Join African Studies and Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya for a discussion on the role of education in helping reduce the cycle of poverty in African countries. Although every child deserves an education, there are millions of children that do not have access to quality education across the continent. Most of these children are girls, and most are living in countries in conflict and in rural areas. The impact is devastating with children often forced to work and, in some cases, having to agree to child marriages in order to survive. Dr.

Come learn about what service learning is, what you can get out of a service learning experience abroad in Africa, and how you can apply! Sean McCarthy, a senior at Pitt, will be recounting his own experiences in Tanzania over the past few years. He will also explain what Green Hope is and how students can get involved at Pitt. The Green Hope Orphanage, Inc. provides financial, administrative, and academic support to educational institutions in underserved, low-income communities in rural Tanzania.

These experts will share their entrepreneurial field experiences working with populations in East Africa to provide education, shelter, healthcare and other basic social services. Students will have the opportunity to meet with them, hear their stories, ask questions, and learn about opportunities to get involved.

Passionate about working abroad in international development issues? Interested in education policy and working with international actors, state actors, and non-governmental organizations? Want to learn about working for non-profits? Come join us to speak and hear from Lindsay Randall, the regional manager of More Than Me, a non-profit organization
that is on the cutting edge of improving Liberia’s education policy through the Government of Liberia’s Partnership Schools For Liberia initiative.

Come to learn more from a recruiter and get the chance to speak with returned volunteers about their service!

Life is calling... How far will you go?

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Come an enjoy an evening of humanitarian fellowship, while helping Foundation Bon Samaritan reach their goal of providing economic stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo through education and empowerment. Entertainment (live performances) and hors d'oeuvre are included. Cash bar available.

Foundation Bon Samaritan is a Pittsburgh PA based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is the mission, duty and purpose of Foundation Bon Samaritan , Inc. to popularize the notion of Good Samaritan “to grow mercy”

The questions driving research in Quaternary climate, the period of geological time that includes the recent ice ages and interglacial climatic periods, and environmental change are important not only for our understanding of how the Earth System has changed in the past, but also because this time period represents the closest analog for what we will be seeing in the near future. My research focuses in part on understanding climate and environmental change in low latitude systems, such as in East Africa. At low latitudes, temperature changes are measureable, e.g.

Please join the African Studies Program family for a welcome back celebration! All students, faculty, and staff are welcome at this event. There will be food, friends, and merriment.

Join us for a day of celebration and exotic fun at our next Tropical Forest Congo Festival, featuring family-friendly activities, entertainment, food and more inspired by one of the world's most botanically and culturally rich rainforest regions.

As part of the festivities, you will have the chance to:

Pot plants and make crafts with your kids
Enjoy live entertainment
Taste delectable African-inspired food samples from Café Phipps
Learn about medicinal plants of the Congo rainforests

Come enjoy "Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers, Seeking Solutions," an event planned by the Union of African Communities in Southwestern PA and supported by the African Studies Program, the Global Studies Center, and the Africana Studies Department at Pitt. The purpose of the event is to foster unity, understanding, and cooperation between multiple communities of African descent living in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The event will include a panel of compelling speakers, discussion, a meet and greet afterwards, and food!