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International Perspectives: Kenyan Experience

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**Space still available!**

Know the following program information, which you will provide on the online application: 

Country: Kenya
Program Name: International Perspectives: Kenyan Experience

Early application is strongly encouraged, as space is limited and the program will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Complete applications include an essay and unofficial transcript. A non-refundable application fee of $50 will be billed to your student account upon submission of an online application.

Program Information

• Experience Kenya firsthand while learning about the social, economic, historical and political factors that influence everyday life.
  
• Explore Lake Victoria, one of the African Great Lakes.
  
• Visit urban and rural schools to interact with Kenyan culture in a unique way.
  
• Study the relationship between the local and the global in the age of globalization.
  
• Plant trees while learning about environmental health at the headquarters of the Green Belt Movement.

Enhance your understanding of the social, economic, historical, and political challenges influencing contemporary Kenya, from colonization to globalization. The course will draw on education, stories, women’s studies, African literature, ecoactivism and ecocriticism in an attempt to promote diversity, global perspectives and sustainability.

Discover what sustainability looks like in Kenya. Learn about the country’s leading role in ecoactivism in Karura Forest, an urban forest in Nairobi. Plant trees while learning about environmental health at the headquarters of the Green Belt Movement. Witness a simultaneous victimhood and agency of community development among women. Examine the social, cultural, historical, and economic forces that influence women’s lived experiences. Bring African literature to life. Learn about equity and justice for all by exploring the conditions that inspired Matigari, a novel by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Experience the practice and role of storytelling, and the application of storytelling in education. Visit urban and rural schools to observe the curriculum and pedagogy of the formal and informal educational systems.

Earn 6 credits in FORS, AAAS 3023: International Perspectives: Kenyan Experience. Course topics include:

• Analysis of social, economic, historical and political challenges influencing various aspects of contemporary Kenya
• Examination of multiple international perspectives
• Understanding of identity and awareness through the powerful experience of being a minority
• Appreciation of Kenyans’ resilience, resourcefulness and social agency

Participants MUST have a passport, valid for at least six months after their return to the United States.

Costs
Estimated program costs can be found here.

A non-refundable application fee of $50 will be billed to your student account upon submission of an online application. A deposit of $400 will be billed to your student account upon your confirmation of participation. The remainder of the program fee will be billed through Student Accounts Receivable.

Financial aid may be applied toward the cost of the program if you are enrolled as a full-time student. There are also study abroad scholarships for University of Minnesota students.

Orientation
At least two pre-departure orientations will be held. Pre-departure orientations will include information about financial aid, classwork and travel tips. A general study abroad handbook will be emailed prior to departure.

Familiarize yourself on financing, health and safety and policies to consider when studying abroad.

Contact
Contact the program leaders, Hilary Kowino or Jacqueline Onchwari for program or itinerary questions. For application or registration questions, contact Arianna Austin in the International Education Office.