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The Graduate Program in
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Ms. Michelle Born 
used a horse for transportation after visiting the Village of Talquesalar
in El Salvador. The Trickle Up Program along with the Organizacion
Empresarial Feminina (a community organization that supports rural
women entrepreneurs) is considering the Village of Talquesalar as a potential
program site. Michelle was part of the evaluation team.
Michelle also visited Guatemala where she met various villagers in Nebaj involved in small business entreprises.
Many individuals from Nebaj are recipients of Trickle Up Program grants
for a range of development projects from poultry production to carpentry.
Ms. Christina Kowal 
(seated on right) visited a number of grass-roots organizations that support
small entrepreneurs in Mali and Burkina Faso. Above Christina is visiting
a woman in the province of Timbuktu in Mali who developed a small business
baking and selling fried dough as a result of a grant from the Trickle
Up Program.
Christina also traveled to the City of Po in Burkina Faso where she
worked with the Association Ga Mo Wigna, a community association
that sponsors environmentally sound projects in agriculture and small business.
(Ms. Kowal is standing at left.)
Each year the IPED Program uses Arrupe Fellowships to attract highly qualified individuals who have a strong interest in pursuing careers with private voluntary international relief and development organizations. As part of their fellowships they are expected to complete an overseas summer field assignment between their first and second years of studies.