Assessing experiences of international students in Haiti and Benin

This article presents an assessment of a series of international educational initiatives that have been pursued over the past decade in the arena of development and management of groundwater resources in Haiti and Benin. Projects pursued ranged from short-term service efforts to long-term research efforts. These initiatives are compared in terms of project objectives relative to U.S. undergraduates, U.S. graduate students, in-country partners, and local populations in the project country.