Yasmine Cathell
Guest blogger
Yasmine, an Egyptian-American, graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Political Science, specializing in International Affairs. She is passionate about issues relating to poverty, education, rural development and agriculture. Yasmine is fluent in German and conversant in Spanish and French. Since graduating in 2007 her adventures have taken her from the streets of Cairo, to a vineyard in Germany, to an office in London and organic farms in Spain. She has just recently returned from South America where she worked with a microfinance organization in Bolivia and explored coffee farms in Colombia.
Blogging on: Youthink Blog
- 02/03/11 Egypt’s bright future emerges from its dark streets
- 08/11/10 Kicking off the new year: 'OUR YEAR, OUR VOICE'
- 05/07/10 'Food Security at the Tipping Point,' a lecture by the Executive Director of the UN World Food Program
- 04/30/10 Lofty or lowsy: microfinance under the microscope
- 04/26/10 The makings of a pirate
- 04/06/10 Protecting Wildlife: A look at the human threats to endangered species
- 03/15/10 Educating Girls: One Man’s Argument
- 03/01/10 How soccer can save the world
- 02/21/10 Accessing Education in the Midst of War and Violence
- 02/11/10 Is credit just another form of cancer?
- 02/05/10 Rotating Cow on your Block?
- 01/28/10 More Africans in Latin America than Natives
- 01/15/10 Why Martin Luther King Jr. Matters to the World
- 01/13/10 Intro to my Blog: The Human Impact
Blogging on: Youthink Blog