YOUTH PEACE & CULTURAL EVENT-2014
2014 Summer Youth Peace and Cultural Education Program in Ethiopia
July 7-August 6, 2014
Project Director: Professor Ernest Uwazie
Ph.# 916-743-8373; fax 916-670-1168; email: ernestuwazie@yahoo.com
Teacher Guides/Team Leaders in Ethiopia:
Mr. Jeremy Predko & Mrs. Pam Bodnar
Home Team Support: Mr. Nate Starace & Ms. Patricia Holmes
July 7-August 6, 2014
Project Director: Professor Ernest Uwazie
Ph.# 916-743-8373; fax 916-670-1168; email: ernestuwazie@yahoo.com
Teacher Guides/Team Leaders in Ethiopia:
Mr. Jeremy Predko & Mrs. Pam Bodnar
Home Team Support: Mr. Nate Starace & Ms. Patricia Holmes
10 high school students from Sacramento (CK McClatchy) and Chico-California, plus two teachers as team leaders, will visit Ethiopia this summer on a youth peace and cultural education program. The main goal of the program is to promote youth peace and cultural education between the Sacramento/Chico students and their Ethiopian counterparts, in keeping with the main mission of the AfriPeace Foundation(a non-profit, 501(c)(3 organization) to promote US-Africa relations and mutual understanding through people- to- people exchanges. The main objectives are to: 1.) introduce the participants to a personal experience of an African culture; 2) engage the youth in community service projects; 3) broaden the students’ global views and cross-cultural understanding; 4) promote peace education and conflict resolution skills; 6) develop problem solving and leadership skills; and 7) initiate long- term cross-cultural exchanges between the Sacramento/Chico and Ethiopian-African youth and schools. Ethiopia’s rich history and diverse cultures as well as its landmark location as the Headquarters of the African Union (AU) Commission in the Capital city of Addis Ababa provide a fertile ground for experiential education and practical knowledge on peace and development in contemporary Africa.
The program objectives will be implemented through 100 hour pre-trip preparation sessions, including a 5 day conflict resolution training and team building activities, fundraisers for community service, and select reading list on African history and politics as well as discussion of contemporary issues in Ethiopia. While in Ethiopia the participants will attend 2 academic seminars, exchange ideas with their counter parts on youth, peace and development, meet with government, religious and community leaders, and visit key educational institutions, major cultural and significant historical sites in various parts of Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Acheber/Seden-Sodo district,Hawassa, Bahir-Dar,Gondar, Lalibela, and Kombolcha; in addition to meetings with officials at the US embassy and the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa. The group will also perform community services, including school/orphanage home renovations, and Math/English tutoring in Addis Ababa and Acheber. Each student will have the opportunity to develop and share his/her peace project while in Ethiopia. The students will experience urban and rural lifestyles, with family home stays/visits in rural town of Acheber in the Oromia region of Ethiopia.
Upon return, the students will share their experiences at their respective schools, churches, and in the general Sacramento/Chico communities, including press write-ups. They will also serve as Afripeace ambassadors of promoting peace education and global/African exchanges.
The group departs July 7, from the San Francisco international airport and will return August 6, 2014.
Students/Participants:
Emma Calvert; Meghan Larson; Raina Johnson; Henry Robinson; Jessica Gallagher; Sofia Ringstrom; Catalina VanSlyke; Amy Valine; Skylar Johnson; & Jackson Yoder.
(Jeremy Predko and Pam Bodnar-Team Leaders).
Ethiopia Partner: Travel Ethiopia, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia: Mr. Kedir Jabir, Coordinator (251) 911624245; info@travelethiopia.com).
The program objectives will be implemented through 100 hour pre-trip preparation sessions, including a 5 day conflict resolution training and team building activities, fundraisers for community service, and select reading list on African history and politics as well as discussion of contemporary issues in Ethiopia. While in Ethiopia the participants will attend 2 academic seminars, exchange ideas with their counter parts on youth, peace and development, meet with government, religious and community leaders, and visit key educational institutions, major cultural and significant historical sites in various parts of Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Acheber/Seden-Sodo district,Hawassa, Bahir-Dar,Gondar, Lalibela, and Kombolcha; in addition to meetings with officials at the US embassy and the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa. The group will also perform community services, including school/orphanage home renovations, and Math/English tutoring in Addis Ababa and Acheber. Each student will have the opportunity to develop and share his/her peace project while in Ethiopia. The students will experience urban and rural lifestyles, with family home stays/visits in rural town of Acheber in the Oromia region of Ethiopia.
Upon return, the students will share their experiences at their respective schools, churches, and in the general Sacramento/Chico communities, including press write-ups. They will also serve as Afripeace ambassadors of promoting peace education and global/African exchanges.
The group departs July 7, from the San Francisco international airport and will return August 6, 2014.
Students/Participants:
Emma Calvert; Meghan Larson; Raina Johnson; Henry Robinson; Jessica Gallagher; Sofia Ringstrom; Catalina VanSlyke; Amy Valine; Skylar Johnson; & Jackson Yoder.
(Jeremy Predko and Pam Bodnar-Team Leaders).
Ethiopia Partner: Travel Ethiopia, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia: Mr. Kedir Jabir, Coordinator (251) 911624245; info@travelethiopia.com).