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Program Information

Location

Kisumu, Kenya Coast

Terms

Fall, Spring

Languages

English, Kiswahili

Minimum Language Requirement

None; however, you must take the host language as one of your courses.

Areas of Focus

Arts & Humanities, Global Health, Social Sciences

Structure

Field-Based

Yale Study Abroad Adviser

Susan Evans

  • Aerial View of Nairobi, Kenya - An aerial view of Nairobi, Kenya, featuring modern high-rise buildings, surrounded by greenery

    Aerial View of Nairobi, Kenya

    An aerial view of Nairobi, Kenya, featuring modern high-rise buildings, surrounded by greenery

    Description

    Examine how rapid urbanization is transforming access to and equity in healthcare and how tropical environments, social class, and culture shape health outcomes. This program examines health and human rights in Kenya through a complex constellation of urban issues including housing, urban infrastructures, land tenure, informal settlements, food (in)security in the city, and evictions. You will examine Kenya’s healthcare challenges, practices, and systems, in both rural and urban contexts, together with analyses of locally informed debates surrounding human rights.

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    Yale Study Abroad Adviser

    Susan Evans