Student Projects
The Hart Leadership Program has a long history of exemplary student work, and we are proud to showcase here a selection of student research projects, internships, and honors theses dating back to 2011. Below, you can explore nearly 400 student projects, filtering by project type, Hart program affiliated with the project, thematic topics, project locations, and project years. The database does not provide the full text of students' projects, but it does provide abstracts of student work wherever available, as well as more information including students' class year and, when applicable, the name of the community partner organization a student worked with to conduct their internship or research. We will continue to expand the database as our students continue conducting phenomenal projects. In the meantime, use the search function below to explore our incredible students' work, and get inspired!
Family Health Ministries: A Community Perspective
Background: Family Health Ministries (FHM) is a non-profit organization based in Durham, North Carolina that provides support to international healthcare providers. Currently, FHM concentrates all its efforts in Haiti and has established two healthcare clinics in addition to supporting an orphanage. FHM’s first clinic is in Leogane, Haiti, where the …
Explaining the Continued Presence of Orphanages in Battambang Province, Cambodia
According to a 2009 UNICEF statistic, there are an estimated 630,000 orphans in Cambodia. 12,000 children currently reside in orphanages. Although some institutions provide services specific to the needs of certain populations of vulnerable children (victims of sexual trafficking, HIV, street children, and children with disabilities), a 2011 UNICEF report …