After waiting an entire year, children within the Edward Piece community are happy at signs that the library promised for them will soon be a reality. Soon they do not have to walk miles to read books anymore as work has begun to establish the library for them. Looking forward to focusing on total repair and rennovation as a Labour Day project, residents spurred on by recent efforts of others, led by the OAaSIS International Foundation joined hands to begin needed work. They started repairs to the floor, and as a 2011 Labour Day project, other areas such as the ceiling are to be fixed, once … [Read more...]
There is Hope Campaign Sponsorship Package: The Goal is Grenada
Caribbean Students Association (CSA) The aim of this student-lead organization is to enable Caribbean students to generate and foster a sense of unity and understanding among themselves, with their fellow students at Columbia University, and with the surrounding community. This goal will be realized through the sponsoring of educational, cultural, social, and other such activities which tend to further the aims of the CSA. Our members are students enrolled at the Columbia University and affiliates who identify with the culture of the Caribbean and are willing to further the aims of this … [Read more...]
Caribbean Students Association – Columbia University
The Caribbean Students Association of Columbia University is proud to announce that we have successfully completed our first service trip abroad to the beautiful island of Jamaica as part of our newly launched "There is Hope Campaign"! Living with a Jamaican family in the parish of St. Mary for the duration of their Spring Break, students April Simpson (CSA President), Samantha Jackson (International Outreach Chairwoman), Jessica Eddy (Secretariat), Jerelyn Rodriquez, and Opal Hoyt (two student volunteers) worked with the vibrant students of Richmond Primary and Infant School whose ages ranged … [Read more...]
