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Ryan Covington is a senior in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and an International Politics major with a Security Studies...
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From Faith to Action: Strengthening Family and Community Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
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Educating AIDS Orphans in Kenya
In July 2010 undergraduate student Ryan Covington conducted interviews in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of an ongoing initiative of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service at Georgetown University. Covington focused on St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School, which serves AIDS orphans in Kibera, the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa. In order to understand the operations of the school, its successes, and its failures, he conducted interviews with the co-founder of the school, administrators, teachers, students, and alumni, as well as advisors to the project and other members of the community.
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The Education and Social Justice Project: International Summer Research Fellowships 2010
2011
The Education and Social Justice Project provides a select group of students with summer research fellowships to travel abroad for in-depth examinations of innovative initiatives in Jesuit secondary and post-secondary institutions. The project is made possible through the generous support of...
Interviews
A Discussion with Father Terry Charlton, Founder and Chaplain of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School, Nairobi, Kenya
June 25, 2010
Background: As part of the Education and Global Social Justice Project, in July 2010 undergraduate student Ryan Covington interviewed Father Terry Charlton, founder and chaplain of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School. In this interview Charlton discusses how St. Aloysius was founded, the role...
A Discussion with David Dinda, 2006 Graduate of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School and Founder of Foundation of Hope, Nairobi, Kenya
June 17, 2010
Background: As part of the Education and Global Social Justice Project, in July 2010 undergraduate student Ryan Covington interviewed David Dinda, a 2006 graduate of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School and founder of the community-based organization Foundation of Hope.
A Discussion with Oscar Juma, 2010 Graduate of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School, Nairobi, Kenya
June 1, 2010
Background: As part of the Education and Global Social Justice Project, in July 2010 undergraduate student Ryan Covington interviewed Oscar Juma, a 2010 graduate of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School. Juma lost his father and mother in 1995 and 1997 respectively, and now lives with his aunt...
A Discussion with Keith Shiundu, 2010 Graduate of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School, Nairobi, Kenya
June 1, 2010
Background:As part of the Education and Global Social Justice Project, in July 2010 undergraduate student Ryan Covington interviewed Keith Shiundu. Since the death of her father Shiundu and her mother have lived in Kibera, a large Nairobi slum, and she entered and graduated from St. Aloysius...