Your field is fairly new and innovative, how have women made strides in this industry? Or is there still a way to go? The renewable energy field is very dynamic and it’s definitely an interesting field to be in. As I have worked on projects and collaborated closely with clients in the space, I have noticed that virtually all of the organizations have male leadership and I have worked primarily [...]
What have you been up too for the last three years? Well three years ago I moved to Chiang Rai, Thailand, to teach English for one year. After that I began working as a PR Officer at Mae Fah Luang University. Most recently, I moved back to the States, worked on Capitol Hill for a while, and now I’m in graduate school at Syracuse University, studying public diplomacy. Why [...]
Why did you get involved with state politics? What was the path that led you to where you are today? While I was in college, I interned for a U.S. congressman in Washington D.C. Living and working in Washington as a young woman was a great experience, but as someone just starting out, I didn’t feel like I had very much impact. After I graduated from college, I was excited [...]
What made you decide to move to Korea in the first place? I finished my degree in Australia, and over the course of my studies I was lucky enough to attend academic conferences in many different parts of the world. I was familiar with Korea because I had already participated in a UNESCO youth camp north of Seoul in 2005. When I decided I wanted to further my international experience, I knew that Korea was [...]
1) What is your current role at COSA and how does your organization focus on gender empowerment? COSA is a 501(c) NGO working to combat human trafficking in northern Thailand. COSA runs a shelter in Chiang Mai which houses 20 girls who come from a variety of backgrounds including those who have been abused, sexually exploited, forced into manual labour work or at risk of mistreatment. The shelter provides [...]
1. When did you know you wanted to work on the subject of human trafficking? What compelled you to do so? When I was 12, I met Dr. Aruna Upreti, a remarkable physician and social activist from Nepal. From her I learned about her organization RHEST, and about her efforts to prevent young girls my age from being sold into sexual slavery in India. I did what I could as [...]
While you were growing up, did you know you wanted to go into film and production? What was the moment that you knew this would be your field? Growing up, I watched movies every weekend with my family – usually older classics like Gone With the Wind, The Thin Man, Shane, and The Big Parade (I have always been a big fan of silent movies). I never thought about film [...]
Veronica Makhija is a 2005 University of Wisconsin graduate, with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Science. As an undergraduate student, she was a member of the prestigious Medical Scholars Program at the University of Wisconsin. Upon graduation, was accepted to and entered the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she obtained her MD degree in 2009. She is currently working as a Psychiatry resident at the [...]
Our Founders Prizm started with humble beginnings in 2005 when three women realized that young women needed a place to develop skills, gain mentorship and talk about the issues most important to their lives. Since that time we have worked to shed a light on what it means to be a young woman trying to find her way in the world, and why understanding human rights is integral to every [...]
Women of the Week: Brinda Guha Brinda Anonya Guha has been learning Classical Kathak dance for 17 years with Kalamandir of NJ from her mother, Smt. Malabika Guha. She has been invited to perform solo throughout the US and has done solo and group performances in England and India. She has been in a number of dance dramas produced by Malabika Guha and in 2005 wrote and directed her own dance production [...]