The Heart of Appalachia - Fulbright Amizade

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Envisioning the future: Amizade Appalachia Site Director Nate Siggers is always leading volunteer groups and showing them every thing Williamson has to offer

A Quiet Place in the Mountains… Grow Local, Live Long!!! As the world is dealing with the effects of climate change, a visit to Williamson, WV exposed me to a new paradigm on sustainable development and the impact of ‘ruralness’ on the health and well-being of a society.

By Niyi Abe, Fulbright Foreign student from Nigeria Photos by Eric Jenkins-Sahlin, Arthur Alexander and Niyi Abe

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