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At Empire State College, State University of New York, a weekend
Residency in Theatre for Development was led by student participants
from WSI 2006 and attended by over 50 people, including college
students from around New York state, HIV/AIDS educators, theatre
practitioners and arts educators.
Students also
gave presentations at the Student All-College Meeting, performed
at UNAIDS Day and worked with nurses studying community health.
In addition,
several students are applying what they learned in Africa to other
endeavors.
One has initiated
a project in Argentina. He writes "My decision to launch
Waste-for-Life and work with cartonero cooperatives in
Buenos Aires was a direct result of my participation in WSI 2006.
The Lesotho experience taught me that ... you actually can bridge
cultures and stratifications to create something that benefits
people most at risk."
Another began
working with teenage girls in the Bronx on HIV/AIDS prevention
– the group just initiated a "sneaker drive" to
send shoes to Malealea communities. Another student will return
to Lesotho in 2008 as a WSI faculty intern.
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