Upon our return home, Professor Buske had wonderful news awaiting! The Fulbright Program selected Professor Sheryl Buske as a 2011-2012 Fulbright Scholar. The U.S. Department of State refers to the Fulbright Program as ”the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Professor Buske – Fulbright Scholar
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Day 10 Travel to Zanzibar
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`Today was a travel we arrived in Zanzibar to a walking tour. Zanzibar has some amazing architecture (different from other parts of Tanzania) due to its heavy middle eastern and islamic influence. The local shops and homes all have some of the most amazing doors we had seen. We saw the local fish and spice market. [...]
Day 9 – SOS Arusha
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Today we went to SOS Arusha, the mama told us is an acronym for Save our Soul. There are SOS villages all around the world, including the United States (2 in Illinois). They are self-contained villages, where the children have no reunicafication or adoption hope because SOS does not seek those two paths. Instead their [...]
Day 8 – Cradle of Love Orphanage and Malaika Children’s Home
Posted in Uncategorized on April 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today was a fun-filled day of playing with children! Cradle of Love is an orphanage for children under 2 yrs old. It was just a short walk from where we are staying, so we headed over at 9am to see Davona (the director of Cradle) to learn about the organization. Most of the babies who are in the [...]
Day 7 Good Samaritan
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Today was a short but rewarding day. We went to an orphanage called The Good Samaritan that currently houses 27 children ranging from 6 months to 16 years old. The children were so happy, smiles galore, and ecstatic about receiving a piece of candy. One would think we had given them gold. The donations (possible [...]
Day 6 – Mkombozi and Amani
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Today we were able to visit two nonprofits that support street children. Mkombozi and Amani are both located in Moshi which is in the Kilimanjaro region. Mkombozi’s mission is to help children and youth grow in mind, body and spirit and to build a more caring society for all wherein family, neighborhood and community cohesion [...]
Day 5- Laymunyatta Primary School
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We are playing a bit of catch up but the past few days have been very busy. On March 31st we visited the primary school to deliver the desks, lunch and put in a new floor for the students. It was an extremely exciting day. When we first arrived we met the headmaster of the secondary [...]
