From September, 2021 through April, 2022, students in their first year of the Global Scholars Program worked in Collaborative Groups (CG) in partnership with NGOs around the world.
Each CG completed a Global Engagement Internships designed by their partner organization and supported by the GSP instructional team. We are pleased to use this virtual Global Engagement Symposium to acknowledge the important work our partner organizations are doing to address local and global social justices issues and the projects our students undertook to help advance their missions.
Here, we showcase posters and presentations each CG made to share their achievements
Global Engagement Symposium Welcoming Remarks
Remarks by Dr. Benjamin Peters, Director of the Global Scholars Program, acknowledging our global partner organizations, the hard work of GSP students during the 2021-2022 academic year, and the support of the CG Facilitators and the instructional team for first-year GSP students.
CG 1 - Peace Culture Village
Peace Culture Village facilitates encounters and creates spaces for people to hone their own visions of a peaceful world. Its educational and experiential programs promote open exploration and personal discovery, creating opportunities for each one of us to promote a culture of peace.
CG 2 - ALPHA EDUCATION
Alpha Education (AE)
is an organization dedicated
to foster awareness of
an overlooked aspect of
World War II history.
CG 3 HIGH ATLAS FOUNDATION
Our Global Engagement Internship was with the High Atlas Foundation (HAF), a non-profit that supports Morrocan communities to implement various sustainable human development initiatives.
CG 4 - APNE AAP WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE
Apne Aap Women’s Collective (AAWC) is an anti-trafficking organization that provides tools and resources for brothel-based sex workers and marginalized children in Mumbai’s largest red light area, Kamathipura.
CG 5 -
INKULULEKO
Inkululeko is a non-profit organization founded in 2011 whose mission is to create change by providing South African township youth with the tools necessary to make the most of life after primary school.
CG 6 - WE HELP
WAR VICTIMS
We Help War Victims is an organization that works to aid the Hmong community of Lao after violent, often imperial, wars have left landmines, pollution, and other consequences in their country.
CG 7 - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DETROIT
This year our CG worked with Amnesty International as our Global Engagement Internship for the semester. Amnesty International is a nonprofit organization based in the United Kingdom that focuses on global human rights.
