Hannah Ewing, daughter of Sue Grayson, will be traveling to Liberia in September in order to work in conjunction with the Strongheart Fellowship (http://www.strongheartfellowship.org/) conducting art therapy work with refugee children, as well as developing a Holocaust education curriculum to be implemented in post-conflict regions.
Currently working as a research assistant for the Center of Advanced Holocaust Study at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, Hannah received a BA in European History from Connecticut College in May 2009 and an MA in Human Rights from Columbia University in May 2010, where she wrote her thesis on the use of children’s wartime artwork as historical evidence and legal testimony.
If you would like to help Hannah fund her work, please visit http://www.giveforward.org/hannahinliberia
From Hannah:
When writing my MA thesis “Documenting Systemic Violence: Children’s Artwork as Witness,” I became personally invested in the plight of children whose lives have been affected by conflict. In looking for different avenues with which to put my research to use, I came across the Strongheart Fellowship, an organization that works to provide education, guidance and empowerment to underpriviledged, often war-affected youth in Robertsport, Liberia.
The people at Strongheart agreed to take me on as a Learning Circle guide and allow me to conduct my own research (along the same lines as my thesis work) while implementing the skills I’ve gained through my background in European history and employment at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Since Fulbright will not provide funding for work in Liberia and the Strongheart Group is tight on funds, as well, I am left to finance my own work, travel, and supplies.
I know that the economy hasn’t exactly been kind to most people, but I can promise you that your contributions will be put to amazing use – I will have the research, photos, and resulting autobiographies to prove it.
Thank you,
Hannah Ewing
Published: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 by s.grayson