Two semesters of college abroad seems like a short period of time compared to the more than 20 years you’ve spent in your home country, but you never know how much you have changed until you return. That may not come as a complete shock, but there are some noticeable differences. When I arrived back […]
Month: July 2017
SHE-CAN Scholar volunteers in Detroit leading up to Nelson Mandela International Day – by Irene Yayishimiye
On Saturday July 15, I participated in a volunteering activity at The Oakland Avenue Urban Farm in Detroit with the other rising sophomore class of The MasterCard Foundation. The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is a program that provides scholarships to students from Sub-Saharan countries. I got offered a scholarship to attend Michigan State University as […]
SHE-CAN Scholar reflects on internship at The Wilson Center Africa Program – by Bonnette Ishimwe
During my spring semester at Whitman College, I was completing an off-campus program study on U.S. Foreign Policy at American University’s School of Professional & Extended Studies. In addition to taking classes, the program requires students to do an internship during the semester. My professor recommended I apply to The Wilson Center Africa Program because they had […]
SHE-CAN Scholar’s Take the Lead project raises awareness about reproductive health – by Srey Nich Vunn
My Take the Lead project focused on raising awareness about reproductive health and promoting the concept of gender equality to university students through a seminar at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. The seminar was held on May 21, and there were 16 participants around the ages of 18 or older. My initial goal was to […]