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Read our students’ reflections on their service projects
The fourth step in our WAGi Journey is “Walk in Other’s Shoes”. It aims to help kids understand the different stakeholders of a social problem so they can design solutions with them in mind. For instance, when trying to address a road-safety problem, we want them to realize that pedestrians, drivers, cyclists, and law enforcement may[…]
Day two was all about making the kids feel comfortable around each other. We started off class with the WAGI greeting that they learned yesterday and they seemed super eager get started with the day’s lesson. The lesson consisted of teaching the kids the difference between the feelings one feels in their heart versus the[…]
Greetings from Nima in Accra, Ghana! Hello, my name is Reeves Major and I am CFK’s newest intern! I am from Greenville, South Carolina. I joined CFK a few months ago. Just yesterday, I arrived in Accra via a 14 hour long flight. Here in Accra, the area of Nima specifically, Emmanuel and a small[…]
2016 CFK SUMMER GOALS CFK’s current focus is improving the Nima community with a holistic approach involving education, healthcare and business sectors. These take the form of project-based learning projects led by students and young professionals. This summer, we aim to identify the best ways to improve all three sectors in Nima, and then[…]
‘This famous doctor once said, “Adults are just outdated children.” Dr. Seuss sure got that right. Everyone can’t get enough of pointing out what’s wrong – editors, TAs, any proofreader imaginable, they tell you what’s wrong with your work. WAGiLabs was the first program I’ve ever encountered emphasizing the importance of what’s right. Too often,[…]
I discovered early in my college career at Washington and Lee University (W&L) that I was very passionate about ending poverty. However, I was initially concerned about how pursuing this passion might affect the amount of time I had for my academic work and research—my main priorities. On the one hand, I had spent the[…]
To me, WAGiLabs means granting kids agency to impact their lives and their communities for the better. By agency, I mean permission, ability and support. First, we are letting our kids know that they are not too young to try to change their world for the better. All they need to do is to pick[…]
The potentials inherent in children from impoverished communities fuel my desire to contribute to the development of sustainable mechanisms for the alleviation of poverty, particularly in Africa. While growing up in Lagos as a Nigerian, I had exposures to the harsh reality of the economic deprivation children from impoverished communities deal with in their daily[…]
When going through the motions of the day, we forget how small the world can be. When Faith and Emmanuel met with me at the start of this endeavor, the beautiful simplicity and significance of their idea hit home. Through Project Connect, students from Ghana and the United States had the chance to speak, read,[…]
Working as an education volunteer in Ghana was a great experience that helped me get a new perspective on life in developing countries and better realize myself as a part of the global community. During the program, I surveyed three Apostolic schools in different districts of Accra: Apostolic Church Academy, Apostolic Hope School in Nima,[…]