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Fall 2010
IAS 98/198
2 Unit(s)

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About the Course:

In last semester’s DeCal, students developed several plans of actions to combat various challenges in rural Guatemala, such as efficient farming against malnutrition and slow sand water filtration. Last summer, students traveled to Guatemala and executed the plans. This semester, we will revisit the trip to Guatemala and learn from the experience through surveys, interview clips, pictures, and personal experiences from students.

One of the two major messages that we wish to deliver to our fellow students is that the planning process should be thorough and have the community to evaluate before we start executing. We will also be reading and analyzing the benefits and controversies of other projects from different parts of the world, such as that from the World Bank, IMF, and grass root NGOs.

Another message that we wish the group to understand is the practice of partnership with other organizations. We will be inviting representatives from other organizations to collaborate and exchange ideas with each other.

The ultimate goal of this course is to make sure that the projects that we are bringing to Guatemala is well constructed, widely approved by the local residents, and actively involved with other organizations.

(More recent update about course description will be added asap)

How to Enroll:

Our enrollment policy is first come, first served. Please go to schedule.berkeley.edu and search Department: international area studies and Course number: 98 (lower division) or 198 (upper division). As of now, the sections are full, but we do expect people to drop the class. However, we do not guarantee if that will happen or not. Our first session will be on Sept. 2nd.