WHAT A video diary by participants in the Holy Cross Arrupe Immersion Program, a faith-based program responding to the call to work for peace and justice in the world. In addition to Kenya, Holy Cross also sponsors immersion trips to Jamaica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
WHO Twenty-one students, accompanied by Marty Kelly, assistant chaplain and director of the Arrupe Immersion Program. Students included: James Antonio ’09, Lesley Bautista ’09, Megan Borase ’10, Courtney Callahan ’10, Alexandra Clark ’09, Carolyn Connelly ’09, Andrea Dunham ’10, Sarah Durkin ’09, Jennifer Fraser ’09, Joyce Ghobrial ’09, Madeline Heck ’09, Timothy Kelley ’09, Megan Kelly ’11, Katie Kerr ’09, Kathleen Layden ’10, Alicia Molt ’09, Amanda Muncil ’10, Molly Normandin ’11, Stacy Powell ’09, Brittany Sachs ’10, and Maggie Wright ’11.
WHEN Jan. 4-13, 2009
WHERE Students traveled to Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya; Unyolo and Nyamonye villages near Lake Victoria; Masai Mara, the world-renowned game reserve; and Kajiado, a town in the Rift Valley Province.
WHY To meet, visit, and talk with men and women in East Africa who are economically poor and marginalized. To hear directly from people who are working in solidarity with these communities to bring about change, such as Sr. Gladys Owuor and Priscilla Nangurai, who work to bring education to those who would otherwise be left out (e.g., young girls and children with special needs) and Peter Unyango who seeks to support the many children orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS in his native village of Unyolo.
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Related Information:
• Read more about the Kenya Program
• Chaplains’ Office
Video: Students Film Their Experiences During Kenya Immersion Trip
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