Two Periclean Scholars in the Class of 2006, interning in the African nation of Namibia this summer, recently donated books and school supplies to Catholic AIDS Action, one of the leading relief agencies in the country. Details...
Rising juniors Hayley Gravette and Marissa Morris-Jones are doing internships with the Ombetja Yehinga Organization from June 3-July 11 in Namibia. They brought books, art and school supplies with them to be donated to orphans and other children supported by that organization and Catholic AIDS Action. The books will be placed in reading libraries at after-school feeding sites and support programs throughout the country.
Gravette will remain in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, during her internship, helping design a Web site for the Ombetja Yehinga Organization. Morris-Jones will travel to Khorixas in the northern part of the country, where she will work with performing groups whose programs help educate Namibians about AIDS and HIV.
Elon is one of 10 colleges and universities nationwide to join Project Pericles, an initiative sponsored by the Eugene Lang Foundation, which challenges institutions to provide a learning experience that will “instill in students an abiding and active sense of social responsibility and civic concern.”