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ROAD SCHOLARS: INUIT ADVENTURE AFRICA follows six Inuit teenagers volunteering at an orphan care centre in Botswana. This one-hour documentary from award-winning producer Jane Hawtin premiered on APTN this past February. Check your local listings for repeat broadcasts!



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ROAD SCHOLARS: INUIT ADVENTURE AFRICA. Culture shock for 6 high school students from Nunavut!

Culture shock for 6 high school students from Nunavut!

Six teenagers from Arviat, Kugaaruk, Gjoa Haven, Baker Lake and Coral Harbour have had the adventure of a lifetime. They spent the summer volunteering in rural Africa. They experienced, first hand, the crushing AIDS pandemic sweeping that country, had one-on-one encounters with cheetahs and elephants, earned 4 high school credits, met and performed for the President of Botswana, and made fast friends on the other side of the world.

ROAD SCHOLARS: INUIT ADVENTURE AFRICA is a special one-hour documentary produced by award winning broadcast journalist Jane Hawtin, president of Road Scholars Productions Inc. The program tracks the teens from their communities in Nunavut, to their orientation/team building sessions in Ottawa, through their 6 week adventure in Botswana and home again.


Charlene
(Baker Lake)
Eric
(Arviat)
Nathan
(Arviat)

Vicki
(Coral Harbour)
Simon
(Gjoa Haven)
Norman
(Kugaaruk)


The 6 teens lived together with their 2 group leaders in a small house in Otse, a small town on the Botswana border with South Africa. The house was provided by Dula Sentle Trust, an orphan care centre for 70 children from the community whose parents have died. The work at the centre was emotionally and physically challenging for the teens. Coping with the different food, language, weather and surroundings was difficult for Charlene from Baker Lake. "Sometimes I got really homesick so I wanted to go home. But I wanted to finish the program first."
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For Norman from Kugaaruk, the experience shattered a lot of stereotypes. "I thought that Africa would be old fashioned, simple, but it is so modern with good roads and lots of cars." And Simon from Gjoa Haven fell in love with teaching. "The children were lots of fun. I really enjoyed working with them."

All 6 were sent to Africa by the Nunavut Youth Abroad Program. Chris Da Silva the Chairman of NYAP says, " We went and talked to 70 successful students in the north and it was crystal clear that all the successful students had had the opportunity to travel outside of their communities. The mission of NYAP is to build self-confidence and self-esteem by providing life-changing experiences. Nathan and Eric from Arviat get it. "We're really proud that we were able to complete the program. It was hard but we did it."


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ROAD SCHOLARS: INUIT ADVENTURE AFRICA airs February 19 at 7pm,EST, on APTN

The airing of ROADS SCHOLARS: INUIT ADVENTURE AFRICA will launch a call for aboriginal hosts for season 4 of Road Scholars. In the summer of 2005 the chosen hosts will be sent for adventures in: Peru, Australia, Wyoming and 5 other exotic locales. For details: www.roadscholars.ca.

For more information contact info@amberlight.ca or call Maria at 416-694-3131.




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