NLIHC is pleased to welcome Doyita Biswas as a Summer 2024 IDEAS intern! Doyita is a rising senior at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, where she is completing a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in international politics. Before joining NLIHC, Doyita worked as an English as a Second Language instructor at English Pour Tout Le Monde, a refugee relief organization. She also worked as a legal assistant at the Fort Bend Public Defender’s Office with indigent clients with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. In this role, she witnessed the effects of systemic injustice on marginalized communities and developed a passion for social justice initiatives. She is excited to join the NHILC team so that she can learn how to be an effective and intersectional advocate for housing justice. We are thrilled to have Doyita on board!