We are now in Durban, which sits right on the coast of the Indian Ocean. The view from my hotel room is AMAZING! (I can hear the ocean as I sleep.) This week we heard from educational experts and community activists from KwaZula Natal (the province where Durban is located). One of the highlights of the week was Wednesday’s meeting with Ela Gandhi, one of the granddaughter’s of Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi spent over twenty years in South Africa and, after returning to India, his son (Ela’s father) carried on Gandhi’s work here. Ela is also very involved with human rights advocacy and is the head of ICON (International Center of Nonviolence) which works to educate people about Gandhi’s ideas. On Wednesday, we also had a panel discussion on HIV/AIDS and its impact on education in the
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