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The students were selectâ€" ed to participate in the Canada research chair in international human rights internship program because of their high grades, volunâ€" teer records, job experiâ€" ences and personal stateâ€" ments. "They‘re both outstandâ€" ing candidates," said Rhoda Howardâ€"Hassmann, the holder of Laurier‘s Canada research chair in internaâ€" tional human rights. She and Suzan Toperczer, 23, were eventually selected from 13 applicants for these coveted overseas positions. This event inspired her to apply for one of two human rights internships offered through the university. "Seeing how grateful someone is for the small things you do really made me want to pursue working for a NGO and to do my part to make the world a better place to be." "That changed my per spective," Bumstead said. The old woman‘s unusuâ€" al gesture was made out of gratitude for the food aid brought to her cycloneâ€"hit village by a nonâ€"governâ€" mental organization Bumâ€" stead was volunteering for at the time. "This is pretty unheard of in that culture," Bumstead said of the woman, who she remembers as being too skinny from malnourishâ€" ment, and who wore a red sari around her head. That‘s why one of Andrea Bumstead‘s most lasting memories of her trip there many years ago is of an eldâ€" erly, fiveâ€"footâ€"tall Muslim woman putting her arm around her and holding on tight. t‘s considered a cultural Ilaboo to touch a foreignâ€" er in _ the _ small Bangladesh village a recent Wilfrid Laurier University graduate once visited. WY WLU grads chosen to spend summer helping children in Thirdâ€"World nations @ Heips reduce stress VISCO ELASTIC MEMORY FOAM The purpose (of this V‘W“’qtg;o"} n p d a By Jennirer Ormston For The Chronicle MEMORY FOAM BED TOPPERS ® Greater comfort We Custom Cut Foam ... 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The funding for these internships is through this research chair program, she in some way in human rights projects and to give them an experience I think will be valuable to them for the rest of their lives," Howardâ€"Hassmann said. program) is to give two qualified undergraduate students a chance to see more of the world, to assist Andrea Bumstead, pictured above at right, during a recent trip to Bangladesh, and Suzan Toperczer will spend four months helping suffering children in Central America and Africa ds ifi ol nigiaa es rinnunterrinkitwariexih‘ss V H LIFESTYLE "I‘m very lucky to have gotten this opportunity because getting internationâ€" al experience is so key, espeâ€" cially with a reputable interâ€" national organization like this," she said. "It‘s a great Her responsibilities will primarily be to communiâ€" cate with funders, like UNICEE, about their financâ€" ing and support of certain programs for HIVâ€"infected orphans and vulnerable children. She also will help to put together new proâ€" Her fourâ€"month placeâ€" ment is in Gambia, in Africa, where she will work with the Christian Children‘s Fund. "Getting an internship abroad was definitely what I wanted to do next." international experience, which is really valuable for working in the human rights sector," she said. 20% OFF . 15% OFF . * un We ALL FOAM MATTRESSES â€" ALL FOAM CUstOM CUT L Upp 3 hT ie ponbans winoniantrzens O tsA m mavavee 00 CHRONICLE [ "My general feeling about this kind of thing, from watching people over the last 35 years, is that it creates a body of people in Canada who understand and care about the rest of the world." Howardâ€"Hassmann, who is an international human rights specialist, said the girls‘ experiences abroad will probably change the way they see things in Canaâ€" da. * Her job description will be finalized upon arrival, but she knows she will be doing administrative work. 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