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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Home run!

Documentary filmmaker Jay Shapiro first traveled to Africa in 1999 with the Experiment in International Living. He is currently creating a film about the Ugandan little league baseball team. I didn’t know where I wanted to go. I just knew I wanted to do something different. I was 15.  I didn’t know much about the world [...]

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Clinton Invites Youth to Build Brazilian-US “Superhighway”

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Brazilian Youth Ambassadors Program by hosting 45 Brazilian high school students at the US State Department today. Secretary Clinton said the US greatly values its relationship with Brazil, and the youth ambassadors can play a key role in creating a cross-cultural “superhighway” [...]

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A “Mother” to Her Students

After thirty-eight years as a teacher, and only two years away from retirement, Almaz W/Senbet remains as dedicated as ever to her students. A music teacher at Misrak Ber No-1 primary school in Addis Ababa, W/Senbet has also taken it upon herself to provide food and care to students in need. Every day she brings [...]

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What’s New in 2012

It’s a new year and we’re excited to announce some of the upcoming programs we’ll be launching in 2012. With initiatives in youth leadership development, health education, and international capacity development, we’ve got a busy year ahead. Here are some of the latest additions to World Learning’s efforts around the world. World Learning will host [...]

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SCOPSO Helps Students Shine

Tekalegn Haile dreamed of playing soccer with the other students at school. However, the 10 year old didn’t feel accepted by his peers because his family could not afford school uniforms, workbooks, and other classroom supplies. “I rarely had the opportunity to play football [soccer] with the others,” Tekalegn said. “I could only touch the [...]

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Out of the Streets and into the Classroom

Christine Elizabeth Horansky is an advocate for global education and a 2002 alumna of SIT’s Study Abroad program in Cochabamba, Bolivia. She was recently named a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. She earned her bachelors degree in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College and her masters degree in International Education Policy from the [...]

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Applications for Summer Alice Rowan Swanson Fellowship Projects Due March 1st

The Alice Rowan Swanson Fellowship returns SIT Study Abroad alumni to the country where they studied to conduct short term human rights projects. The fellowship is a living tribute to Alice Rowan Swanson, an SIT Study Abroad alumna who had a passion for human rights. Proposals are reviewed twice annually, and the next deadline for [...]

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