Interdisciplinary Studies : Teachers: Study in South Africa and Lesotho

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 "Lesotho’s Difficult Options within South Africa"

Program Highlights

• Examine South Africa’s interaction with Lesotho
• Learn about the cultures and history of Southern Africa
• Participate in seminars with African professors, politicians, civil servants and community activists
• Engage in service learning experiences with African teachers, care givers and students
• Enjoy activities like game viewing, hiking and shopping
• Embellish your credentials with a Fulbright-Hays participant award
• Visit non-malarial and low risk areas in Southern Africa
• Fulbright-Hays Group Projects grant pays 85% of travel, food, and lodging overseas expenses
• Cost share expense is only $850 for over five weeks abroad

     Participants will experience the culture and unique situation of Lesotho, a vulnerable third world state completely surrounded by South Africa, a regional power classified as an emerging market economy. The relationship between these two countries might be considered a prototype of how the weak and strong interact in the global political economy. South Africa has a dramatic impact on most aspects of life in Lesotho. Nevertheless, their geographical, environmental and ethnic commonalities create mutual relationships and shared interests, not just unilateral dominance by the stronger party. In fact the cultures, economies, histories, languages, peoples, politics and societies of South Africa and Lesotho are intimately intertwined. Participants will spend roughly three weeks in Lesotho and two in South Africa observing how these shared elements operate and interact on both sides of their border.

             The teachers selected will engage in a comprehensive and carefully planned project designed to give them a nuanced view of Southern Africa. The program will have a substantial service learning component where participants will develop personal contacts with citizens by interning in community development, educational, environmental, human rights and social welfare organizations. These interactions will facilitate close continued collaboration of participants with African contacts, while sharing experiences in Southern Africa with U.S. students, colleagues, communities and professional organizations.

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Professor Richard Weisfelder
Department of Political Science
MS #511
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH 43606-3390
(419) 530-2265
rweisfe@utnet.utoledo.edu