Student impact
Recent grads take Queen's community spirit global
October 6, 2023
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Clockwise from left: Aubrey Apps, Anthony Ighomuaye, Jacqueline Tomazic, and Sara-Maya Kaba.
Many Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s students aspire to use what they learn at university to improve the world around them. This year, four recent graduates will receive help achieving this goal through the Pathy Foundation Fellowship program.
Each year, the 12-month fellowship provides community-focused experiential learning opportunities to graduating students from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, McGill, St. Francis Xavier, Bishop카지노 게임 컬렉션s, and the 카지노게임사이트 of Ottawa. Fellows receive up to $40,000 to fund projects they have developed that will foster positive and sustainable social change in communities they are connected to anywhere in the world. Before they launch their projects in the fall, the Pathy Fellows will prepare by attending skill-building and planning workshops at the .
The four Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s recipients have developed projects that will impact communities right here in Kingston as well as around the world in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Pakistan. And they are focusing on a wide array of issues, from mental health to green transportation.
카지노 게임 컬렉션At Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s I see many students who have a strong drive to contribute to communities that are important to them, and the Pathy Foundation Fellowship program makes it possible for a select group to take on meaningful community-centred work while learning new skills at the same time,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Katie Fizzell, Experiential Learning Strategist, Career Services, Student Affairs. 카지노 게임 컬렉션This year카지노 게임 컬렉션s four fellowships are the most ever for Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, and the ambitious projects address a range of important issues, from consent in Kingston to mental health in Pakistan. Students interested in applying for a fellowship in the future are encouraged to reach out to Career Services to learn more about the process.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Global Impact
Anthony Ighomuaye 카지노 게임 컬렉션 Revolutionizing Rickshaw Energy Ecosystem for Self-Driven Sustainability in Lagos, Nigeria
Anthony Ighomuaye (MMIE카지노 게임 컬렉션23) has developed a project to serve the community of rickshaw drivers in his hometown Lagos, Nigeria. The goal of his project is to improve the earnings of rickshaw drivers and reduce operating costs by building a renewable electric infrastructure to serve communities as well as to let rickshaw drivers convert to electrical systems. This will encourage adoption and drive the future of self-driven sustainability by having rickshaw drivers and others power their homes.
카지노 게임 컬렉션My project is fueled by an unwavering desire to create an extraordinary impact on the world,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Ighomuaye. 카지노 게임 컬렉션My mission is clear: to unlock universal access to electricity for every household and empower these drivers to transcend their current circumstances by significantly reducing their financial burden.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Jacqueline Tomazic 카지노 게임 컬렉션 Menstrual Health and Empowerment in Moshi, Tanzania
Jacqueline Tomazic (BHScH카지노 게임 컬렉션23) first traveled to Tanzania in 2017 and focused on women카지노 게임 컬렉션s reproductive health and global health advocacy during her time in the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Health Sciences program. In Moshi, she will be working with the Pamoja Tunaweza Women카지노 게임 컬렉션s Centre, co-founded by Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Professor Jenn Carpenter (Emergency Medicine), to improve menstrual health and hygiene among schoolgirls through increased accessibility of sustainable products, education and empowerment programs, clinical resources, and outreach.
"From both my personal health experiences and academic background, I have developed an unequivocal passion for women카지노 게임 컬렉션s health equity and advocacy that I am so excited and fortunate to explore throughout my fellowship this year,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Tomazic. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I hope that this initiative can contribute towards raising awareness and body literacy, promoting positive attitudes towards and amongst all people who menstruate, and empowering women and girls to live their periods safely and with dignity. I strongly believe that no woman should ever feel limited by any aspect of her body and period."
Sara-Maya Kaba 카지노 게임 컬렉션 Aawaaz:카지노 게임 컬렉션Mental Health Promotion Through Performing Arts in Pakistan
Sara-Maya Kaba (BAH카지노 게임 컬렉션21, BEd카지노 게임 컬렉션22) previously worked with communities in Pakistan to provide mental health education in 2019 and 2022 and has ties to the country through her Pakistani heritage. She will be exploring the power of the performing arts to promote mental health in communities there by working with two local arts organizations.
카지노 게임 컬렉션The arts are so crucial for human development at the individual, community, and systemic levels and I am grateful to be able to work towards a vision of the world where artistic opportunities are available to all,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Kaba. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It's tricky to plan something in such a volatile setting, but I am hopeful that Aawaaz can benefit a small group of underserved Pakistani students.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Local Impact
Aubrey Apps 카지노 게임 컬렉션 Youth for Consent Culture in Kingston, ON
Aubrey Apps (BAH카지노 게임 컬렉션23) developed Youth for Consent Culture (YCC) to seek to address gaps in Kingston high school students카지노 게임 컬렉션 understanding of consent and healthy relationships. YCC will provide workshops with a focus on prevention and strengthening the sexual violence prevention response community in Kingston.
카지노 게임 컬렉션By engaging with youth to address some of the gaps in the current sexual health and human development content taught in schools, I hope Youth for Consent Culture helps students find clarity within the grey area, navigate conversations around intimacy, and ultimately decrease instances of sexual violence in campus environments,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Apps. 카지노 게임 컬렉션This fellowship experience will be foundational in helping me understand how I can contribute to sexual violence prevention work and create positive change for youth.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Applications for 2023-2024 fellowships will be due on Jan. 5, 2024.
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