Rwanda
Go ED. Africa Program
Program Overview
Go ED. is a program designed to transform the next generation to own and end poverty by engaging their heads, hands, and hearts in learning about community development first-hand. Go ED. Africa offers students a unique blend of academic work and hands-on experience studying the root causes of conflict and the efforts for peacebuilding in the region. Based in Kigali, Rwanda, students will also have opportunities to engage in practicum field experience in Rwanda and Uganda as well. Study in this region helps students gain perspective about the complexities of development issues, regional and international responses, and efforts towards building lasting peace. Opportunities to interact with local residents, including victims of the genocide, enhance understanding of the impact of conflict and the challenges of reconciliation.
Courses
- Issues in Peacebuilding: genocide and reconciliation
- African Traditional Religion & Culture
- Post Colonial African Literature
- Social Context for Development
- Cross-cultural Field Practicum
Special Features
- Four-week-long, hands-on field practicum with development organizations in Rwanda or Uganda
- Guided spiritual formation sessions exploring “Owning Poverty
- Engagement in the cultures of East Africa
Application Process
The student will fill out two applications:
- George Fox off-campus application form (obtained from the Center for Global Studies; or downloaded here).
- Go ED. application (to be completed online here).
*The Go ED. application should only be completed after being informed from the Director of Global Studies that you are accepted for an off-campus study semester.
Eligibility
Students must be full-time undergraduates with junior or senior status, holding a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to apply.
Credits
Because students remain enrolled at George Fox while participating in the program, 16 hours of academic credit is awarded by George Fox University.
Housing
The program will provide lodging and food at the Go ED. house in Kigali, Rwanda where the whole group lives together in community, as well as at all practicum locations where students stay in groups of two and three.
Costs
The student pays George Fox University standard tuition, room and board and student fees and continues to receive financial aid, including scholarships since they are George Fox students. George Fox pays Go ED. program fees which include international travel, tuition, room & board, local travel and all local program related expenses. Student will only need to cover the cost of textbook rental, visas and other miscellaneous expenses, and travel to and from the U.S. orientation/departure city.
| For more information about the program check out: Go ED. Africa Rwanda: State Department Consular Information Sheet Uganda: State Department Consular Information Sheet The New Times – Rwandan online newspaper "The New Vision" – Ugandan online newspaper World Fact Book: Rwanda World Fact Book: Uganda Centers for Disease Control: Uganda Centers for Disease Control: Rwanda |
For more information, contact:
Center for Global Studies
Stevens First Floor
Phone: 503-554-2686
E-mail: globalstudies@georgefox.edu