Visiting Student Leaders Showcase Their Learning and Creativity

“Jambo. Jambo Bwana. Habari Gani? Mzuri Sana” This was the Kiswahili refrain sung by students from Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa at the Tivoli earlier this week. The song welcomed guests into a presentation in which the students presented what they had learned during their time in Denver. The group of twenty teenage students were here as part of the Bold Leaders Project organized by Denver-based non-profit Critical Mass Leadership Education.

Developed in partnership with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassies in the participating countries, the Bold Leaders Project focuses on building civic engagement, leadership, respect for diversity and conflict resolution skills among the participants. The Bold Leaders Project offers the chance for the participants to re-consider long-held beliefs about how they can engage in their communities and the role they can play as active citizens and emerging leaders.

The event at the Tivoli this past Wednesday was a time for the students to showcase their learning as well as to present their creative work. A series of poems entitled “I Am” let the students express who they are now and who they hope to become.

The Bold Leaders have now gone on to Washington, DC, where their education continues for a week before they travel back to their respective home countries. Upon their return the students will engage in various projects in their communities with local partner organizations. Another group of Bold Leaders is scheduled to come to Denver in April.

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