Benjamin N. Duke Scholar Ally Santini's poster presentation describing her International Summer of Service in Uganda

1. Naama, Uganda
Summer 2011- Ally Santini
Solar Water Disinfection One of my
(SODIS) Team students from
Projects my AIDs
Awareness People & Lessons
Initiative
proudly holds I could write an entire book about all the lessons I learned from
• Conducted field research on safe drinking water practices by his HIV-
testing bacterial content of water sources, members of the negative result
living in Uganda and about all the incredibly generous people
Naama community , and holding weekly health information from free HIV met. I was utterly amazed at how my students from Good Hope
sessions testing at club have been to me and it was a blessing to spend two months
• After analyzing data to effectively decrease frequency of Naama Health of my life with them. I am proud to say that I still keep in contact
Fair (Below) with some students from Good Hope Club. Although I am back
waterborne illnesses, implemented Solar Water Disinfection Naama Health Fair
(SODIS) project in Naama Millennium Preparatory School and in Duke’s fast-paced world, I still think about my experiences in
(Below)
in over 30 households Naama every single day. My students and many other people
• Collaborated with Duke team members and the Red Cross to from Naama have been a true inspiration, and I am eternally
organize Naama Health Fair, providing free vaccinations, STD grateful to them. I also learned that I have a strong passion for
testing & health workshops for over 2,000 Ugandan villagers making a positive change. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, I
• Established a SODIS training committee to teach local wish to “be the change I wish to see in the world.”
villagers about cost-effective ways to improve sanitation
• Founded Good Hope Soccer Club, an awareness initiative
mobilizing youth to stop the spread of AIDS
• Developed & instructed English lessons plans for local primary
school, highlighted on A Wo rld N ws by Diane Sawyer
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Work &Travel
Naama
Place Work
•Traveled around Naama collecting and testing water samples
•Spending time with the children at Naama’s orphanage
I lived in Mityana, a town in central Uganda that is located 48 Travel
miles away from Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city. • I had the opportunity to bungee jump over the Nile River, white-water raft
on the Nile River, and go on a safari!
Naama Millennium Preparatory
School
Ugandan Safari Naama Village Wildlife
Shout outs
• Kathy and John Santini for supporting my dreams, even
when they take me far away from home
• Minda Brooks for all of her faith and encouragement
throughout the years
• Sumi Ariely and Dr. Kikongo for helping me prepare for
the journey and offering advice throughout the project
implementation process
• Robinah Jevelah for being a wonderful teammate,
Good Hope Club translator, and best friend