Points of Connection
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Dunn Hall and the Kasubi Kids
The Residents of Dunn Hall have two little brothers, two boys from Kasubi Uganda. The support they provide goes to feed and pays for education of the children. Other residence halls have now joined in and more than twenty children from Kasubi are now supported through the program, which is a part of Children of Promise. This program is a child sponsorship program the has its offices directly across the street from the University campus. Dunn Hall and others are entering the strong friendships developed by Children of Promise and have given hope to many families. In doing so we address the cruelest reality of poverty: the poverty of hope.
There are still families in Kasubi waiting for sponsorship. It is the stated goal of Dunn Hall to cause Children of Promise to run out of children to sponsor in Kasubi Uganda. If you want to join in this effort you can attend one of the many events sponsored by Dunn raising funds for Kasubi or you can sponsor a child yourself or with others.
E-mail: cop@echildrenofpromise.org
Phone: (765) 648-2190 or (800) 848-2464, ext. 2190
AU-EA Ambassador
The AU-EA Ambassador program is a humanitarian effort created in conjunction with AU-EA, an outreach program to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in East Africa. The purpose of the AUEA Ambassador initiative is three-fold:
- To raise money for the Wild Hope International in Tanzania. This will provide needed funding for a variety of Wild Hope ministries.
- To educate about and advocate for East Africa.
- To redefine beauty in a way that promotes true self-confidence and includes a lifestyle of service and compassion.
Contact: Stuart Erny
SIFE in Africa
AU's Students In Free Enterprise is partnering with Mulunda Miaka Orphanage, which is located in the Northwestern province of Zambia. Mulunda Miaka Orphanage is run by Zambian nationals and is currently in the construction stages. SIFE is assisting the orphanage in developing a comprehensive plan to be largely self sufficient.
Contact: Chad Schubert
Tumaini AIDS Prevention Program (TAPP)
The TAPP Center is an AIDS care and prevention program. It is located in Kampala Uganda under the leadership of David Wafula and in partnership with the Stevensons (missionaries to Uganda). Anderson University is privileged to join in the efforts of the TAPP Centre. Handmade TAPP jewelry is available in the AU bookstore. Additionally the TAPP Center has benefited from numerous campus events. Bound4Freedom, Dunn Hall and personal visits through Tri-S have strengthened our commitment to each other as the TAPP center brings health and hope to the people of Uganda.
Tri-S Study Serve Share
Tri-S is a university program that facilitates world-view changing cultural exchange trips to many countries around the world. The program now sends at least three trips a year to East Africa. Students travel to East Africa to encounter the culture, engage with the people, and transform lives, including their own. These trips are an essential part of the AU-EA initiative. It is through face to face exchange that lives are most powerfully transformed.
Contact: tri-s@anderson.edu
Web Sites for Missionaries
Web design students here on campus are currently working on a website for Ben and Kelli Shuler, Church of God missionaries in Tanzania.
Contact: Sam Blanchard
Student Teaching/Internships.
Education and nursing majors are fulfilling academic requirements in East African schools and hospitals.Other Points of Connection
- A social club or student group sponsoring the construction of a well that would provide clean drinking water for an entire village.
- Sociology, Foreign Language, Political Science, Nursing and Education majors fulfilling academic requirements in an East African context
- Computer science and information technology majors designing networks for aid organizations and helping to build computer labs in schools.
- Physics students exploring ways to apply alternative energy technology in the region.
- The opportunities to connect are endless.
