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Integration Lab Project Archive

Integration Lab Project Archive


The Keough School Integration Lab (i-Lab) is a distinctive series of interdisciplinary engagements — designed to build momentum over the full two-year arc of the Master of Global Affairs.


2021-22 i-Lab Partnerships

Students in the Master of Global Affairs Class of 2022 engaged  with these global partners:

Ghana

 

Project: Deliver critical healthcare commodities to resource-limited areas with the use of third-party logistics providers


i-Lab Global Partner

Malawi

 

Project: Ensure that community-led natural resource management strategies are sustainable and replicable

i-Lab Global Partner

Catholic Relief Services logo

Chile

 

Project: Foster national, system-wide educational innovation and learning

 

i-Lab Global Partner

Ensena Chile, i-Lab Global Partner

Haiti

 

Project: Improve support to communities recovering from acute and chronic shocks

 

i-Lab Global Partner

Catholic Relief Services logo

United States

 

Project: Accelerate municipal plans for sustainable development, climate mitigation and adaptation

i-Lab Global Partner

National League of Cities logo

Philippines and Kenya

 

Project: Develop care-based policy tools that allow women to take advantage of economic, social, and political opportunities

 

i-Lab Global Partner

2020-21 i-Lab Partnerships

Students in the Master of Global Affairs Class of 2021 engaged virtually with these global partners:

South Africa

 

 

Project: Accompany communities on their journey to self-reliance and better stewardship of the environment


i-Lab Global Partner

India

 

 

Project: Improve air quality in the world’s most polluted cities through innovative technologies

 

i-Lab Global Partner


Chile

 

 

Project: Foster system-wide educational innovation and learning


i-Lab Global Partner

Ensena Chile, i-Lab Global Partner

Uganda and Myanmar

 

Project: Accompany the displaced in their journey to create a new “home”


i-Lab Global Partner

Catholic Relief Services, i-Lab Global Partner

Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Cook Islands

 

Project: Expand access to life-saving surgical care

 

i-Lab Global Partner

PGSSC - Harvard Medical School


South Africa, Philippines, Jordan, Mexico, Namibia

 

Project: Identify strategies to leverage the private sector to improve development outcomes


i-Lab Global Partner





2019-20 i-Lab Partnerships

Students in the Master of Global Affairs Class of 2020 engaged with these global partners:

Uganda and Bangladesh

 

Project: Expand effectiveness of humanitarian cash transfer programs following emergency situations


i-Lab Global Partner

Catholic Relief Services, i-Lab Global Partner

Timor-Leste and Cambodia

 

Project: Promote educational and financial inclusion of those held back by gender norms

 

i-Lab Global Partner

 

Oxfam, i-Lab Global Partner


Guatemala and Ecuador

 

Project: Foster innovation in local communities by supporting entrepreneurs through knowledge-sharing and cross-border collaboration

i-Lab Global Partner

Community Empowerment Solutions, i-Lab Global Partner

Mexico and India

 

 

Project: Deliver safe and dignified shelter by improving the capacity of housing and construction labor markets


i-Lab Global Partner

Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter, i-Lab Global Partner

India and Nepal

 

 

Project: Extend the impact of shelter programs by supporting recovery efforts to build resilient homes

 

i-Lab Global Partner

Catholic Relief Services, i-Lab Global Partner


Chile

 

Project: Improve school performance, build community, and promote innovation and learning within educational systems


i-Lab Global Partner

Ensena Chile, i-Lab Global Partner




 


2018-19 i-Lab Partnerships

Students in the Master of Global Affairs Class of 2019 engaged with these global partners:

Bangladesh

 

Project: Reduce the vulnerability of women to climate change by enhancing the effectiveness of research-to-policy translation

 

i-Lab Global Partner
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

Chile

 

Project: Transform opportunities for teachers to enhance school performance, build community, and foster continual school-wide innovation and learning

i-Lab Global Partner
Ensena Chile


Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania

 

Project: Collaborate with national ministries of health to catalyze and mobilize worldwide improved access to quality surgical care

i-Lab Global Partner
PGSSC - Harvard Medical School

Ghana, India, Malawi

 

Project: Adapt global supply chains to accelerate transformation toward a more sustainable, equitable food system

i-Lab Global Partner
Oxfam

Kenya

 

Project: Develop scenarios for the future of Kenya’s devolution that promote democratic participation, equitable distribution of resources, and peaceful conflict resolution

i-Lab Global Partner
IEA


US-Mexico border, Greece, Germany

 

Project: Explore and document best practices to respect the human rights of migrants as they navigate complex immigration enforcement systems

i-Lab Global Partner

The Philippines

 

Project: Enhance the resilience of local housing markets essential to delivering safe and dignified shelter

i-Lab Global Partner

Follow the global research and partnerships underway with our current Master of Global Affairs students:

 

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