Rina Dula currently is finishing her bachelor degree in Global Health and Nutrition specializing in Public Health in Copenhagen. She volunteered this summer as an intern at the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN), working as part of the research team examining women’s access to healthcare.
     Rina volunteered at KWN for the last three months because she sought to “contribute to something good in the homeland of her parents,” she said.

     Given her long-term involvement in the research process, she played an important role in supporting enumerators during the national household survey, surveying Kosovar women, preparing contracts for researchers, coordinating meetings, conducting interviews, coding qualitative interviews, transcribing interviews and translation.

“It was a truly amazing experience,” Rina said. “I am going to take all this new knowledge and experience with me and use it in the future.”

     Apart from gaining professional experience, Rina said that this was a remarkable experience because she also collaborated with a wonderful research team through which she met people from around the world. 

     Although she completed her internship in Kosovo last week, Rina plans to stay in touch with her colleagues and continue contributing to the finalization of the report from Copenhagen.