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11 January 2016

Vietnam in Photos #HogsAbroad #UARKlife

The U of A Community Development in Vietnam students are usually the January intersession to work in the small, rural village of Hoa An, Vietnam. Hoa An is also home to the Rural Development College. Students from the two colleges joined together to work side-by-side to address the many challenges this community faces. This includes work in local schools, with projects at the university and with community leaders as well as with individual families. By developing and leading these projects, students are getting a truly unique experience to immerse themselves in the community, gain true cultural understanding, and develop leadership skills in a challenging environment. The program will end this weekend; here are a few photos by faculty leader Laura Gray showing us a peak into what it's been like so far.
The Fulbright Service-Leadership Team built two biogas systems before heading to the schools.
Fulbright Service-Leadership Team. (Minus Sam, Danielle and Armin, out doing farm surveys). Taking the boat down canal to get to rural school.
Soup lady, Floating Market, Can Tho


Lady boat vender pulls up alongside our boat to sell coffee, sodas
at Floating Market on the MeKong River, outside Can Tho
Grade 3, Vietnam
School of Lunch!!

Faculty leadership for the Global Community Development in Vietnam program comes from Dr. Amy Farmer and Steve Kopp, of the Walton College of Business, and Laura Gray, of the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences.
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Find out more about the U of A Community Development in Vietnam program at http://studyabroad.uark.edu/vietnam