Intercultural Mentorship and Friendship Program (IMFP)

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In January of 2022, 61 women from Afghanistan were accepted to Arizona State University and joined our campus from the Asian University of Women. Of One Heart is a Phoenix based nonprofit which aims to connect refugees with mentors to

In January of 2022, 61 women from Afghanistan were accepted to Arizona State University and joined our campus from the Asian University of Women. Of One Heart is a Phoenix based nonprofit which aims to connect refugees with mentors to cultivate intercultural relationships, assist refugees in integrating into a new community, and to empower refugees to utilize their unique perspectives and talents in their new home. In addition to these goals, these relationships aim to connect refugees with the networks their mentor has and to assist them in understanding the new systems and norms of American culture. The relationship is reciprocal in the sharing of background and stories to facilitate trust and to recognize the value refugees have to contribute to society. The mission of this project is to implement the Of One Heart mentoring model onto ASU campus to help facilitate intercultural friendships between our new students from Afghanistan and other ASU students, faculty and staff. In doing so, we hope to create a model demonstrating refugee student success by collecting data through pre and post program surveys to track if involvement in the program improved participants utilization of existing ASU resources, cultural competency, mental health, and participation in community activities and internships/job opportunities. Ideally, we hope to create a program model which is proven to support refugee students to be replicated for future semesters as the program expands to serve not only the students from Afghanistan, but all refugee and asylum seeking students.

Date Created
2023-05
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Systems Change Analysis: Next Generation Service Corps and The Difference Engine

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Analysis of Next Generation Service Corps (NGSC) and the Difference Engine (TDE) under the theory of systems change, a model for creating social change. This paper explains NGSC, TDE, and systems change. It then analyzes the systems change effect of

Analysis of Next Generation Service Corps (NGSC) and the Difference Engine (TDE) under the theory of systems change, a model for creating social change. This paper explains NGSC, TDE, and systems change. It then analyzes the systems change effect of NGSC and TDE using case studies of similar models, with NGSC being a leadership-development-based model of systems change, and TDE being a product-based model of systems change. Based on the case study analysis, it was determined that TDE has a more direct effect on communities, and NGSC has a longer-term impact. Ultimately, a hybrid of the two models is needed.
Date Created
2022-12
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