Dec. 11, 2009
Yaniel Sargeant, a junior Public Relations major from Montclair, NJ is currently studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa for the Fall 2009 semester. She is taking classes at the University of Cape Town, studying Media, Power and Culture and Social and Economic Development, among other classes. She is also involved with the Amy Biehl Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to reduce crime and violence by developing and empowering the youth of South Africa through afterschool programs available in local townships. She assists in their Peer Education classes, co-facilitating sessions with topics ranging from culture and peer pressure to HIV/AIDS.
For more information visit: http://www.amybiehl.co.za/