Community Outreach

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Logic20/20 is proud to support the education of Eunice Naswali, an electrical engineering graduate student at Oregon State University (OSU).

Eunice is from the east African state of Uganda, and is studying in the United States to become a future leader in her country. She is inspired by her grandfather, who studied in England and founded Uganda’s first neurological unit in the capital city of Kampala. Through the reign of a dictator and extreme hardship, her grandfather declined offers to practice in other countries, and instead concentrated his effort on serving the Ugandan population.

Why did he stay so long? Eunice provides the answer: "If we all go, then who will stay?"

One challenge she identifies in her country is a growing need for more sophisticated infrastructure, especially for electricity. "Uganda uses hydroelectric power," she says, "but during the dry seasons, there is not enough water to supply the electricity needed to sustain just Kampala, a city of nine million people." The country has more than 30 million people in total, she says; how will their country meet the power needs of a growing population?

Eunice’s passion for mathematics and physics, as well as her desire to build things, has led to studying engineering in the hope of one day contributing to the improvement of Uganda’s infrastructure. Her high test scores and leadership potential qualified her to receive Logic20/20’s sponsorship of her American college education. She graduated in June 2009 with bachelors’ degrees in electrical engineering and French. She began graduate work that fall at OSU studying analog signal processes. Analog systems are used in a variety of technological applications, including telecommunications.

After graduation, her goal is to gain work experience in the United States before returning to Uganda. She does not know exactly what industry she would like to work in, but she does know that she wants to make an impact. She cites the need for "authentic, accountable, and courageous" leaders in her country, and wants to become a role model for young women to encourage them to pursue the sciences.

Eunice came to the United States through Leaders for Africa, a Seattle-based non-profit organization whose mission is to develop a community of well-trained, well-connected, world-class servant leaders in developing countries who will act as catalysts for community and national development. The organization strives to equip the future leaders with educational and leadership opportunities in the United States so they can promote education, economic development, social policy, and democratic governments in their home countries. Logic20/20 is proud to support the work of Leaders for Africa, and is proud to support the education of future leaders in Africa, like Eunice. To find out more about Leaders for Africa, visit their website.

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Since 1996, Art with Heart has been changing the lives of children who are struggling to overcome profound challenges such as trauma, serious illness, or abuse.

We do this through the creation of therapeutic tools and trainings that promote emotional health and well-being. Through our world-class collaborations with mental health experts and award-winning illustrators, we are the “chefs” who bring all the right ingredients together to create life-changing tools that benefit children, not just in Seattle, but world-wide.

Our research-based and age-appropriate books invite children to not only reflect on their past, but to write their future – one that is positive, despite the challenges they face.

Despite our small staff size, we have helped over 60,000 youth through the power of creativity.

But the need is great. Studies show that at least one in five youth have a mental health disorder because of trauma – severe enough to cause some level of impairment. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the most serious consequences of untreated mental illness in children are school failure, juvenile detention, and suicide.

The good news is we can make a difference with your help. To learn more about Art with Heart, visit their website.

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Eunice Naswali