Spring 2010 Internship Program

Indego Africa’s Spring 2010 Internship Class is off to a rocking start! Their hard work, commitment, and passion for Indego Africa and the women of Rwanda has already had an enormous impact on our operations. We are excited to introduce:

Manica Piputbundit (Sales and Marketing), MBA candidate at NYU Stern School of Business. A former financial services technology professional in New York and Hong Kong, Manica is interested in finding the intersection between international development and business. She is currently a team leader for NYCare’s tax program and a business consultant for Accion USA. She joined the Indego Africa team to apply her business skills while learning more about social entrepreneurship.

Sierra Visher (Fundraising & Development), MPA candidate at Robert F. Wagner School of Public Policy at NYU. A recent Kiva Fellow in Honduras and Bolivia, and a Kiva Spanish translator, Sierra has direct field experience with microfinance in developing countries. Sierra is drawn to Indego Africa’s focus on encouraging sustainable development through projects that empower women.

Katherine Moore (Communications), completing a major in philosophy and a minor in business at Fordham University. Katherine’s commitment to public service includes working with a Supreme Court Judge last summer and assisting an attorney who represents adolescents in the Family Court of Westchester. She is thrilled to part of the Indego Africa team and to expand her dedication to helping others into learning more about the field of international development.

Katherine, Sierra, and Manica.

Finally, joining Indego Africa in Rwanda is Ellie Kates, BA in Political and Social Thought, University of Virginia 2006. After college Ellie worked extensively in Central America helping develop business and art education programming for indigenous women and their children. Upon returning to the U.S., she helped immigrants in the NYC region start and maintain agricultural businesses and market their products in NYC farmers markets. She is drawn to Indego Africa’s approach of combining access to an export market with relevant business and skills training.

Please join us in welcoming this incredible team!!

Interested in our Summer 2010 Internship Program? Keep a look out on our internship page and Facebook Fan page for postings, coming soon!

- Ben