52 Kids Foundation selects 3 CVU students for Leadership Program

Lindsey Kingston, Caleb Ladue and Zoe Adams, all seniors attending Champlain Valley Union High school will be traveling to Kamuli, Uganda for a 2 week Leadership Program. While there they will see firsthand how the medical system works in a developing country by assisting nurses and doctors at the Kamuli Mission Hospital. The group will then be asked to form women's groups in local villages to discuss gender advancement, family planning as well as adult education. The final part of the trip will be learning then leading groups in building fuel efficient stoves as part of the environmental recovery movement initiated by the 52 Kids Foundation. This is the third year CVU students have participated in the Leadership Program. A second trip is planned for the winter break in February for interested applicants.