Thanks to the daughter of an ambassador — a graduate student at the University of Ottawa — the Heads of Mission Spouses Association (HOMSA) helped out a science learning initiative as part of its big annual fundraiser.
The charity, known as Science Travels, runs a University of Ottawa science outreach program that aims to expose young people in northern Ontario and Quebec and in Nunavut to science and technology.
Slovenian Ambassador Marjan Cencen’s daughter, Veronika, is a master of science student and works with the Science Travels program that was highlighted at this year’s HOMSA garden party.
Graduate students run the program, which sees them travelling to northern First Nations communities — 77 so far — to run fun science programs that excite students about a future in the field.
Read More: http://diplomatonline.com/mag/2016/06/homsa-funds-science-studies-for-northern-students/