In July 2013, 64 students with roots in 13 countries gathered at the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa to participate in Global Encounters, the first summer programme of its kind for Ismaili youth from around the world. Students from Afghanistan, Angola, Canada, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Madagascar, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, and the United States of America, joined with participants from the host country Kenya — eager to learn, serve and grow.
Over the course of the next month, they would have a window on a world outside of their own. With the Mombasa campus as their base of activity, the students also visited Nairobi — a hub for the Aga Khan Development Network’s work in East Africa and a city of historical significance for the Jamat.
via The Ismaili: “Global Encounters” opens a new window on the world for Ismaili youth.
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