Mia Lei

NameMia Lei

UNC AffiliationSophomore, Undergraduate Student

DepartmentBiology

Major/FieldBiology, College of Arts & Sciences, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Health Policy & Management

Award Year2014

Project Title Evaluating Community-Based Public Health and Infrastructure Projects in Rural Uganda

Summary

Mia Lei will travel this summer to Uganda to intern with Raising the Village, a non-profit that provides critical infrastructure, tools, and training to remote villages. She will perform monitoring and evaluating functions on public health projects, learn about community development, and promote cultural understanding.

Note: This award was made as a Carolina Undergraduate Health Fellowship, which is no longer offered under that name. Those interested in health-related projects are now encouraged to apply to the Carolina Global Initiative Award.

Uganda