We hope to see alumni and representatives from host institutions at the following events.

Mon, May 14, 2-4pm
Opening session: Keynote Speaker: Sarah Burd-Sharps, Co-Director, American Human Development Report "Three Steps Forward and Two Steps Back: How can Global Power and Policy Support Human Development?" (Zinner Forum)

Mon, May 14, 5-7pm
Wine and Cheese Reception
"Art for Development - SID Exhibitions" (Zinner Forum)

Tue, May 15
10-12pm & 2-4pm
Panel Sessions

Tue, May 15, 4:30-5pm
Photography Slideshow by MA 07 student, Eric Anderson, titled "Reforestation and Development in Haiti: From the Grassroots to the Global." (G-4)

Wed, May 16
10-12pm & 2-4pm
Panel Sessions

Wed, May 16, 4:30pm
Alumnae Panel (Zinner Forum)

Thur, May 17
10-12pm & 2-4pm
Panel Sessions

Fri, May 18
9:30-11:30am
Panel Sessions

Capstone Panel Presentations

This year 83 students of the Sustainable International Development Program Class of 2007 will present the fruits of their studies, research and interships during the week of May 14-17. We call these final days of the semester "Capstone Week" since it is the culmination of two years of hard work. We would like to invite you to be a part of their presentations throughout the week and to attend a special reception featuring an "Art and Development" exhibition on Monday, May 14th from 5 to 7 in the evening. (Please RSVP for the reception to capstonersvp@brandeis.edu).

The Capstone presentation panels will cover the gamut of development topics including governance, resource management, peace building, microfinance, rights-based approach, NGO management, Youth, Education and Human Development, HIV/AIDs and Women's Empowerment. We hope that you will have time to join us. If you are a continent away, we know that our students will share their experiences with enthusiasm and deep gratitude for the tremendous gift of hands-on learning that they have received.

Please take a look at our general schedule, detailed schedule of student presentations and list of Master's Paper topics and internship locations.

Click here for directions to the Heller School of Social Policy and Management.

Keynote Speaker

Sarah Burd-Sharps has worked for the United Nations since 1987, with a focus on gender issues and human development. Most recently, she was Deputy Director of the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report Office. She has worked on four global Human Development Reports (HDR) and has contributed to national HDR's in every developing region. Sarah was founding Managing Editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Human Development. As Deputy, she was also in charge of staffing, finance, work planning and was the highest ranking official in NY representing the Human Development Report for political negotiations and as media spokesperson. Sarah has left this position to pursue an independent advocacy and research project to produce an American Human Development Report.

In the year leading up to the Beijing Women's Conference (1994-95), Sarah headed UNIFEM's office in China where she carried out a global media campaign on gender issues, and supported Chinese women's organizations and the nascent NGO movement there. UNIFEM is the UN's agency for women and gender issues. Prior to this position, Sarah worked for four years with UNIFEM's Africa Section on food security issues and economic empowerment, and from 1998-90 in UNDP China as a Programme Officer. She has worked in 15 African countries.

In 2001, Sarah took a leave of absence from the United Nations to work as Adviser and Editor to the non-profit Berlin-based Transparency International for their first Global Corruption Report. She is on their Editorial Board.

Sarah received a Masters degree in Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Sarah has worked for a total of four years in China and has written and spoken on the effects of China's economic reforms on Chinese women. Sarah speaks fluent French and is proficient in Spanish and Chinese.

Art & Development Exhibition

On Monday evening, May 14, SID students will present an exhibition based on the collective theme of "Art and Development: Journeys of Mutual Discovery" to share their invaluable experiences in development through art. Some of the work to be presented was created by students, while other pieces were given to students during their development journey. Professor Mark Auslander, Head of the Cultural Production Program at Brandeis University, and Scott Edmiston, Head of the Office of the Arts at Brandeis advised the planners of the exhibition.

Host Institutions
The SID Program would like to thank the following host institutions for welcoming our students as interns. The sharing of your expertise, time and energy is greatly appreciated.

UNICEF Kigali; Seva Foundation; Ghana Pure Home Water Project; Grenada Education and Development Programme (GRENED); Schneider Institute for Health Policy; Grameen Foundation USA; The NGO Forum of Cambodia; UNDP Nepal; International Consortium for Law and Development; United Nations Environment Program in Bangkok; United Nations Development Program; JICA Ghana; Cambridge Public Works; UNESCO; the National Unity and Reconciliation Committee; World Resources Institute; Foundation for Ecological Security; UNIFEM Andean region; Fonkoze (Haiti); AIDs Project (Worcester, MA); Care International Raks Thai Foundation; UNDP; Global Fund for Women and IDEX0; GRADE-Group for the Analysis of Development; Oxfam, El Salvador; International Consortium for Law & Development; Opportunities Industrialization Centers International; THRIVE-AKA; Ciencias del Ecosistema A.C.; City of Somerville (Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development); Institute for Social and Economic Research, Education and Information; Pathfinder Peru; Aga Khan Rural Support Program Pakistan; Research Triangle Institute in (Dhaka; Bangladesh); Africa Division of the International Republican Institute; Fintrac, Inc.; EcoLogic Finance; Kallari Association (Ecuador); LEAD Pakistan; Escuela para el Desarrollo; Department of Physical Planning and Environment (St. Kitts); Oxfam America; Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement; Crittenton Women's Union; Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO); Boston Women's Fund; UNDP Rwanda; Watch CDC Waltham; National Democratic Institute; Ministry of Education, Republic of the Marshall Islands; MATAHARI: Eye of the Day; World Resources Institute; FUNDAR: Centro de Analisis e Investigation; abc Soils; Inc.; NDI Bangladesh; International Rescue Committee; Educational Development Center; Educate Tomorrow Corp. ; Heifer International/Overlook Farm; FFR Limited; Stop HIV/AIDS in India Initiative SHAII; and the Salvation Army Hong Kong.