Over Winter Break, faculty from the Department of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies will take students on a service learning trip focused on youth development in Ghana. Participants will engage in community building projects that includes working alongside Ghanaian youth and young adults to learn about how Ghanaians understand their society and culture. Students can expect to learn about Ghanaian history and culture, meet traditional elders and Queen/Queen mothers, listen to lectures about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, visit museums and artist galleries, experience rural and urban life, learn about traditional storytelling, African drumming and dance, and visit open air markets. Community engagement opportunities may include working with children to learn about their community and working with Ghanaians on gender and sexuality issues. Ghanaian-run NGOs determine what is needed in their communities and how program participants can best serve them.