by Southtowne Rotary | May 20, 2016 | International Concerns, International Rotary Programs
Project Amigo is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help poor rural children in the west-central state of Colima, Mexico achieve the education and skills they need to lift themselves and their families out of generations of poverty, and to build better and...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jan 28, 2016 | International Concerns, Non-Profit
Nicholas Drushella, International Development Manager at Imagine Scholar, spoke today about his work. Below are a few notes from his presentation: For much of Africa, there has not been true sustainable change despite organizations flocking there to help over the past...
by Deanna Rivera | Jun 18, 2015 | International Concerns
Claire Wiles is a North Eugene High School teacher and Navy reservist who served for a year in Iraq and will speak about her experiences and her knowledge of Iraq. The following are notes from her presentation: Shia v Sunni 101… Both are Muslim. The death of...
by Deanna Rivera | Mar 19, 2015 | International Concerns
#GIRLWITHABOOK began as a social media movement promoting girls’ education after the 2012 assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai. Deciding that girls with books were, apparently, scary to extremists like the Taliban, Olivia Curl and Lena Shareef began collecting...
by Deanna Rivera | Jan 5, 2014 | International Concerns
Presented by Sugam Singh An aspiring peace practitioner, Sugam completed his undergraduate studies in 2010 from University of New Orleans in International Studies with a concentration in Diplomacy and International Organization. After being involved with The World...