Three Hamilton students were selected as Diversity and Social Justice Project (DSJP) Service Associates for 2007. The program is designed to support students who wish to make the connections between their own disciplinary or interdisciplinary work and the mission of the DSJP. This year's research associates are Sarah (Sally) Powell '09, Maxwell Akuamoah-Boateng '09 and Lauren R. Hayden '07.
Powell received a grant to intern at Global Volunteer Network (GVN), a non-profit organization based in New Zealand. Its main goal is to serve world-wide humanitarian efforts by placing international volunteers in localized community projects all over the world, including India, Kenya, Ghana, Costa Rica and Nepal. Powell is living and working in one of several orphanages around Nairobi. Most of the children living in these orphanages are HIV-positive or are victims of abuse. Powell's duties are acting as a teacher and mentor to the children, as well as cooking, cleaning and routine maintenance of living facilities.
Max Akuamoah-Boateng received an internship for ProLiteracy Worldwide, a nonprofit international literacy organization based in Syracuse, N.Y. Akuamoah-Boateng is interning in Ghana, conducting research on community dental care issues. He will share the results of his research with the partner organization on methods, teacher training, curriculum development that can prevent and promote awareness on detail hygiene and care issues facing various communities in Ghana. ProLiteracy Worldwide is now the oldest and largest non-government literacy organization in the world and helps adults and their families acquire the literacy practices and skills they need to function more effectively in their daily lives.
Lauren Hayden received an internship for NGO Creativus. NGO is a Youth Center for Communication and Creative Learning, a local foundation recently created. She is working in Sarajevo, Bosnia, tutoring students in English and acquiring a more comprehensive understanding of the post-conflict period in Yugoslavia during the mid-1990s. Driven by interests in refugee resettlement and community rebuilding, Hayden is hopeful her efforts will enhance the communication between students who have lived through the war and are forced to confront the resulting damage.
Powell received a grant to intern at Global Volunteer Network (GVN), a non-profit organization based in New Zealand. Its main goal is to serve world-wide humanitarian efforts by placing international volunteers in localized community projects all over the world, including India, Kenya, Ghana, Costa Rica and Nepal. Powell is living and working in one of several orphanages around Nairobi. Most of the children living in these orphanages are HIV-positive or are victims of abuse. Powell's duties are acting as a teacher and mentor to the children, as well as cooking, cleaning and routine maintenance of living facilities.
Max Akuamoah-Boateng received an internship for ProLiteracy Worldwide, a nonprofit international literacy organization based in Syracuse, N.Y. Akuamoah-Boateng is interning in Ghana, conducting research on community dental care issues. He will share the results of his research with the partner organization on methods, teacher training, curriculum development that can prevent and promote awareness on detail hygiene and care issues facing various communities in Ghana. ProLiteracy Worldwide is now the oldest and largest non-government literacy organization in the world and helps adults and their families acquire the literacy practices and skills they need to function more effectively in their daily lives.
Lauren Hayden received an internship for NGO Creativus. NGO is a Youth Center for Communication and Creative Learning, a local foundation recently created. She is working in Sarajevo, Bosnia, tutoring students in English and acquiring a more comprehensive understanding of the post-conflict period in Yugoslavia during the mid-1990s. Driven by interests in refugee resettlement and community rebuilding, Hayden is hopeful her efforts will enhance the communication between students who have lived through the war and are forced to confront the resulting damage.
