Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, August 31, 2011, Page 6, Image 6

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Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled staff are ready to help those in need
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University of Portland student Kurt Berning addresses students at
a school in rural Kenya. He has raised nearly $1,500 to install
electricity to the school.
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U n iv ersity o f P o rtlan d sen io r
Kurt Berning has raised nearly $ 1,500
to successfully bring electricity to a
rural K enyan school.
B erning is volunteering in K enya
through the u n iv ersity ’s M oreau
C enter fo r Service and L eadership
East A frica Internship program .
The Friends Secondary School
in Lusui serves 220 students in rural
w estern K enya. B erning surpassed
his goal by raising $ 1,490, and p u r­
chased 5 0 new books for the school
w ith the additional donations. E lec­
tricity w as installed at the school in
July.
evening, and allow teachers to use
m ore effective teaching aides.
Few o f the surrounding hom es
have electricity, and m any o f the
students are orphans w ho are af­
fected by HI V /A IDS.
T he M oreau C en ter program ,
launched in 2009, sends up to three
students to East A frica for a nine-
w eek internship program in collabo­
ration w ith the F oundation for Sus­
tainable D evelopm ent. T he interns
w ork to address local health, social,
environm ental, and econom ic issues
th ro u g h g ra ssro o ts, co m m u n ity -
based action.
A ccording to B erning, the ad d i­
B erning is also the co-creator o f
tion o f lights, w iring, and electrical the G lobal A lliance for D eveloping
outlets w ill dram atically expand the Education, an innovative non-profit
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