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SPOTLIGHT ON UGANDA

Particularly notable are the studentservice learning projects that have touched hearts and changed lives in that country, according to Susan O’Rourke, EdD, director of

the Global Center, who has been traveling to and working in Uganda for the past 10 years. “Each year we have a different focus, but always with an eye toward increasing access to education, health care and basic needs for vulnerable populations living in rural villages in Uganda,” Dr. O’Rourke noted.

The Center covers the travel expenses for two faculty members and the in-country transportation for student teams through a grant from the Carlow Social Justice Institute. This past July, Carlow students and faculty who spent nearly three weeks in Uganda completed an amazing number of service projects that touched the lives of many people.

Students also had the opportunity to enjoy excursions, such as whitewater rafting, hiking to the highest falls in east Africa and going on a Safari. Students who took part included Shannon White, a PsyD major, and five nursing students: Brittany Stone-Jenkins, Charlotte Wilson, Megan Canose, Jodi McVay

and Kaitlin Cash. Faculty members Aimee Zellers, PhD; Deborah Mitchum, DNP; and Kevin Spencer, PhD accompanied the students on the tour of Uganda.

UGANDA SERVICE PROJECTS

AMONG THE STUDENT-SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS COMPLETED THIS YEAR:

✺Led a maternal health conference attended by 35 nurses and several government and community leaders.

✺Opened a clinic in a remote village, saw hundreds of patients, opened a pharmacy, worked to secure Level II designation and gave out free medications and vaccinations.

✺Distributed more than 150 pairs of eyeglasses at a vision clinic. ✺ Hosted a clinic at the

SMILE school which taught community members how to make desks for the classrooms.

The school was built eight years ago by and continues to receive support from Carlow faculty, students and the

Pittsburgh community.

✺Conducted health assessments for children attending St. Francis

School for the Blind and for Noah’s Ark, a school for children with disabilities that grew out of a parent group Carlow established in 2014.

✺Drilled two water wells and brought soccer and volley balls to three different schools.

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