There is no better way to learn than to be there yourself, as any student who has studied or worked abroad will tell you. In the past year, 25 U of T Scarborough students visited nearly a dozen countries around the world through the International Development Studies Co-op program and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship Program (#QEScholars). These experiences brought home the reality of what the students were learning in class, and gave them an opportunity to be a part of the local organizations working to solve local and national problems. As the year comes to a close, we’d like to share some examples of the great work that our students have been doing.
Meet the students
Fredriz Cantilado: Helping to build a better life for artisans in Ghana
Ali Akbar: Building capacity among women entrepreneurs
Mariba Douglas: Empowering a vulnerable population in Jamaica