My Internship at HousingNOW: Building Resilience in the Midst of Crisis

Myanmar is collapsing under the weight of overlapping crises: brutal civil war, worsening climate events such as flash floods and landslides, and a major earthquake in March 2025. More than 3.5 million people are now internally displaced. The scale of need is massive. At the same time, traditional humanitarian systems are shrinking: USAID has pulled out. UK and French aid are in retreat. The few NGOs that remain after the 2021 military coup are overstretched, expensive, and too slow.

Dryland Restoration: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Finance To Restore the Planet’s Most Overlooked Ecosystem

"Guess I will be working in Nairobi this summer," I said to my friend in disbelief. We had just landed at the airport in Oslo, and I had just taken my phone out of airplane mode and saw that I had received an email from CIFOR-ICRAF offering me a position as a summer intern. I had no specific aspirations to find an internship in Africa over the summer; the motto was "wherever work and impact take me", and I am profoundly grateful that it took me to Kenya.

Beyond Employment: Bridging Business and Empowerment at Jobo Academy

Jobo: A Start-Up with a mission Jobo is a start-up founded in Côte d’Ivoire to tackle one of the continent’s most pressing challenges: the gap between job seekers and meaningful employment. By leveraging technology, data, and strong partnerships with employers, Jobo provides a platform that connects individuals with opportunities in the formal labour market.Jobo's mission is rooted in the belief that inclusive employment not only transforms individual lives but also fuels sustainable economic growth.

Building a Sustainable Fundraising Strategy for Biodiversity in Cape Verde

This summer, I had the privilege of joining Associação de Conservação da Biodiversidade – Biflores, a local NGO dedicated to protecting the rich biodiversity of Brava Island in Cape Verde. What makes Biflores unique is not only its commitment to marine and terrestrial conservation, but also its close ties with the local community.

From the Andes to the Hotline: My Summer Internship with Programa Aurora

Stepping into the workThis summer, I worked with Programa Aurora, the branch of Peru’s Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations that operates Línea 100 - a 24/7 national hotline for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. I reported to a director overseeing the hotline and split my time between remote work and on-site operations in Lima.

Building Climate Innovation From the Inside Out: My Summer With the SuperCluster

This summer, I joined Cambridge Cleantech, a leading climate innovation network that connects startups, corporates, investors, and policymakers to advance the net zero transition. Cambridge Cleantech aims to amplify the flow of capital, ideas, and talent across the climate ecosystem through organising technology scouting, investment matching between entrepreneurs and funds, and thought-leadership roundtables in energy, transport, buildings, water and the circular economy.

Iterum and ESG: My Summer Internship Experience

Iterum Trading Limited is a UK-based circular economy company that specialises in the management of household appliances for institutional residential sectors such as Build-to-Rent (BTR), student housing, single-family rentals, and co-living. Through its SaaS platform, Iterum IQ, the company helps landlords and operators optimise procurement, maintenance, and lifecycle management of appliances, reducing costs and environmental impact.
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