Currently completing my International Public Service Project (IPSP) in Accra, Ghana, I was delighted to find out that President Obama would be visiting the country during my time here. And of all the cities in all the countries of the world, he just completed his visit to city where I am currently spending the summer.
Read MoreStudents Weigh in on LR’s Top 12 Attractions
Mayor Mark Stodola and the City of Little Rock’s tourism committee recently released a new brochure listing the “Top Twelve” attractions in Little Rock. Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford is a member of that committee.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Turro Works with HIV/AIDS Orphans in Uganda
I am completing my international project at Nyaka AIDS Orphans School which located in Nyakagyezi village in southwestern Uganda. Nyaka serves more than 300 children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS and with more than 2 million AIDS orphans in the country, the needs are very great.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Hicks Helps Orphanage in Tanzania
But with some projects, like my work with the Amani Children’s home orphanage here in Moshi, Tanzania, the need is so tangible and so enveloping, it’s hard to maintain a professional distance. Perhaps we aren’t meant to.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Davis Finishing Up in Sweden
Greetings from Sweden! As many of you know, I left in April (about a month earlier than my classmates) for my International Public Service Project with the Tällberg Foundation in Stockholm. Because I left early, I will also be done early. My project culminates with the Tällberg Forum, a gathering of more than 450 leaders from around the world in the village of Tällberg, about 3.5 hours northwest of Stockholm.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Aviles in Mexico
The first night in my new home in Chetumal, Mexico, my boss was flipping through channels to keep our minds off the hot, humid evening as he stopped on the movie “The Terminal” with Tom Hanks.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Barnett Checks in From Belize
During Dr. Wheeler’s visit to Belize we combined our efforts as his interests in Bella Vista provide a real-world example for my work aiming to inform Peacework of ways to strengthen their Clean Water Initiative.
Read MoreStudent Gives Fun Trivia for the Day
Clinton School student Adam Penman is working with the Czech Development Agency in Prague this summer to complete his International Public Service Project. Specifically, he is working on analyzing international aid from the Czech Republic to Serbia and Kosovo.
Read MoreEarthquake and Public Service
Lindsey Barnett was shocked when she felt the ground shake beneath her. Just two weeks after she left for Bella Vista, Belize, to work on a public service project, she was experiencing her first earthquake.
Read MoreUpdate From Sweden
Meanwhile, I have just finished my fourth week working with the Tällberg Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. It has been an odd experience to watch the end of the semester from afar as my classmates are anticipating their projects and the possibilities that lie ahead, and I am completely engrossed in the middle of my project in Stockholm, Sweden.
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