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Home Programs Our School About Take Action Contact Blog Bellarmine Prep COFIA Club Students Visit the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation July 13, 2015 “Everyone has a story,” says Gates Foundation educator Luis Ortega, Founder of Storytellers for Change. With the belief that people create change, Ortega inspires and empowers students to share their stories and become the catalyst for positive change in the world. Bellarmine Prep COFIA Club students travelled to Seattle to attend the Ideas for Change workshop at the Bill and Melinda Gates Information Center in Seattle. The workshop challenges students to make a positive impact on their community. Students are exposed to team building sessions with peers that include analysis of messaging strategies and learning how to develop the action tools necessary to achieve a successful action plan. Students also make new friends with teens from area schools and international students, while learning about current global health and human rights issues. “Hand Washing Day” is coming up in October, the Bellarmine students discover on their new “Action Calendar” provided to them by the Gates Foundation. Bellarmine COFIA Club students have determined that a hand washing & hygiene awareness campaign would be a great way to benefit students at St. Jude Primary School in Rubongi, Uganda. In the spring of 2015, COFIA’s Operation Wellness Campaign revealed a tie between the lack of basic hygiene supplies, and skin related illnesses. Without proper hygiene resources, Rubongi students endure serious dermatalogical conditions often displayed by people living in extreme poverty. Poor sanitation can also lead to sanitation-related illnesses like diarrhea, pneumonia and cholera. Ideas for Change are happening and the Bellarmine COFIA Club students are empowered and ready to make positive change in their local and global community. rheana Previous Post A Huge Thank You To Russell Associates Next Post Ship to Learn Sitemap Home Programs US Programs Uganda Programs Our School About Why Uganda? Take Action Donate Volunteer Partner Sponsorship Contact Blog Follow Us Facebook Twitter Vimeo Instagram Donate DONATE Blog From Tacoma to Africa, with love November 11, 2015 A Huge Thank You To Russell Associates November 10, 2015 Ideas for Change — Leadership for Teens July 13, 2015 © 2021 COFIA. Website by Outmark