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Apwonjo hosts benefit concert for Invisible Children

Mazie Bryant February 14, 2012

In an effort to raise awareness for the crises in Sub-Saharan Africa, the student organization Apwonjo will host IgNIGHT, a benefit concert for members of the UA community, on Feb. 17. Apwonjo, meaning...

Student organization Apwonjo aims to connect international borders

Student organization Apwonjo aims to connect international borders

Melissa Brown November 22, 2011

The word “Apwonjo” means “I teach” in the Ugandan language of Luo. It is also the name of a University of Alabama organization, and Apwonjo members take the word’s definition to heart by organizing...

Students learn about conflict in Uganda

Students learn about conflict in Uganda

Jared Downing September 19, 2011

Students learn more about ‘Invisible Children’ thanks to guest speaker In 1998, Agnes Aromorach and her parents left her village in Northern Uganda to escape a war that had raged for a decade. She...

Apwonjo raises awareness about Congo

Jasmine Cannon October 19, 2010

Apwonjo, the University’s student organization dedicated to raising awareness about social injustice in sub-Saharan Africa, is hosting Breaking the Silence: Conflict in the Congo this week. “We are...

Apwonjo and Study Abroad Connections host panel discussion

Apwonjo and Study Abroad Connections host panel discussion

Jasmine Cannon September 29, 2010

Apwonjo and Study Abroad Connections hosted a panel discussion of current and former students Tuesday night consisting of four members who have traveled to countries in Africa. Lindsey Mullen, Joe Pavlisko,...