Nathan Mangena
Nathan is a 4th-year student at Michigan State University studying political science with a minor in law, justice, and public policy. He was born and raised in the United States by Zimbabwean Immigrant parents. He has a strong interest in international development and economic sustainability and seeks to eventually practice as a lawyer in those areas.
Tiwonge Loga
My name is Tiwonge Loga and I am from Malawi “The Warm Heart of Africa”. I am also from the ‘olden days”, as described by my Gen Z tribe. I have a PhD in Public Health. After years of work, I decided to go back to school in a new, but complementary field. So, I obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Law and a Masters in Transitional...
Izabella Bratter
Izabella graduated from Northeastern University in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Affairs with a concentration in International Relations and Diplomacy. In 2022, Izabella worked as a Programme Management intern for the United Nations Democracy Fund where she helped manage civil society projects intended on promoting democracy. Prior to this position, Izabella has had experience working as a consulting intern, international trade intern, legislative intern, and legal intern. Izabella will start law school...
Christine Chibvongodze
Christine was born and raised in South Africa. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Development Studies from the University of South Africa. She is an energetic young lady who is passionate about social change and development. Over the years, she has learnt a lot from interactions with different backgrounds of life, and that is what has made her believe strongly in the power of human difference and diversity in solving problems that the world is currently faced with. Her main...
Abby Theut
Abby Theut joined us as an Admin and Comms intern. She collaborated with our Cape Town office to effectively manage our social media pages as well as the blog posts. Abby grew up in Clarkson, Michigan and she is fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan State University in the United States. Abby is passionate about human rights and learning more about issues happening in different regions across the globe, which is why she is eager to learn more about these problems...
Brilliant Fane
Hello everyone! My name is Brilliant Fane, and I am from Botswana. I am currently pursuing my master’s degree in International Affairs with a concentration in African Development Policy at the Pennsylvania State University. Before I started my internship with SIHMA, I always had a deep passion for African issues ranging from development, education and other social issues like poverty. This...
Ángela Hernández López
My name is Ángela Hernández López, I am 25 years old and I am Spanish. I was born and raised in Valencia. After opting for an economic and social baccalaureate, where I started to study subjects such as sociology and psychopedagogy, I opted for a social degree and studied Social Work. I am currently a Social Worker at the University of...
Marzia Marzenta
If asked why I decided to undertake my curricular internship on the other side of the world, I would answer, "To study migration from a different perspective". I am Marzia Marzenta, a student of the Master's Degree in...
Victoria Jensen
My name is Victoria Jensen, and I am from Oslo, Norway. I have a degree in Development Studies from the University of Oslo, and my objective is to obtain a career within the field of humanitarian and human rights. I had the pleasure of joining SIHMA as a research and communications intern for 6 months, from June to December 2021. The rights and dignity of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees are of great importance working within the humanitarian...
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Nicolette Pérez Verwer
My name is Nicolette Pérez Verwer and I studied Social Work at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. I have always tried to complement my studies with other trainings in order to have a complete and multidisciplinary profile. For this reason, I thought it would be an interesting and necessary step to take a second Master's degree that addressed the study of migration at an international level, taking into account the decisive role that human...
