19, 2020 by Christopher Poon Ariely’s ideas do resonate with me a lot. In one of my class’s last semester, we actually talked a lot … Read more
Progress and Purpose PublishedJune 18, 2020 by Sarah Xu In Dan Ariely’s talk “What makes us feel good about our work?”, Ariely describes a set of experiments that show … Read more
Starting Duke Engage PublishedJune 15, 2020 by Sarah Xu On May 25, I started a remote internship at Saath, a non-profit based in Ahmedabad, India with the goal of … Read more
Week #2 Reflection PublishedJune 12, 2020 by Christopher Poon The major difference between group and community is that communities are united and spurred into action by a common goal … Read more
Week #1 Reflection PublishedJune 04, 2020 by Christopher Poon So far I have been working on setting up a fundraiser to help support rural artisans in the Surendranagar district … Read more