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Doing Development in West Africa - A Reader by and for Undergraduates (Paperback)
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Doing Development in West Africa - A Reader by and for Undergraduates (Paperback)
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In recent years the popularity of service learning and study abroad
programs that bring students to the global South has soared, thanks
to this generation of college students' desire to make a positive
difference in the world. This collection contains essays by
undergraduates who recount their experiences in Togo working on
projects that established health insurance at a local clinic, built
a cyber cafe, created a microlending program for teens, and started
a local writers' group. The essays show students putting their
optimism to work while learning that paying attention to local
knowledge can make all the difference in a project's success.
Students also conducted research on global health topics by
examining the complex relationships between traditional healing
practices and biomedicine. Charles Piot's introduction
contextualizes student-initiated development within the history of
development work in West Africa since 1960, while his epilogue
provides an update on the projects, compiles an inventory of best
practices, and describes the type of projects that are likely to
succeed. Doing Development in West Africa provides a relatable and
intimate look into the range of challenges, successes, and failures
that come with studying abroad in the global South. Contributors.
Cheyenne Allenby, Kelly Andrejko, Connor Cotton, Allie Middleton,
Caitlin Moyles, Charles Piot, Benjamin Ramsey, Maria Cecilia
Romano, Stephanie Rotolo, Emma Smith, Sarah Zimmerman
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