Are you considering a study abroad program for Summer 2017? The 6th Annual program led by Zynovia Hetherington, MSW, M.Ed. is called Social Work Ghana: The “Sankofa” Experience in Ghana – Exploration of Race & Identity Development in a Cross Cultural Exchange. If you are interested in finding more information please click here. This link will provide you information from the program fee to academic credits. To learn more about this program please read the program description below.
The deadline is Wednesday, February 15th!
If you any questions please contact Zynovia Hetherington at zynovia@uw.edu or Bilen Million at bilenm@uw.edu.
Program Description: The concept of Sankofa means “to go back and get it”, to seek an understanding of one’s history both physical and social, then journey forward to one’s present and onward to their individual and collective future. “The Sankofa Experience in Ghana” will take students to the Republic of Ghana to learn the history and culture of this diverse African country, while also uncovering the vast trans-Atlantic influence that the United States and Ghana have exerted on one another for over three centuries. The crucial historical context for our discussions includes understanding Ghana and the United States as two aspects of the African Diaspora, connected historically by migrations – both forced and voluntary – that carried people of African descent across the Atlantic Ocean.
