{"id":1035,"date":"2012-10-12T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T16:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:48:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:48:05","slug":"challenged-and-changed-ips-student-erin-kane-reflects-on-kenya-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/?p=1035","title":{"rendered":"Challenged and Changed: IPS Student Erin Kane Reflects on Kenya Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1036\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/files\/2012\/10\/Elephant-Orphanage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1036\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/files\/2012\/10\/Elephant-Orphanage-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Elephant-Orphanage-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Elephant-Orphanage-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Elephant-Orphanage-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Elephant-Orphanage-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/ips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Elephant-Orphanage-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin Kane in front of an Elephant Orphanage in Kenya.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Public health, poverty, housing equality and women&#8217;s empowerment\u2014the needs of the world are great. That&#8217;s why for Erin Kane, it was difficult to decide where to focus her career. But her study abroad experience in Kenya through Loyola&#8217;s Institute of Pastoral Studies gave her the vision and clarity she needed.<\/p>\n<p>Erin took advantage of a trip to Kenya, as part of her master&#8217;s program in Social Justice and Community Development. Interested in how local groups can serve people in need, she met with Kenyan non-profit organizations and small businesses. Many of the organizations, such as Upendo Village, were aimed at providing affordable health care for HIV-affected families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The sheer generosity of everyone I encountered amazed me. So much work still needs to be done. But now I know why I&#8217;m doing it.&#8221; Through the trip, Erin found the focus and insight she&#8217;d been looking for. She now plans to find similar international work, with a focus on women&#8217;s health and well-being. \u201cMy Loyola trip to Kenya was by far a transformative experience. It brought home for me why I was working for social justice in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.luc.edu\/ips\/academics\/romeprogramsummer2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for more information about study abroad opportunities at IPS.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.luc.edu\/ips\/academics\/socialjustice\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for more information about the Master of Arts in Social Justice and Community Development program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public health, poverty, housing equality and women&#8217;s empowerment\u2014the needs of the world are great. That&#8217;s why for Erin Kane, it was difficult to decide where to focus her career. 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