Temi Akinola
Akinola of Charlottesville, a 2020 global security and justice and French language and literature graduate, is an English teaching assistant in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
“I am particularly interested in education and its formation on peace-building and human rights,” she said. “I will be teaching English at an all-girls high school, completing tutoring college prep programs through the U.S Embassy and working with the National Council for Human Rights in [Ivory Coast].”
She was supposed to start in October 2020, but that was moved to the beginning of February.
“My stay has been condensed,” she said. “Some of the programs that would usually take place in person, such as student workshops, question-and-answer sessions and panels, have had to take place online or via Zoom.”
Temi Akinola
Akinola of Charlottesville, a 2020 global security and justice and French language and literature graduate, is an English teaching assistant in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
“I am particularly interested in education and its formation on peace-building and human rights,” she said. “I will be teaching English at an all-girls high school, completing tutoring college prep programs through the U.S Embassy and working with the National Council for Human Rights in [Ivory Coast].”
She was supposed to start in October 2020, but that was moved to the beginning of February.
“My stay has been condensed,” she said. “Some of the programs that would usually take place in person, such as student workshops, question-and-answer sessions and panels, have had to take place online or via Zoom.”
Islamic Society of Central Virginia holds food distribution event
Islamic Society of Central Virginia holds food distribution event By Andrew Webb | January 9, 2021 at 8:01 PM EST - Updated January 10 at 9:01 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Islamic Society of Central Virginia supplied food to community members in need on January 9.
With funds from a $10,000 Community Response Initiative Grant from Islamic Relief USA, the Islamic Society of Central Virginia had boxes of food for over 200 people. Organizers of the event say this helps fill a critical need in the community during the pandemic.
“Right now we see a lot of our community members who have lost their job,” President of the Board Mudhasir Bashir said. “Some have actually lost them for a while now, for a few months now, so this is just an effort to make sure that nobody in Charlottesville goes without food.”