Objectives

The purpose of the service learning field experience in Kenya is to engage students in learning, professional practice, skill building, and self-development. In order to achieve these objectives, students will work with local community partners.

Student Development Objectives:

• Gain experience working with local partners and communities while understanding their needs.
• Develop a greater understanding of how social change actually happens in the field.
•  Advance their understanding of conflicts that affect the community in Nairobi.
•  Develop conflict resolution approaches and techniques.
•  Learn professional skills essential for long-term success.
•  Build new, globally connected networks in their areas of interest.
•  Increase confidence in their own abilities and role as agents of change.

 Service Objectives in Nairobi Communities:

•  Engage community members in research, training, and practice of conflict resolution.
• Develop processes and approaches to productively resolve conflicts in the Kenyan context.
• Collaborate with local partners to understand needs, interests, and values in the community context.

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