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1 Ghana: Human Rights and Social Justice Applied
Presented by: Rose M. Pulliam, PhD Karen Gurrola-Garcia Mariana Zamora Cindy Sepulveda Nari Banieh Angel Walton Kasia Olcon

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3 Course Overview Ghana: Human Rights and Social Justice Applied
21 day immersion (Study Abroad) 8 students (6 Undergraduate and 2 Graduate) 2 Ghanaian Peer (Social Work) Course Goals: Enhance students’ understanding and skill in applying social justice and human rights perspectives to their professional work. Strategies: Immersion in the distinct socio-cultural and historical context of Ghana through lectures, guest speakers, and excursions. Development and application of knowledge and skills for cross cultural and intercultural engagement. Integrated Service Learning. Work in interdisciplinary team including Ghanaian university peers to plan and implement small scale project that are of service to an agency or community. Reflection on their performance from multiple perspectives and reflection on integration of learning their own professional and personal aspirations.

4 Planning Process Readings and course work foundation
Our choices-, SISS, Torgome Village, Senior High School, Agbogboshie Our process for choosing the setting and project

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6 Classroom lecture from Professor at the University of Ghana

7 Maternity Ward at Torgome Village

8 Mariana and Bailey with children in Torgome Village

9 Agbogbloshie Slums (Observations and why we choose to do out work there)
Drive-by Initial Visit The need

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11 Texas State University graduate student Adela with child in the nursery at Agbogbloshie slums.

12 Children

13 Paulina’s Queensland School in Agbobloshie
What we did

14 Ms. Paulina. School founder and director

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16 TX State Students, Headmaster, Paul (teacher) and concrete

17 Research Component Cultural Humility Journals Observation Interviews

18 What we learned Karen Mariana Cindy Angel Nari Dr. Pulliam

19 Cindy “Cinty” with children in the nursery.

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21 Dr. Pulliam learning to dance with Senior High School students

22 Bailey with children

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24 And Then Follow Up

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31 You Wont Know Until You Go

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