From Concrete Jungle to Actual Jungle: Reflections on Life and Work in the Rainforest
By Hannah To
EARTH Ventures Associate, Universidad Earth, Costa Rica
Emily in Paris? I Thought You Meant Nina in CDMX.
By Nina Paneque
Endeavor Intelligence Unit Associate, Mexico City, Mexico
By Katie Cooper
EARTH Futures Associate, Costa Rica
When I accepted an offer to work as a Princeton in Latin America Fellow at EARTH University in Costa Rica, I never thought that I would be on a farm in rural Uganda 25 minutes from the DRC or meet a Ugandan King during the course of my fellowship. As a PiLA Fellow at EARTH University in Costa Rica, I was able to live through these experiences and more on a recent work trip to Uganda with my team.
By Sydney Morris
Landscape Migratory Bird Monitoring Fellow, Osa Conservation, Costa Rica
By Liliana Lines
Arboretum and Campus Experience Fellow, Osa Conservation, Costa Rica
From the Rainforest: My Princeton in Latin America Fellowship at Osa Conservation
Are you passionate about international development and eager to support a dynamic nonprofit organization? Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) is excited to announce that we are hiring a part-time Program Associate to help manage our current fellowship cohort and the 2025-2026 application cycle. If you're looking for an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in nonprofit management while making a positive impact, this role could be perfect for you!
As part of our ongoing efforts to celebrate the incredible work of our fellows across Latin America and the Caribbean, Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) is excited to announce our First Annual Fellowship Photography Contest! This contest will showcase the unique experiences and profound impacts our fellows are making on the ground, and we want you—our esteemed alumni—to play a key role.
Please join us next week for a Virtual Information Session discussing the PiLA Fellowship Program, application process, and more!
Get your questions answered directly from the PiLA Executive Director and learn from the experiences of our former and current PiLA Fellows.
Register for the virtual information session via the QR code in the flyer or by clicking here!
We are excited to announce that the Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) application portal is officially open! We are now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 fellowship cohort. If you’re passionate about contributing to organizations making a difference in Latin America and are eager to embark on a transformative journey of service and professional growth, this is your opportunity to join a dynamic and impactful program.
(July 18, 2024) We are excited to introduce a new initiative that brings together our passionate and diverse community in a unique and enriching way – the PiLA Book Club! This book club aims to foster a deeper understanding of the cultural, social, and historical contexts of the regions we serve, while also providing a platform for meaningful discussion and connection among our members.
(June 3, 2024). The board of Princetin in Latin America is pleased to announce the appointment of Haley Anderson as PiLA’s new full-time Executive Director effective immediately. Haley has supported PiLA as a consultant during our relaunch, helping to evaluate and interview candidates for the 2024/25 cohort and managing our orientation program. She holds a PhD in non-profit management from Northern Arizona State University and spent the past year as a visiting scholar at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs. She previously served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua
(April 15, 2024) Princeton in Latin America is pleased to announce our 2024/25 cohort of fellows, the first since operations were suspended during the Covid pandemic. This year’s cohort will include 14 fellows who will be working with 6 host organizations in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Mexico.
We are happy to announce that Princeton in Latin America (PiLA), after a period of dormancy due to the global pandemic, is planning to reopen its doors to continue its mission to provide recent college graduates with service experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to advance the socioeconomic development objectives of partner organizations throughout the region. We hope to count on your continued su
It's hard to believe our remote 2020-2021 Fellows have all finished their placements and that we're moving on to a brand new cycle of remote PiLA experiences! We're excited to be working again with partner organizations Endeavor Mexico, EARTH University, and Partners for Andean Community Health (PACH); all of whom hosted remote PiLA Fellows last year.
When I applied to Princeton in Latin America, I fully expected to be sent off to a remote community somewhere in Latin America. I was already preparing for exciting new foods, the embarrassing moments that naturally result from being a foreigner in a new culture, and most importantly, learning about international development at the local level.
We're excited to present PiLA's first virtual Speaker Series!
Please join us for Conversations with PiLA Partners, Fellows, and Friends.
We are thrilled to share with the PiLA Family that all our new PiLA Fellows have started their placements!
It’s been a whirlwind year for PiLA and for our valued partner organizations, but also for our program finalists for the 2020-21 fellowship year.
Although I'm less than halfway through my PiLA fellowship -- five months and one day to be exact -- I feel like I've become a member of both the community of Patzún, Guatemala and my host organization, the Women's Justice Initiative (WJI). To my surprise, it took only a few weeks for me to feel welcomed and settled as a member of the team, despite all the barriers I had created in my mind.
The PiLA Team is happy to report that all of our 2019-2020 PiLA Fellows have started their fellowship adventures!
When I received news a year and a half ago that I had been accepted as the PiLA fellow at the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress, I felt a massive rush of conflicting emotions. I was ecstatic about the new opportunity, hopeful that I would learn and grow, but at the same time very scared to be doing this alone, as the only Princeton fellow in San José, Costa Rica.
