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Make sure to take advantage of the MIT name. We were able to get many meetings with high officials by just saying we were MIT students interested in learning.
Get information specifically on the country you are going to in terms of culture and what to expect. People tend to give you advice on 'Africa' after having visited only one country, which can be misleading. The regions are all very different.