Students Think Outside the Textbook
Social Work Programs Translate to Hands-On Action in the
Community
"I think our movement was able to make change locally, nationally and
globally."
By Heidi Sfiligoj, News Staff
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| Illustration: John Michael Yanson |
Throughout
the country, students at schools of social work are getting involved in their
communities. A number of students have initiated their own projects, while
others have devoted time and energy to a cause they are passionate about.
Inside
are some of the students from across the nation who are taking action to make a difference and finding ways to act out of social work
values.
Making
a difference "from our islands" across the world: In 2007, after Paul
Tran, a professor of social work at Hawaii Pacific University, showed students
the documentary "Invisible Children: Rough Cut," which tells the
stories of night commuters and child soldiers in northern Uganda, college
students from Hawaii Pacific University created Invisible Children Hawaii to
relieve the suffering of children in Hawaii and the rest of the world. ICH aims
to unite on a community, national, and global level to end the atrocities in
Northern Uganda, as well as to the rest of Africa where there is violence
against children and families.
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