Access & Equity for BIPOC and Marginalized Communities

For the 2021-2022 IIE Centennial Fellowships, five Fulbright alumni have received awards of up to $25,000 to help fund projects that focus on increasing access, equity, and empowerment for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and other marginalized communities at the local, national or global level. Over their fellowship year, they will share their projects, goals, and updates through this blog.

Dr. Amino Alio

Advocating For Respectful Maternity Care in Niger

Mneesha Gellman Blogs

Reentry Support for College Students Leaving Prison: The Emerson Prison Initiative’s Reentry and College Outside Program

From Incarcerated Person to College Graduate: The Emerson Prison Initiative’s First Graduation

Facilitating Successful Reentry: EPI Reentry and College Outside Program (RECOUP) Staff Perspective

Educational Access in Prison and Afterwards: The Emerson Prison Initiative Story

Melchor Hall Blogs

A Transnational Black Feminist Food Sovereignty Project

Transnational Black Women’s Solidarity as New Bones for Development Practice

Feeding Development, Transnational Education & Family Legacies

An Upgraded Molino, Increased Water Access, and Transnational Institution-Building

Abdelhaleem Khader Blogs

Towards Sustainable Farming in Rural Areas of the West Bank

Empowering Marginalized Communities Through Sustainable Farming in Rural Areas of the West Bank

Lessons I Learned from My IIE Centennial Fellowship

From Air Pollution to Sustainable Farming

Dr. Jean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema 

Designing and Implementing a Harm Reduction Program for People Who Inject Drugs in Kigali, Rwanda

Addressing the Health and Social Challenges of People Who Inject Drugs in Rwanda is a Public Health and Moral Imperative

My Childhood and Fulbright Experiences Allowed Me to Be the Researcher I Am Today

The Necessity of Providing Care to People who Inject Drugs in Rwanda