By Brenda Odhiambo
Fourteen students from USIU-Africa departed on Wednesday 31 July to represent the University at the 10th edition of the University Scholars Leadership Symposium (USLS) Conference that will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 1st to 7th August.
The conference is organized by Humanitarian Affairs Asia, a civil society organization that has for years, been encouraging young people to be involved in humanitarian pursuits. Over the years, Humanitarian Affairs Asia has proven itself to be a unique and vibrant organization that nurtures young leaders to be socially responsible.
The conference is designed to develop the leadership and social change skills of emerging leaders from around the world. USIU-Africa has represented Kenya and East Africa in previous Symposiums as one of the two delegations representing the Continent.
The USIU Africa 2018 USLS team was able to implement some of the important things they learnt about volunteerism and supporting the disadvantaged in our community by mentoring, donating books and food stuff to L’Arche Kenya, a home for differently abled youth located in Nyahururu.
Other than the delegation from USIU-Africa, the only other African country represented at this symposium is South Africa. The team is accompanied by the club coordinators Mr. Chris Ayuoyi and Ms. Jane Nyaga.