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Amena Saad of Durham is pursuing a degree in Journalism and Business Studies. She has served as co-leader of an APPLES Service-Learning Alternative Break to Asheville, which focused on hunger and homelessness. Amena is a member of the Editorial Board for the Daily Tar Heel, Gene Clark Memorial Scholarship winner, Tech Staffer at the Carolina Union, and a UNC Admissions Ambassador. She also serves as an advocate through the Community Empowerment Fund.

During her bridge year, Amena interned with the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, a refugee and migrant organization. She also pursed English Education, Advocacy, and Social Innovation work at the Yusra Community Center in Istanbul, Turkey.

Read Amena’s posts here:

Pre-Departure: Right on Time
The Night Is Young