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[Words appear: Indiana University presents]
[Video: Several young children in Rwanda hold books while waving and smiling to the camera.]
[Video: An Indiana University student hands out books to a large group of young children in Rwanda.]
[Video: A group of young children in Rwanda smile while looking at new books that were recently given to them.]
[Video: Vera Marinova, the Books and Beyond program director, appears on camera.]
Marinova speaks: The Books and Beyond Program is a service-learning project created at Indiana University. It is entirely student led. We have students from almost every unit at the university, working together on a project that seeks to address the needs of underprivileged communities in Rwanda.
[Video: An Indiana University student leads a class activity outside. She and the students are dancing.]
[Video: A teacher leads a class. The students are looking at him and listening intently.]
[Video: Three Rwandan students are working together on a writing assignment in a classroom. One student is holding a pen and writing on a piece of paper at a desk.]
[Video: A close-up of a Rwandan student dancing in class.]
[Video: An Indiana University student is helping a Rwandan student with his homework. She bends down to be closer to him. When she is done helping him, she stands back up and goes to help another student.]
[Video: A close-up of a Rwandan student sitting at his desk, reading an assignment.]
Marinova speaks: With the mentorship of Indiana University students, children participate in a variety of workshops, writing sessions and informational sessions, and they learn how to author a story, and then the stories are published.
[Video: A panning shot of a library. Dozens of books are on the shelves.]
Marinova speaks: We're in our 10th year this year, and we have created and published over 20,000 books so far.
[Video: Courtney Vaughn, an Indiana University senior, appears on camera.]
Vaughn speaks: I was a readers and theater teacher at Kabwende Primary School, so I taught kids English through acting out a story that was written by American kids.
[Video: Vaughn reads aloud to her class in Rwanda.]
[Video: A close-up of a Rwandan student. He is sitting at his desk, holding a piece of paper and reading out loud.]
[Video: Vaughn appears on camera.]
Vaughn speaks: My favorite memory is probably the book distribution. It didn't hit me until then that like, those kids, have so little and yet they cherish so much. They find the beauty and happiness in every little thing, so that's something that I'll cherish forever. I'll never forget that moment.
[Video: Vaughn gives books to a large group of Kabwende students.]
[Video: Several Rwandan students hold books while waving and smiling to the camera.]
[Video: A Rwandan baby sits on a woman’s lap. The baby looks into the camera, while the woman smiles at him.]
[Video: An Indiana University student and his students in Rwanda dance together in a circle while holding hands as a group.]
[Video: Jesse Jones, an Indiana University senior, appears on camera.]
Jones speaks: I would say my favorite part of this experience has been interacting with the children at Kabwende.
[Video: Jones leads a class and points at the chalkboard.]
[Video: A Rwandan student is working on a writing assignment in a classroom. He is holding a pen and writing on a piece of paper at a desk.]
[Video: Jones and two students are writing on a chalkboard.]
[Video: Jones dances in a circle with his students outside.]
Jones speaks: The students here have shown me the importance of education. It really made me appreciate my opportunities that I have to be a student at Indiana University.
[Video: A large group of young Rwandan students walk together outside, toward their school.]
[Video: An Indiana University student leads a class in Rwanda. She points to the chalkboard.]
[Video: A Rwandan student is working on a writing assignment in a classroom. He is holding a pen and writing on a piece of paper at a desk.]
[Video: An Indiana University faculty member puts a pair of glasses on a Rwandan girl.]
[Video: An Indiana University faculty member performs an eye exam on a young Rwandan boy. The boy is wearing glasses.]
[Video: A panning shot of a large bookcase filled with books as someone places a book on the shelf.]
[Video: Children playing outside at the school’s playground.]
[Video: An Indiana University faculty member helps a young Rwandan man use his new prosthetic arm.]
Marinova speaks: For several years, we've been trying to expand the program to address the needs of the community. In partnerships and collaborations with different students at Indiana University, we have now created the first library at Kabwende Primary School, we built two playgrounds at each school, we have a 3D prosthetic arms project.
[Video: An Indiana University faculty member writes on the chalkboard. She turns around to her class and points at what she wrote on the board.]
[Video: An Indiana University student hangs pieces of paper on the chalkboard. The pieces of paper have drawings and phrases written on them.]
[Video: An Indiana University student teaches and leads a class in Rwanda. She is interacting with her students.]
[Video: An Indiana University student leads his class in an activity outside. They are sitting together in a group on the grass.]
[Video: A teacher helps two students with an assignment. The three of them are looking at a writing assignment on the students’ desk.
[Video: A large group, including many young Rwandan students and several Indiana University students, are sitting together on the grass with their arms around each other, swaying back and forth.]
Marinova speaks: The one thing that I always strive towards is to create opportunities that allow people from all walks of life, whether you are faculty, staff, student, to be able to work together. Together working, we can empower.
[Video: Vaughn reads aloud to her class in Rwanda.]
[Video: Students in a classroom, all sitting at their desks, working on a writing assignment.]
[Video: Vaughn and other Books and Beyond participants pose for a group photo outside.]
[Video: Vaughn appears on camera.]
Vaughn speaks: I came to Rwanda thinking that I would just be teaching and then leave. But today, at the end of the celebration, I noticed that those kids have instilled so much in me, that I'm going to take home, and I did the exact same for them.
[Video: Vaughn helps lead a school play outside. She has her back to the camera and is holding a microphone, while her students act out the play in front of an audience.]
[Video: Close-up scenes of the Rwandan students acting out a play. The children are holding microphones and reading off pieces of paper.]
[Video: Vaughn interacts with a large group of children at the Books and Beyond book distribution.]
Vaughn speaks: And like seeing them act out the play, it just was like, wow, you guys really made me realize that, like, I can have so much effect on one person, and I'm going to go home with a new mindset and a new outlook on life.
[Screen goes to black]
[IU trident appears]
[Words appear: Indiana University]
[Words appear: Fulfilling the promise]
[Words appear: iu.edu]
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