6/14/2006 6:06 PM
American Students Arrive at Entebbe

Last night, 16 excited American students from 15 universities arrived
at Entebbe International Airport for the Global Youth Partnership for
Africa's Student Global Ambassador (SGA) June Uganda Immersion. The
students will gather at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda to meet
with Ugandan 'social entrepreneurs' and explore possibilities of
innovative Ugandan-American partnerships. The Immersion, lasting 12
days, will focus on three central areas: HIV/AIDS, Incoming Generating
Activities (IGA's) including microfinance, and conflict
mitigation/post-conflict issues (centered around Northern Uganda). The
program offers the opportunity to develop a focus in development
through a multitude of overlapping issues. The Immersion will travel
within Uganda and meet with dynamic youth leaders who spearheaded
NGO's and CBO's, local and international practitioners, and others
within civil society who work on behalf of the Ugandan people.