Four, fourth year UPEI nursing students presented a letter from the School of Nursing to Sister Mary Kinyua which indicated the School of Nursing will support the HIV/AIDS Outreach program of the St. Theresa's Mission Hospital in Kiirua Kenya. The students are in Kenya for three months to carry out clinical rotations at the hospital. Cheryl Edmunds, Marley Bruce, Sister Mary Kinyua, Rianne Carragher and Ashley Caulier.

On an exceptionally balmy evening at the end of June, the Charlottetown Airport was a hub of activity and excitement as four families gathered to say good-bye and good luck to UPEI Nursing students, heading off to Kenya for three months. Marley Bruce, Rianne Carragher, Ashley Caulier, and Cheryl Edmunds each received $8,000 to participate in an internship through the Students for Development program. Students for Development is a way for young Canadians to work together to understand better international development challenges , and to take part in the search for solutions. Financial support for this program is provided by the Government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The four interns will be working at Saint Theresa's, a small community hospital in Kiirua located in the Mount Kenya region. They will rotate through a number of placements within the hospital, for example, outpatients, emergency, pediatrics and the maternal ward. They will also have the opportunity to work outside the hospital in an Aids Outreach program as well as in the Children's Home (orphanage.) from the University of Prince Edward Island Internationalization web site.

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