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Service Trip to Guatemala |
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Posted 1/29/2010 at 11:37 AM by Kate C in Affiliate News
Affiliate: Rocky Mountain |
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Nobel Cause: Peace & Justice in Guatemala
A Service Learning Trip
May 15- June 5, 2010
The University of Colorado Denver Communication Department and the PeaceJam Foundation have joined forces to offer University of Colorado Denver and Metro students the opportunity to participate in a service learning project in Guatemala working with the grass roots Foundation created by Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum.
PeaceJam is an international organization with its headquarters in Denver Colorado. Its mission is to create young leaders committed to positive change in themselves, their communities, and the world through inspiration from Nobel Peace Laureates; who pass on the spirit, skills and wisdom they embody. PeaceJam connects young people with Nobel Laureates to tackle the toughest issues facing our planet today. The issues range from basic needs, such as access to water, to human rights, social justice and human security.
Señora Rigoberta Menchú Tum used the economic resources from her 1992 Nobel Peace Prize to start her foundation, La Fundación Rigoberta Menchú Tum (Click here to visit her foundation website), which is dedicated to defending human rights, in particular the rights of indigenous people. The foundation is responsible for creating educational programs focused on citizenship and community action to support indigenous communities’ fight for justice and democracy.
Nobel Cause Service Learning Project combines social justice, citizenship and community leadership curriculum from the UCD Communication Department and PeaceJam Foundation with on-the-ground service experience and training from the Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Students will perform at least 25 hours of service per week with the Foundation and its affiliates and participate in a theoretical assessment of the Foundation’s work regarding inclusiveness, meeting indigenous people’s needs and effectiveness of current communication strategies. In addition students will participate in:
• Pre-departure orientation
• In-country orientation & classroom instruction
• Guest Speaker Presentations
• Excursions
Course Objectives:
• Understand the tenets of service learning
• Understand the needs of a particular indigenous group
• Analyze and critically reflect on the relationship between a community organization and the population it serves
• Demonstrate familiarity with theory and research in the areas of social justice, citizenship, intercultural communication and community organizing
• Deepen reflective discussion and writing skills (the other objects talked about a skill and this one was an activity – in case it matters)
• Build competent intercultural communication skills through experience and academic work
Dates
May 8 Denver - on campus all day orientation
May15-June 5 in Guatemala
May 16 & 17 in-country orientation and class
Credits
3 Credits
Upper division CMMU credits.
Prerequisites
Minimum GPA 2.5
Spanish language skills are not required but very useful
Cost
Maymester Abroad programs cost between $2,800 and $4,000 which includes housing, excursion fees, transportation from airport, international health insurance, a welcome and farewell dinner. It does not include airfare and daily meals and personal expenses.
Cost does not include: International airfare, travel insurance (trip cancellation, etc.), personal expenses, miscellaneous items, passport.
Application Deadline
March 12, 2010. Rolling admissions, limited space available. Late fees of $50 applies after March 12, 2010.
Contact Person
Contact e.j. Yoder at UCD for an application or if you have questions about this trip.
EJ.Yoder@ucdenver.edu
303-918-6549 |
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