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May 3, 2007
Since 2000, Schreyer Honors College scholars have traveled to India to work in the Indian orphanages Homes of the Indian Nations--HOINA. HOINA "houses, feeds, clothes and educates south India's abandoned, abused, and orphaned children—from infancy to adulthood—providing food, clothing, medical care, education, and training them for professional careers" through two orphanages--one male and one female. Darlene Large, a distinguished alumna from Penn State, started HOINA in 1978 with one home for seven boys. In the intervening 29 years, many changes have occurred. To accommodate the now 200 children, more land was bought, another home was built, and many improvements to the children's education programs have been made.
For geography graduate students Jairus Rossi and Shaunna Barnhart and seven undergraduate students, their summer plans are set. They will travel to India on July 23 to spend three weeks working with the children in the two orphanages. The students, taking "Experiences in International Service Learning" will bring their respective knowledge when they interact with the children.
Last year's class, upon returning home, made the video (posted to the right) based on their experience in India.
Direct link to video.