Tatiana Wilson

Class of 2010

I am finishing up my final semester as an African Studies

concentrator.  My main interests lie in the creative arts,

education, childhood development and religion.  I had the

opportunity to study in Mali with a musician and his dance

troupe, as well as take a few courses on African music, religion

and storytelling here at Harvard.  I have spent the past two

summers primarily in Uganda, serving with faith-based

organizations that work with at-risk populations of children

(HIV/AIDS orphans, street kids and former child soldiers).  After

doing an independent research project which focused on

rehabilitation programs that incorporate art therapy into the

healing process of traumatized children, I got involved with a

NGO founded by two friends of mine that uses art as a tool to

educate and empower children who were living in the streets of

Kampala.  After graduating, I hope to develop a deeper, richer

understanding of how to incorporate faith and the arts into the

education and empowerment of youth populations in Africa and

beyond.