Sabrina Mullan is a Health Geography student who will be assisting the Tukwamuane women's group in examining the food safety practices and improving the processes which will result in a higher quality probiotic yoghurt product.
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Melissa Raffoul will be completing her 4th year Biology thesis by examining the environmental, economic and health issues within the Mwanza community.
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Jessica Kelly and Osama Siddiqui are both IVEY students who will be assisting the Tukwamuane women's group in developing a sustainable business plan.
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Jaimie Hemsworth is a former intern who is returning to Mwanza to continue examining the benefits of probiotic yoghurt consumption for her MSc of Food and Nutritional Sciences.
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Meaghan Horgan, Ruben Hummelen and Alison Chen (left to right)
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Jackie Strecker, Melissa Whaling, Corinne Coulter, Kim Hodgson (left to right)

WHE is currently undertaking its largest group of internships to date. Four strong women from various backgrounds at Western are taking part in this program for the summer 2007 placement.

General foci include: continuing to look into the health benefits of probiotics, engaging the community in up-scaling of the project and creating dynamic multimedia segments highlighting the hard work of the primary participants of the program.

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WHE former intern honoured as a Brescia University College Alumnae Trailblazer
Jaimie Hemsworth '09, who was the first Brescia student to win a Morgan Medal from the Dietitians of Canada. - Read the complete story in the Western News...