CLAS Internship Grantees

Galia Santana-Oikawa

Country: Mexico

Organization: Oficina de Resiliencia Urbana (ORU)

Ronak Shetty

Country: Brazil

Organization: Iscicle

Angelique Charles-Davis

Country: Chile

Organization: SUMMA

VinhHuy Le

Country: Argentina

Organization: Puerta 18

Vivian Sheperd-Mayen

Country: Costa Rica

Organization: United Planet

Anna Perronne

Country: Guayaquil, Ecuador

Organization: Paz y Esperanza (Peace and Hope) 

Ignacio Blanco Valera

Country: Guanacaste, Costa Rica (virtual)

Organization: Nampuma Naki NGO 

Nancy Lopez-Alvarez 

Country: Mexico (virtual) 

Organization: Fundación del Empresariado Sonorense, A.C. (FESAC)

Mercedes Thompson 

Country: Mexico (virtual)

Organization: Aerobotany Project

Kelsey Hope Carido

Country: El Salvador

Organization: Cristosal (virtual)

"A highlight of the experience was having the opportunity to learn about the various work that Cristosal is doing to advance human rights in Central America. I was able to hear from the Executive Director of the organization, learning about why he chose to dedicate himself to this cause. I also had a conversation with David Morales, the lead lawyer in the El Mozote trial which is fighting to provide reparations to the victims of the El Mozote massacre during the El Salvador civil war. Both conversations and a multitude of others strengthened my passion to go into the human rights field. "

Xochitl Longstaff

Country: Mexico

Organization: Al Otro Lado (virtual)

"One of the highlights of my summer internship with Al Otro Lado was our Monday Morning Speaker Series. It was amazing to hear from dedicated activists from many different organizations—Cultura Migrante, the Haitian Bridge Alliance, ALMA Migrante, etc.—and learn more about the important work that they are doing to support migrants. Doing this work remotely in the context of the pandemic, it was inspiring and motivating to be reminded of all the allies we had working around the world."

Sierra F. Wells

Country: Colombia

Organization: Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz

"Working as a virtual intern this summer with the legal team of la Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz, I was able to gain in-depth knowledge of both transitional justice and human rights defense in Colombia. I researched paramilitary connections to the country's political and economic sectors and helped organize and summarize documents from a case on forced displacement of Afro-Colombian populations. One highlight of my time with Justicia y Paz was attending a virtual hearing with the JEP (a transitional justice mechanism) on measures enacted to protect indigenous and Afro-descendant communities, in which the legal team presented some of my work from the preceding weeks. My experience this summer was hugely helpful in improving my professional Spanish and furthering my knowledge of political and social issues prominent in the Colombian post-conflict setting."

Paloma Moreno Jimenez

Country: Lima, Peru

Organization: Encuentros SJS

Gianna Nino

Country: Oaxaca, Mexico 

Organization: Puente a La Salud Comunitaria

Hannah Smith 

Country: Bogota, Colombia

Organization: MOVICE

Jennifer Ampey

Country: Texas, U.S.A

Organization: Hope Border Institute

Eric Cuevas 

Country: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Organization: Centro para la Apertura y el Desarrollo de América Latina

Logan Posey

Country: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organization: D’or

Sarah Goodman

Country: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Organization: Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC)

Madeleine Bouton

Country: Bluefields, Nicaragua

Organization: blueEnergy

Samuel Garcia

Country: Bluefields, Nicaragua

Organization: blueEnergy

Cory Herro

Country: Trujillo, Peru 

Organization: Supporting Kids in Peru (SKIP) 

Sehaj Kaur

Country: Brazil

Organization: Instito Igarape

Sofia Penglase

Country: Brazil 

Organization: Instituto Trabalho Decente (ITD) and Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab (HTDL)

Sierra Wells

Country: Brazil 

Organization: Instituto Trabalho Decente (ITD)

Isabel Calero Forero

Country: Brazil (virtual)

Organization: Fundação Getulio Vargas - Center for Social Policy

TJ Edgar Francisco 

Country: Altamira, Brazil

Organization: Instituto Socioambiental

Carlos Eduardo Escobar

Country: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organization: Fundação Roberto Marinho-Canal Futura

Jessica Magallón

Country: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organization: Fundação Roberto Marinho-Canal Futura

Noam Shemtov

Country: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organization: Marinho

Graziella Camata

Country: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organization: 2016 Olympics

Ari Marcus

Country: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organization: 2016 Olympics