Komaza is a unique student-run magazine that features the international development experiences of students, faculty and alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With a large and extremely active development-focused community to draw upon, Komaza is never short of stories to educate and inspire the wider MIT community and beyond.

I was a staff writer and editor for Komaza from its second issue, published in December 2009, until the spring of 2012, when I had to leave the magazine to focus on my PhD thesis. I feel very fortunate to have met so many motivated and inspiring individuals, who let me share their experiences with others. I hope you enjoy my articles below, and please see the Komaza website for more information.

A good kind of system disruption, Issue 8, Spring/Summer 2012: The team at Hacking Medicine encourage engineers to think way outside the box to tackle medical and public health problems.

Sitting down with Alison Hynd, Issue 8, Spring/Summer 2012: an interview with the Fellowships and Internships Program Administrator for the Public Service Center at MIT, on what she has learned about international development from the students who pass through her door.

Teaching the teachers, Issue 7, Winter 2011: Victoria Okuneye travels to Jamaica with the International Development Club to improve computer literacy among school teachers.

Filtering out arsenic in Nepal, Issue 6, Spring/Summer 2011: Maclyn O’Donnell and Claudia Espinoza test the Kanchan Arsenic Filter in Nepal.

Spotlight on: Esther Duflo and J-PAL, Issue 6, Spring/Summer 2011: Q&A with the acclaimed MIT development economist about her motivation and success.

The business of health care delivery, Issue 5, Winter 2010: a new course at MIT teaches students to apply business skills to solve public health problems in the developing world.

Entrepreneurs for development, Issue 4, Fall 2010: profiles of Legatum Center Fellows and Sloan School of Management MBA students Shayna Harris and Dennis Szeszko.

The Global Village Project, Issue 4, Fall 2010: a new initiative in MIT’s School of Engineering hopes to improve development project continuity.

Making money from waste, Issue 3, Spring 2010: the start-up Sanergy hopes to create jobs while improving sanitation in Nairobi’s Kibera slum.

Little parcels of heaven, Issue 3, Spring 2010: a whimsical look at soup dumplings.

Sitting down with Amy Mueller, Issue 2, Winter 2009: an interview with an amazing PhD student and Co-Director of the non-profit organisation STG International.

Sitting down with Scot Frank, Issue 2, Winter 2009: an interview with the powerhouse MIT alum, President and CEO of non-profit organisation One Earth Designs.

To lead and to serve, Issue 2, Winter 2009: the Leadership Training Institute at MIT empowers Chinese high school students to be future leaders.