The Alice Rowan Swanson Fellows
Corey Tondreau
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2014
SIT Study Abroad Madagascar 2013
Established a community garden and seed bank for the Ampasy-Nahampoana commune in Mandena, Madagascar.
Alexandra Feldhausen
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2013
SIT Study Abroad Brazil 2012
Created a graphic novel of domestic workers' oral histories in Brazil to help change the way people see domestic workers and improve understanding of the issues related to domestic labor
William Shlah
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2013
SIT Study Abroad Vietnam 2012
Implemented a Garden, Pond, Pigsty and Biodigester (VACB) system to help alleviate problems associated with environmental degradation, public health and poverty in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam
Julia Ellis-Kahana
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2012
SIT Study Abroad Netherlands 2011
Collaborated with Women on Waves, an international nonprofit, to develop a new program which expanded their services and education to Moroccan women
Sara Jacobs
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2012
SIT Study Abroad Nicaragua 2011
Collaborated with Servicio Jesuita para Migrantesm, a nonprofit in Chinadega, Nicaragua, to help families locate members lost during migration and document their stories
Judson Peck
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2012
SIT Study Abroad Nepal 2009
Built affordable greenhouses for two families in Khumbu, Nepal, which also served as prototypes for the community
Stephanie Mckee
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2011
SIT Study Abroad South Africa 2010
Led art therapy workshops in low and medium security prisons in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal Province, and organized public exhibitions of prisoners' artwork
Laura Sprinkle
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2011
SIT Study Abroad Bolivia 2009
Developed after-school literacy and storytelling programs in Cochabamba, in collaboration with the Kids’ Books Bolivia project, a multilingual publishing project founded by SIT students and staff
Dara Carroll
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2010
SIT Study Abroad Uganda 2008
Developed rehabilitation and reintegration programs for mental health patients in Uganda, and supported facility construction
Sonya Shadravan
Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow 2010
SIT Study Abroad Senegal 2009
Implemented a series of neighborhood-based youth empowerment programs for teenagers in Dakar, Senegal using hip-hop to advocate for social change