Invitation to SRP discussion at Ryerson University
February 16, 2008 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
The following comes to us from WUSC.ca:
WUSC is pleased to announce the upcoming visit of Mr. Marangu Njogu, Executive Director of Windle Trust Kenya, an important partner involved with the Student Refugee Program in Kenya. Mr. Marangu is a newly appointed WUSC Board Member, and he will be touring several cities across Canada this month to meet with local committee members, former and current sponsored students, as well as WUSC alumni. For Mr. Marangu’s biography, click here.
Mr. Marangu is very interested in learning how local committees are run and how students in Canada help to make the Student Refugee Program a success. In other words, he would like to meet with you!
Please join us on Thursday, February 21st for two events:
- 3-5 pm for an intimate presentation & discussion designed so that Mr. Marangu can interact with Local Committee members and sponsored students (former and current);
- 6-8 pm for a WUSC Reception for Friends & Alumni (i.e. open to all). For the official invitation, click here.
Both will take place at Ryerson University‘s Oakham House, Thomas Lounge, at 55 Gould Street (at Church), Toronto. For directions, click here.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to sangus@wusc.ca by Monday, February 18. Sponsored students are most welcome to these events!
SAID and WUSC informative discussion
November 14, 2007 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
WUSC and SAID will be holding an informative discussion on Friday, November 16th at SCRI (Champlain College) from 2:00-4:00pm with PRET delegates.
During a Public Engagement Tour from November 5th-17th, four delegates from Sri Lanka, who are involved in the Project for Rehabilitation through Education and Training (PRET), will meet with a number of Canadian institutions and groups. The purpose of the visit is to engage Canadians on development work in Sri Lanka and share the experience of implementing vocational training programs in the context of post-tsunami and the on-going conflict. They will advocate for the importance of training women and men as a means of addressing poverty alleviation and economic empowerment in tsunami and conflict affected areas and discuss how communities have supported the training of women in non-traditional trades. At a same time, we hope to exchange best practices and learn from Canadian counterpart organizations and institutions and establish a partnership.
All are welcome to take part in this discussion.
Darfur discussion a great success!
March 16, 2007 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
On Monday, March 5th 2007 WUSC – Trent Local Committee hosted a special lecture in the Wenjack Theatre on the current genocide in the Darfur region in Sudan, Africa. Although the turn-out was small it nevertheless provided the most intimate setting for such an informative and tremendously awakening event.
First on the agenda was a presentation given by two WUSC representatives Kayembe Tshikele and Rocky Katunda. These presentations were immensely indulging and offered the audience an insight into the hardships and struggles of a refugee. Next was a talk given by Professor Tim Stapleton, one of Trent’s own professors from the History Department who highlighted the history of the Darfur from as early as the eighteenth century. To conclude, Professor Ismael Montana also of the Trent History Department, elaborated on the current war and genocide in Darfur, the source of the problem and he went as far as to offer some solutions.
One aspect that is sure to linger in the minds of the addressees is that it is not enough to make formal peace treaties but the major effort lies in making certain that these treaties are subsequently enforced.
All in all, the discussion was highly enlightening. The audience walked away with a widened scope of this ghastly issue.
- Nakita Ashanta Haynes