For five weeks every summer, ISU students can be found winnowing amaranth, building tip-taps, and digging sweet potato mounds in the fields and gardens of Uganda, fostering an appreciation for agriculture without borders.
The Uganda Service Learning Program is second to none at Iowa State, providing students and faculty with the opportunity to work alongside undergraduates from Makerere University, in the Kamuli District of Uganda. Students have been making the trip for nearly eight years, promoting intercultural understanding between Iowans and Ugandans and nurturing unique binational projects between two outstanding universities.
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