Information for Students
Academics
Summer Cooperative African Language Institute
SCALI is now accepting expressions of interest from potential participants during summer 2008.This long-standing language training program is available to the general public, including undergraduates, and is especially designed for graduate students who are preparing to do field work in Africa and need intensive language instruction.
Course List
Listing and course description of all courses offered on the UNC-CH campus that have significant African content. Please contact faculty members within each department for more information about individual courses.
Study Abroad
Information on all programs in Africa offered by the UNC-CH Study Abroad Office.
Major in African and Afro-American Studies
Offers a concentration in African Studies.
Orientation Workshop for students going on service or internship programs to Africa. Informative orientation workshop was held on Thursday, April 3, 5-7 PM at the Campus Y Faculty Lounge. Experienced faculty and student panelists shared information and answered questions. Look for a follow-up workshop in the Fall. More Information Images from this year's session
Student Organizations
AGRADU
Advocates for Grassroots Development in Uganda (AGRADU) is a UNC student initiative aiming to support indigenous grassroots efforts at community building and economic development in Uganda. Through building and sustaining a relationship between Ugandan community-based organizations (CBOs) and UNC – Chapel Hill, AGRADU offers support with skills and resources via student interns and serves as a liaison for external funding and networking. The experiences of student interns will help to elevate the consciousness of the UNC community by exposing students to new cultures, histories and African issues.
Campus YMCA
Offers many opportunities for student involvement and service projects.
Carolina for Kibera
Carolina for Kibera Inc. began when UNC undergraduate Rye Barcott looked at the issues of ethnic violence and youth development in Africa and decided to try to make a difference. The organization he founded in 2001 was recently honored as one of 10 "Heroes of Global Health" by Time Magazine. CFK is a nonprofit international non-government organization housed at UNC’s University Center for International Studies and serving a community believed to be East Africa’s largest urban slum.
Invisible Children
Works to alleviate the suffering of former child soldiers in Africa. Contact Laura Hernandez for more information.
Nourish International
Nourish International's (NI) mission is to provide the infrastructure and support for college students to think critically and implement long-term solutions to eradicate poverty worldwide.
NI is a student driven non-profit currently based at Campus Y of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. NI's college chapters set up entrepreneurial fundraising ventures to finance and implement sustainable development projects for communities in need.
O.A.S.I.S.
O.A.S.I.S. is dedicated to spreading awareness to our campus and the surrounding communities about the beauty of African Culture, to dispel sterotypes and myths, and to provide a social atmosphere in which Africans and non Africans can interact and learn from each other.
Students for Students International
S4Si is a UNC-Chapel Hill student run registered non-profit. The organization was set up in 1995, and is run by entirely by students. S4Si sponsors school tuition for disadvantaged children in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The children are selected by teams of UNC students who fundraise for the scholarship and then travel to Africa. Fundraising and awareness events such as the annual ZimFest, teaching African dance to students, and the Adopt-a-Scholar program are an on-campus component of the organization.
World Camp
World Camp, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 by UNC-CH students following their travels through southern Africa. Seeing the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS, these students met with various ministries of education in order to establish contacts and evaluate specific country and regional needs. World Camp has worked with over 20,000 children in 150 rural schools and street shelters in Malawi. A unique volunteer program allows individuals to make a significant impact by teaching children and teachers over the course of three day educational camps in rural primary schools.
