Please join us for a roundtablke discussion on women in leadership. Our guest is the distinguished Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, former Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth.
Professor Anika Wilson of the Department of Africology, University of Wisconsin, will present a lecture on her book "Folklore, Gender, and AIDS in Malawi: No Secret Under the Sun."
We are proud to announce the 4th Annual Model African Union for high school students! This unique experiences provides students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to research and represent a given African country's interest in Parliamentary-style proceedings! This event is one of only a handful of high school African Union simulations in the country! Additionally, we provide a light breakfast and African lunch for all students. We also provide African entertainment during lunch. Finally, We do not charge any fees for schools to participate.
The Pan African Graduate & Professional Student Union at the University of Pittsburgh
Presents the 1st Africa Leadership Lecture Series:
Africa’s War On Poverty: Strides and Setbacks
Keynote Speaker:
Ambassador/Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atlanta, the Honorable Geoffrey Teneilabe
Special Guests:
Ambassador of the Republic of Angola, the Honorable Agostinho Tavares Da Silva Neto
Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana, the Honorable Joseph Henry Smith
Are you interested in teaching 7-8 grade students about Africa? Please join us for our annual visit to Harrold Middle School as part of Cultures Day! This is an excellent volunteer opportunity and a great way to use your knowledge of Africa in a uniquely enriching way! Interested participants should email AfricanStudies@pitt.edu.
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015
Many development projects fail to improve the lives of people in the developing world. Despite the good intentions of the project designers, many of these projects cause more problems than they solve. Straightforward water projects are implemented and fail to provide water; innovative technology is quickly abandoned; and large development projects which cost hundreds of millions of dollars leave the beneficiaries worse off than before. It is important to learn how to design and implement effective and sustainable projects that incorporate the needs of the beneficiaries.
This lecture aims to investigate the direction of Korean art of the past half century, through observing the trends in modern Korean history. It will briefly cover the social and artistic background of Korea in the 1960s to 2010s. The core issue that is pursued by the art of today is ‘communication.’ The reason behind the popularity of artworks that carry the meaning of breaking barriers between artistic genres, overcoming prejudices among people, and destructing regional boundaries is all for the sake of smoothening out communication.
Model United Nations provides students the opportunity to learn about and discuss today's most relevant issues of international diplomacy through participation in an academic simulation.
Please join us for our event during International Week! We will be serving food from each of the five regions of Africa. There will also be music and pictures so we can have fun and educate ourselves at the same time!
Join us this Thursday for Ethiopian coffee and an informal discussion on sustainable sanitary napkins for Ethiopian women. Allison Karnes will be talking about her initiative with WRAPS: Washable, Reusable, Affordable, Pads. In many parts of rural Ethiopia, girls do not have access to sanitary napkins; consequently, they often miss one week of school during their menstrual cycle. Come and learn from Allison’s entrepreneurial experience!
