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When traveling to countries that have in the past been subject to civil strife, Bhumi organizers say interns must be concerned about their safety in addition to the expected health risks...
According to Carol Grodzins, director of the Edward S. Mason Fellowship Program of the Harvard Institute for International Development, one of Bhumi's advisers, Bhumi would not send interns to a region where there was a real threat of violence due to military conflict...
...adds that "[Bhumi] certainly did some very good background checks on the regions they were sending people. Hopefully, through our new Center for International Development, we can help them get up-to-date information on issues in these countries...
...Bhumi also tries to prepare interns for language and cultural barriers. "[SAHRDC] has taken students from English-speaking countries for a few years now, so I'm sure they know how to handle students who don't speak the language and are doing field research," Hammer says...
...Because Bhumi does not pay for any of the interns' expenses, the interns are currently applying for grants to support their efforts...