Abel Sapirstein
Harvey Mudd College
Project
The Lion’s Story: Community Efforts at Decolonising African Education
- Kenya ,
- Tanzania ,
- Malta ,
- Rwanda ,
- Ghana ,
- Liberia ,
- South Africa ,
- Eswatini ,
- Cameroon ,
- Barbados
An African proverb states, “until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” During my year, I radically reimagined African education by gaining a deeper understanding of what truly decolonized education can look like, and witnessed the effects it has on communities.
2023 Fellows
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Augustina Nguyen
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Brandon Saucedo Pita
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ChiChi Odo
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Chloe Ortiz
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Connie Chao
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Crys Moosman
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Danielle Pinney
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Divya Gudur
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Dylan Morse
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Eleda Fernald
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Ellie Lipp
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Eniola Ajao
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Grace Callahan
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Hannah McKenzie
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Ilana Svartz
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Jack Rider-McGovern
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Jordan McClintock
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Justin Morande
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Kaitlyn Paulsen
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Kyra Zapf
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Lauren Hutton
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Livia Cox
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Maggie McGlenn
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