The Unlikely Coincidence of a Global Pandemic

Now-university-student Francesca Poupel attended her first THIMUN conference in 2017. The topic: measures to reduce pandemics in a globalized world. With the current COVID-19 crisis, her experience seems more relevant than ever. In this post, she reflects on her resolutions, experiences, and lessons from Model UN, all in retrospect to our current pandemic.

Unity, Dialogue, and Enrichment: MUN@Home Sessions with MUN Impact Nigeria

Participants came together to learn from the MUN Impact Nigeria students about their personal experiences with the Global Goals. What was meant to be an “SDG Briefing,” turned out to be a global dialogue. MUN@Home undoubtedly made one of the most disastrous periods of time uplifting, enriching and hopeful.

A Trip to the Beach in Qatar

Qatar is one of the most developed nations in the Middle Eastern region and classified by the UN as having a rate of high human development. Yet this drastic development has its costs. Underneath its enviable, beautiful exterior, the nation faces pressing environmental issues. To help, students from Middle East International School decided to volunteer at a beach cleanup on December 9, 2019.

Together in time of crisis: MUN@Home

This is indeed a testing time for all of us. While some of us are separated from our families as International University students (including myself!), others in High School and Middle School are locked in their homes, all for their own safety as well as that of others. COVID-19 has indeed brought a dynamically uncertainContinue reading “Together in time of crisis: MUN@Home”

CNN #MyFreedomDay at AISC

In support of the CNN #MyFreedomDay initiative, MUN Impact at the American International School Chennai conducted a week-long, school-wide campaign to raise awareness about modern day slavery. Inspiring members of Kranti, an NGO which empowers women in red-light districts of Mumbai to become agents of social change, were also invited on Zoom calls and intoContinue reading “CNN #MyFreedomDay at AISC”