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Students In Africa

Immersed in Africa

In a “class situated in the world,” students and service at a new frontier

 

SIDEBARS

Institutional, International

Social Engagement

Student Profiles

  1. A Leap of Faith, and a Prayer Answered
    For Christopher Higgins ’10, a short-term stint volunteering at an orphanage in Busia, Uganda, turns into much more.
  2. Finding Sunshine in the Slum
    Working with local residents, Elizabeth Nowak ’10 brings vertical agriculture to Nairobi’s Kibera slum.
  3. Beneath Talk of Unity, an Untidy Truth
    In a refugee camp near Nakuru, Kenya, Megan Shutzer ’10 learns that fallout from the 2007 election violence persists.
  4. Land of Honesty and Mystery
    In Rwinkwavu, Rwanda, Elisa Nabel ’11 makes a film about childhood and innocence.
  5. Education's Limits
    Rashmi Jasrasaria ’10 focuses on HIV prevention, sexual health, and women’s empowerment in Arusha, Tanzania.
  1. Destination Nollywood
    In her home city of Ibadan, Nigeria, Oluwadara Johnson ’10 runs a performing-arts-themed camp for disadvantaged girls.
  2. A Better Bed-Net Strategy
    David Sengeh ’10 combats malaria by distributing bed nets in and around Sahn Malen, Sierra Leone.
  3. Mental Health through a New Lens
    Grace Ryan ’10 films a documentary on mental-health care, and the debate over reform, in Accra, Ghana.
  4. A Real-World Response Paper
    In Agyementi, Ghana, Sangu Delle ’10 brings clean water to a village.
  5. "Africa for Beginners"
    At “slave castles” and the University of Ghana, Audrey White ’10 researches the slave trade.