Social Scientists Without Borders

A couple of our SSWB members have recently returned from a trip in Ghana where they met and worked with Martin from World Partners for Development (WPD) in Pokuase, north of Accra. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to meet face-to-face with our international partners and to see first-hand the work being done by international organisations in West Africa. The NGO climate in Ghana is very rich, with many international volunteers and workers staying in the country for extended periods in order to complete assignments and project placements. One of our members worked with schools around Accra developing and running video conference projects – creating opportunities for Ghanaian students to share their thoughts, opinions and worldviews with others around the globe. The conference exchanges proved to be as insightful for us as it did for the students and it was refreshing to see the enthusiasm which students in Ghana showed towards the programs and to exchanging worldviews and life perspectives.

During the time in Ghana we were also extended very warm hospitality from the group at O’ia-da International Organisation in Cape Coast. It was fantastic to meet with the expat American’s working to provide homes and educations to underprivileged children in the region as well as a fantastic cultural centre for all to enjoy. 

We also had the privilege to learn more about the Virtuous Women Group, an organisation run by women for women in the town of Pokuase. What started as a group of friends providing small scale financial support to each other has now grown into a community micro-finance and skill-sharing program. We will be sure to share with you more details about the group as they continue to grow.

A special thanks to Martin and Philip of WPD for helping arrange our trip, hosting us during our stay and for sharing their wonderful country with us. We look forward to continuing the collaboration with WPD in the future.

Today a few members of Social Scientists Without Borders had an opportunity to catch up with friend, and inspiration, Lindy Wafula. Lindy heads Project Africa, a fantastic organisation in Kenya which aims to empower women and give them the skills and means to make a livelihood for themselves, their family, to educate their children and to beat the gender divide.

Through projects such as Women Mechanics, Rafiki Pen-Friend Club and Enterprise Developments, Lindy has helped hundreds of women and girls in Kenya to lead lives that they never would have dreamed possible.

Come to hear Lindy speak next Friday, 15 April, at the SSWB Film Screening Event!

Lindy will be one of our guest speakers at the Social Scientists Without Borders Free Film Screening Event that will take place on Friday 15 April from 6:30pm at Garaget. See our Events page for more details.

We hope that you can join us and be as inspired as we are by the wonderful woman behind Project Africa. Who ever said that one woman couldn’t change the world? Lindy certainly has changed the world for so many people!

Lindy Wafula speaks about the work of Project Africa

Get Involved and Make a Difference!

Social Scientists Without Borders offers a wide variety of ways in which students can get involved in social innovation project development and implementation.

If you wish to use your skills, knowledge and networks to gain valuable work
experience and to help establish positive global change then come along to our next meeting to find out how you can get involved…

JOIN OUR NEXT SSWB STUDENT MEET-UP
MEETING:

TOPIC:
How we can help our city to be more
sustainable?

WHEN: 17:00, Thursday 23 March

WHERE: Ground Floor Cafeteria, Orkanen Library Building,
Malmö University

For more information, please write to us at:
malmo@sswb-international.org

Join Social Scientists Without Borders at our Film Screening Event

FRIDAY 15 APRIL at 6:30pm

Social Scientists Without Borders, in collaboration with The Paradigm Shift Project and the Hunger Project are very excited to invite you to attend our film screening event.

We will be showing two documentaries from the great film-makers at The Paradigm Shift: a Canadian non-profit dedicated to making documentaries that show that even with the toughest issues in our world today, there is hope!

Join us to watch two fantastic documentaries from the team at The Paradigm Shift:

Voicing Disasters: Responding as Global Citizens to Natural Disasters

and

Malaysia’s Invisible Children: The Rights of Street, Stateless + Refugee Children

We would love for you to join us at this special event where there will be some light refreshments, speakers from non-profits and the social science education field, as well as lots of mingling to get to know like minded people in the local community!

WHEN:
Friday 15 April 2011 – starting at 6:30pm

WHERE:
Garaget, Lönngatan 30, Malmö.

(5-10 minute walk from Södervarn Bus Station – See map for more details – If you are coming from Malmö Central Station you can take any of buses numbered 2, 8, or 35 to get to Södervarn Bus Station)

PRICE:
There is no charge for this event. We do however ask that if you would like to make a small contribution to make a donation on the night. Proceeds will be going to the communities featured in the films and to help fund future Paradigm Shift films and collaborations with SSWB.

For more information on this event please write to us at info@sswb-international.org

We look forward to seeing you!

Thank you for your support from the team at Social Scientists Without Borders!

For more information on our organisations please click on the links below:

The Paradigm Shift Project ~ Social Scientists Without Borders ~ The Hunger Project