Current Interns

Hannah Logan HIV/AIDS and Peace and Security in the Nuba Mountains

Kady Kourouma Sudan and Peace and Security

Pooja Naidu HIV/AIDS in Sudan and Socio-Political Contexts

Sigrun Marie Moss Oil in Sudan

Work of Recent Interns

David Niesbach NGO Accountability

Maria Yassin Jah HIV/AIDS in the Police and O.U.S.

Dimple Dahhania Peace and Security of the African Union

Nicola Bevan HIV/AIDS and Gender

Past Interns

Jon Harle - HIV/AIDS and Governance

Before coming to Justice Africa I thought I had a reasonable understanding of the continent and its issues, with a background in social anthropology. But since October 2005 I’ve learnt much more about Africa’s future from a hot office above the London traffic, than through my brief trips and endless reading. With a lot of good humour I’ve had my liberalism severely radicalized, and have benefited from interested and supportive colleagues who have given the time to answer questions and offer explanations and lively discussion on current events and politics. I’ve also been lucky to have the opportunity to pursue my own research, looking at the impact of HIV/AIDS on governance and quality in Tanzanian education, under the direction of Justice Africa’s overall research programme, but with considerable freedom to follow my own interests. Most importantly I’ve been part of an African-led organization supporting African activists on African issues.

Dimple Dadhania - Peace and Security

I am an intern working on the Peace and Security programme at Justice Africa. Working as an intern is a fantastic opportunity to really get to see how a small non-profit organisation, who produces such significant work operates. At Justice Africa, you can really get to grips with the programmes that are currently running, by being able to produce a paper on a related subject. The staff are friendly and approachable, making the whole experience a real pleasure.

Roxanna Rawson - HIV/AIDS and Governance

My time at Justice Africa has been an invaluable education. Not only have I been able to become acquainted with important issues relating to Africa’s development, but the atmosphere of intellectual rigour at Justice Africa has helped me to question and think critically about these issues. I have had the opportunity to develop my research skills and to become familiar with the literature surrounding topics I have researched. The form of research varied, from carrying out literature reviews and researching for a book soon to be published on the relationship between governance and the AIDS crisis, to trying to find relatively new research on the application of systems theory. I was involved in the organisation of a seminar on the issues of HIV/AIDS, security and conflict in Africa and learnt a lot about the process by which these kinds of events are organised. I also had the opportunity to attend debates and events relating to the work of Justice Africa. All these experiences have increased my knowledge and contributed to an intellectually lively time at Justice Africa.

Nicola Bevan - HIV/AIDS & Gender
As an intern working for Justice Africa I have been given plenty of scope to research a topic that really interests me and to explore it in some depth. Having a background in International Relations with a focus on the politics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Justice Africa seemed like the ideal organisation to become involved with. Fortunately I have been able to work on the HIV/ AIDS and gender programme as I am keen to learn more about the effect of the HIV/AID epidemic on women. I am now researching a paper on the links between abuses of women’s rights and the feminisation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Uganda. While my work with Justice Africa gives me considerable freedom and involves a lot of independent research, it has been a real eye-opener and a pleasure to be part of this small NGO and working alongside so many talented interns as well as academics and activists.