Whitney gives me publicity :)

My incredibly supportive friend, Whitney Bull, sent Hamilton College the article in the East African Business Week (in previous post) and as a result, the following appeared on the Hamilton website. Although I was kind of embarassed by the article (and some of its false facts), it does feel good to be recognized. More importantly, however, is how good it feels to have friends who encourage me, show how much they care about me by asking questions, genuinely listening and caring about the answers, and then take it one step further by giving me publicity. :)

From the website, thanks to Whitney:

Katie Spencer '06 was featured in an article in East African Business Week - Kampala (2/26/07) about her volunteer work with the Global Youth Partnership for Africa (GYPA) and travel to Uganda, where she worked for 2 months.

Spencer started fulltime volunteer work for GYPA in August 2006. In January she co-led a GYPA trip of approximately 20 students to Uganda (including Meredith Falzone and Lynn Wetzel, both '07.) The purpose of the trip was to raise awareness about the conflict in Uganda and foster relationships between Ugandan and American Youth. Spencer remained in Uganda after the trip to pursue various other projects.

The Global Youth Partnership for Africa is a program that links American and African youth. According to its Web site, "In January 2007, 13 Americans and 23 Ugandans came together in Kampala and Gulu, Uganda for the second Global Kimeeza. The goal of the Kimeeza was to provide a platform for these young people to explore the important role that youth play in post-conflict reconstruction by sharing ideas, approaches, and strategies."

The East African Business Week article quotes Spencer: "The partnership provides an opportunity for mutual benefit. Ugandan youth meet with American youth and share experiences and the Americans help to link them up to people who can fund their activities," she says.