My name is Marit Blaak, I am 23 years old and originally from the lovely city of Groningen. In July 2010 I graduated for my Master in Science of adult education at the University of Groningen. During my education I have developed a special interest in the position of education within development. Also, I developed a great love for traveling as I worked on building projects in Ecuador and Malawi. Following this background I performed my Master's research in Uganda searching for the contribution of non-formal education to the self-reliance of early school leavers.
I have the wish to continue my career in looking for contributions of education to development. Hereby I like to focus on adult education, alternative education and capacity building. The internship at BMB Mott MacDondald in Juba offers me the opportunity to get to know the practice of adult education and learning in real and challenging situations.