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Celebrating UF Master of Sustainable Development Practice

In 2023, we celebrated the 12th anniversary of UF’s Master of Sustainable Development Practice. Enjoy the recordings of the celebration, as well as original photos taken during field practicums and group photos of our cohorts’ events!

MDP Group Photos
MDP Field Practicum Photos
MDP Celebration Ceremony

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MDP Field Practicum Photos

Photos A-G

Ana Ugalde-Brenes – Beekeeper with jobn, Yucatán, Mexico

Ana Ugalde-Brenes – The gatekeeper, Yucatán, Mexico

Antonia Lliteras Espinosa – Training in Paraguay

Antony Gitei Gathiru – Moving the Goalposts, Kilifi, Kenya

Antony Gitei Gathiru – Old Ferry, Kilifi, Kenya

Antony Gitei Gathiru – Olpajeta Conservancy, Nanyuki, Kenya

Antony Gitei Gathiru – Safeguarding training, Kilifi, Kenya

Brenda Lugano – Girl searching in Lamu Archipelago waters, Kenya

Daniel Acosta – Camels in Amudat, Uganda

Daniel Acosta – Changing tires was half my practicum

Daniel Sarafan – Cambodian Courthouse, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Eunmi Song & July Nelson Uganda

Eunmi Song Uganda 1

Eunmi Song Uganda 2

Eunmi Song Uganda 4

Eunmi Song Uganda 5

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez – Girafa, Rwanda

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez – Interview, Rwanda

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez – Iron horse, Kigali, Rwanda

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez – Milk bar, Rwanda

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez – Morning walk, Kigali, Rwanda

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez – Patient ox, Rwanda

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez – Training, Rwanda

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez – Workshop, Rwanda

Fallon Riaño-Jiménez and Hannah Jo Maier, Rwanda

Gabriela Polo – Palitos oyster farmers building their lanterns, Nicoya, Costa Rica

Gabriela Polo – Palitos oyster farmers cleaning oysters, Nicoya, Costa Rica

Grace Palacios – Cacao producer family elders, San Martín, Peru

Grace Palacios – Cacao producer family, San Martín, Peru

Grace Palacios – Chicha sharing at community chief’s house, San Martín, Peru

Grace Palacios – Individual check-in with women, San Martín, Peru

Grace Palacios – Kichwa Lamas women work in progress, San Martín; Peru

Grace Palacios – Set-up for children’s training, San Martín; Peru

Grace Palacios – Training children in camera use, San Martín, Peru

Photos H-R

Hannah Jo Maier – Kijani Forestry, Gulu, Uganda

Hannah Jo Maier – Rwanda

Hans Goertz Haiti 5

Iliana Jaimes – Indonesia

Iliana Jaimes – Surveys Satu Babakan

Iliana Jaimes – Surveys Satu Rawa besar

Iliana Jaimes – UI participatory mapping

Jackie Curnick – St. Lawrence Island 1, Alaska, USA

Jackie Curnick – St. Lawrence Island 2, Alaska, USA

Jessica Mostacedo – Outreach about Florida Springs, High Springs, FL, USA

Jessica Mostacedo – Outreach about Florida Springs, High Springs, FL, USA

July Nelson Uganda 1

July Nelson Uganda 2

Katherine McCall Kenya 1

Katherine McCall Kenya 2

Katherine McCall Kenya 3

Margarita Fontecha – Waiting for the boat, Caquet, Colombia

Max Gelber – Floating, Takoradi, Ghana

Max Gelber – Hard work behind the scenes, Takoradi, Ghana

Max Gelber – Hard work, Takoradi, Ghana

Max Gelber – Hauling in the catch, Takoradi, Ghana

Max Gelber – Hauling in the catch, Takoradi, Ghana

Max Gelber – Nation in style, Takoradi, Ghana

Max Gelber – R&R, Takoradi, Ghana

Max Gelber – Waiting for the catch, Takoradi, Ghana

MDP Cohort 6 Grads 2017

Oswaldo Medina – Going to the field, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Paula Bak – Cacao, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Paula Bak – Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Paula Bak – Stakeholder Mapping – Family Farmers – Mato Grosso, Brazil

Rebecca Starkman & Sheldon Wardwell – Bolivia 1

Rebecca Starkman & Sheldon Wardwell – Bolivia 2

Rebecca Starkman & Sheldon Wardwell – Bolivia 3

Rugiyatu Kane Senegal 1

Rugiyatu Kane Senegal 2

Photos S-Z

Sarina Kawall – benab roof

Sarina Kawall – Caiman House, Yupukari

Sarina Kawall – cattle crosses the Rupununi savannah

Sarina Kawall – Shulinab, Guyana

Sarina Kawall – sunset over the savannah

Sarina Kawall – Welcome home, Rupununi, Guyana

Sarina Kawall and a yellow spotted river turtle – Yupukari

Sarina Kawall and Lauwana Laurindo (local researcher) – Yupukari

Sarina Kawall and local researchers in Yupukari village

Sarina Kawall and SWM Guyana project team

Sarina Kawall Guyana

Sarina Kawall- a bee takes a morning drink – Shulinab

Sarina Kawall- a view from Shulinab guesthouse

Sarina Kawall- cattle and sheep penned

Sarina Kawall- ready for ATV travel to communities

Sarina Kawall- ready for the day’s work in Nappi village

Sarina Kawall- sorting conflict cards with a view – Shulinab

Sarina Kawall- sunset over the Kanuku mountains in Nappi

Sarina Kawall – Guyana

Stephenie van Wagenen Ethiopia

Trent Gautney – Bartica, Guyana

Trent Gautney – Bartica, Guyana

Trent Gautney – Essequibo, Guyana

Trent Gautney – Flying 1, Guyana

Trent Gautney – Flying 2, Guyana

Trent Gautney – Kaieteur, Guyana

Trent Gautney – Kaietuer, Guyana

Trent Gautney – Market, Georgetown, Guyana

Trent Gautney – Open space, Guyana

Trent, Sarina and Rob – Georgetown, Guyana

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