[ASU] The Institute of the African Child Lecture!

[Joan Kanyange]

Hi all,


The Institute for African Child is hosting the first lecture in our 
series "What's Working for Kids in Africa: A Discussion of Best 
Practices" this Friday at 2:00 p.m. in Bentley 233. Our speaker is Dr. 
Kristen Cheney, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, from the University 
of Dayton. Her talk "Up from the Grassroots: How community-based orphan 
care becomes national policy" will run from 2-3 p.m.. A reception will 
follow from 3-4 p.m..

Dr. Cheney's work centers on children's survival strategies amidst 
difficult circumstances in Eastern and Southern Africa. As a Fulbright 
2008-9 Africa Regional Research Scholar, She has been conducting 
collaborative ethnographic research with children affected by HIV/AIDS 
to better understand how they tap into various community and 
international resources, in order to ensure their own survival.

We're looking forward to seeing you at the lecture and thank you for 
supporting The Institute for the African Child.


Kind Regards,
Andria Sherrow
Assistant Director, The Institute for the African Child
Managing Editor, Childhood in Africa: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Center for International Studies
Ohio University
www.afrchild.ohio.edu