Julia Wallin

Age: 27

Home Town: Glen Ellyn, IL

Education: M.A. International Relations, (International Economics and Development), Johns Hopkins SAIS; B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, (International Relations, Sociology, Theology), Wheaton College, IL

Specific Field Interests: Women and Children Livelihood; Refugee and Marginalized Communities, Social Enterprise

Placement: Jharkhand State Livelihoods Promotion Society, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Area of Focus: Livelihoods

Highlights: Julia is a recent graduate from Johns Hopkins' SAIS with a Master's in International Economics and Development. Before SAIS, Julia spent three years in Jordan working with female entrepreneurs to establish community programs and distribute aid to the camp's most marginalized. Julia's award-winning personal blog raised over $20,000 of international donations to fund these activities and led to the establishment of the camp's first female owned and operated Women's Center. At SAIS, Julia complimented her education working as a Research Assistant for Visiting Scholar, Maya Ajmera, for a pending book, Invisible: the Plight of Children and Youth Globally in the 21st Century and A Blueprint to Move Forward, specifically focusing on the role of community based development in international aid. Recipient of Mount Vernon, Michael R. Bloomberg and SAIS Fellowships, Julia was selected for the Nonprofit Leadership Development Initiative and served as the William Ascher Fellow for the Global Fund for Children, assessing risk for intermediary grant makers in the grassroots context.