Below you will find our scholar blog posts – they cover a variety of topics, from arriving in the U.S. to interning with a stellar company to post-graduation dreams.
| In April, incoming scholar Sreytom Tim from Cambodia participated in a day of community service in Prey Veng and Svay Rieng provinces. Most people who live in these two province are from a lower socio-economic class. Most children cannot attend school because their parents can not afford it."On that day, our team brought some studying materials such as notebooks and pens. We gave those things to the students and teachers. We gave more material and some money as a reward to the top ranking students in school in order to encourage them. Those students were very happy and they felt motivated." - Sreytom Tim |  |
| April is Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month and marks the 22nd anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. In honor of these two important events, several SHE-CAN scholars from Rwanda came together to share their thoughts and perspectives on the topic in a collaborative blog. We invite you to read their words and to reflect on how you too can honor those affected by this senseless violence and work to prevent genocide ideology in the future. I am Mad Enough to Strive for a Better Future: a better world for my children & yoursBy Assumpta Ishimwe GIt seems like the pain is still |
| Rwanda is a small landlocked country in East Africa. Rwanda is also known as the “Country of a Thousand Hills” because of its green and mountainous landscape. In 1994, Rwanda had a genocide that killed around 800,000 people in a matter of 100 days. As part of the Rwandan Genocide Commemoration week (April 7th to April 14th), I am coming up with 5 Things You Didn’t Know about Post-Genocide Rwanda. I want the Lafayette Community to recognize that there is more to Rwanda than the Rwandan Genocide. For the 22nd Genocide Commemoration, Rwandans across the globe are celebrating Rwanda’s progress and its arduous road to reconciliation and reconstruction. Here are our 5 biggest achievements I think you should know about: |  |
| The week of March 28th to April 2nd was International Students Week at Lafayette College, also known as Extravaganza Week. It is a week-long celebration of all the cultures and traditions on campus. Starting from Monday, we have "brownbag talks" which cover different parts of the world. The most important events are not until Friday and Saturday night. On Friday, there is a Food Tasting, where international students cook dishes from home. On Saturday, there is the Grande Finale where we prepare performances and showcase them in our Arts Center.This Extravaganza week was very special. Sheila, Denyse, Sandrine, and Peninah |
| Sreytom Tim, a member of the inaugural class of SHE CAN scholars from Cambodia, recently spent the day volunteering in Cambodia with a local project called Bun Pka Brak Samky. Here's what she had to say about the event: There were approximately 1200 participants including, guest honors, elder people and students. The first guest of honor was the Head of Monk of Cambodia named Norn Nget. The second was Dr. Kol Pheng, founding father of Pannasastra University of Cambodia. The third was HE. Min Khin, Minister of Religiuos Ministry. I was on the financial committee. Also, I helped to facilitate others tasks before, |