Author: brandon

From Belfast to Pittsburgh: My Internship with Amizade

This post was written by Amizade’s Global Projects Intern, Tierna McConnell. She shares her reflections on her time living and...

Community-Driven Service: Jamaican Style

Service is a broad concept, one that has multitudes of variations and can be performed in a myriad of ways....

Study Abroad Scholarships Now Available for 2012

Amizade Global Service-Learning is proud to announce that it is now accepting applications for study abroad scholarships for the 2011-2012...

Shedding Layers in Tanzania

This guest post comes from Professor Joseph Miller. Originally intended to debrief the recent Amizade spring semester study abroad course to Karagwe,...

Water Balloons, Foam, and Fun: Carnaval in Oruro

This guest blog from Amizade WVU semester student Shawnna Mullenax, is a wonderful summary of her experience at the famous...

Seeing Beyond Your Comfort Zone in Brazil

This post is from a blog series about a group of students from Roger Williams University who visited Brazil in...

An Overwhelming Feeling of Impact: Take 1

Amizade has decided to embark on an exciting and innovative academic quest. This year – for the first time ever...

Amizade Volunteer Provides Dental Services in Brazil

Amizade is excited to welcome Dr. Eric Safieh to Santarém, Brazil. Doctor Safieh is a graduate from the Faculty of...

The CEOLI Greeting Card Story

For almost a decade, Amizade has partnered with CEOLI, a center that provides services to over 200 disabled youngsters in...

Winter Break in Ghana (4 of 4): Taking It Home

This 4-part blog was produced by WVU service-learning students over winter break. In this, the final post, a student reflects on...

Winter Break in Ghana (3 of 4): The Power of Sustainable Partnership

This 4-part blog was produced by WVU service-learning students over winter break. In this post, a student reflects on the...

Winter Break in Ghana (2 of 4): Is this helping?

This 4-part blog was produced by WVU service-learning students over winter break. In this post, a student questions the effectiveness...