Global Activism: Using Art for Development

Global Activism: Using Art for Development
A student from Prince Primary school in Uganda shows off his art project.
Global Activism: Using Art for Development
A student from Prince Primary school in Uganda shows off his art project.

Global Activism: Using Art for Development

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It’s Thursday and time for our Global Activism segment. Grant Buhr is the country director for Project Focus. The organization uses art to facilitate development projects in Southwest Uganda. They’re in the process of creating an internet café in Layantonde, Uganda. Project Focus got started after three students here in Chicago watched the documentary “Invisible Children.” The film is about the children who are the victims of Uganda’s civil war. After seeing the film the students decided they needed to see what was happening firsthand. But first they needed to raise the funds for the trip…

This short Project Focus film takes an in-depth look into Prince Primary School and its students: