Category: Maryam Khatoon – IRC, San Jose, CA – 2021
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Building Ahead
In concluding the Jean Donovan Fellowship, and after having been at my internship for a year at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), I came to realize that it is time for me to take a step back and reassess where I would like to go moving forward. Overall, I am incredibly grateful to be involved…
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Bittersweet
Hello, Maryam here. As I wrap up my fellowship at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), I look back and am proud of the efforts my team and I have put in. Saying goodbye to everyone is always bittersweet. In order to commemorate the time the participants spent with us during the week of Vision, along…
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Menti to Mentor
Hello, this Maryam writing again. This past week we were able to execute the program, Vision, which we had been preparing for the weeks leading up to this. Vision, as mentioned in my previous blog post, is a program for youth girls to connect with each other and mentors in fields of interests. This year’s…
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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” – Marianne Williamson
Hello! My name is Maryam Khatoon. Currently, I am pursuing my fellowship as an intern at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) whose mission is to support refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking. I sought out an organization whose mission and values align with my own. My role is with the Youth Department of the…
Jean Donovan Summer Fellowship 