The East African Student Association of Carleton University (EASAC) has collected over 4,000 academic books to send to high school and university students in Burundi.
“This is part of a larger initiative to educate young people in five East African countries who don’t have access to these kinds of books because of poverty,” says Eric Byenkya, the President of EASAC. “We have several East African students at Carleton and we want to give back to other young people who don’t have the same advantages that we have. We are hoping that this small contribution will make a difference in these youth’s lives because they are the future of Africa.”
Tomorrow, Wednesday March 15, representatives of EASAC will be on hand to discuss and present their project to the general public in the foyer of the Tory Building from 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
EASAC has approached the Consulates of Canada in five countries to help distribute the books to the national universities in each country and are asking that each university will then give these books to their most impoverished students. This month, EASAC is donating the books they have already collected to the Université officielle du Bujumbura.
EASAC also plans to create a high school scholarship fund to assist needy students in East Africa.
“We would like to thank Carleton University for giving us the opportunity to pursue this important initiative and we appreciate the support from Carleton students, faculty, and staff who have donated their books,” says Byenkya.
Anyone wanting to contribute books or funding for the scholarship can contact EASAC at easac@rogers.com.
For more information:
Eric Byenkya
President
EASAC
688-2300 ext. 4261
byenkya.byenkya@gmail.com
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 in News Releases
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