DURHAM, N.C. – Twenty student-athletes from both Duke and Stanford are set to represent the Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement (ACE) Program this summer. Now in its third year, the program provides one-time funding for student-athletes to engage in a three-week international service project, and the first of four overseas initiatives will begin June 21.
During the application process, student-athletes from each institution selected one of four international sites – Vietnam, South Africa, China or India, and each location provides a unique service-based focus.
Student-athletes traveling to Vietnam are scheduled to teach academics, sports and life skills to students at under-resourced middle schools with a focus on mentorship and promoting higher education, while those making the trip to South Africa will assist in running a sports-focused school holiday program for children in the informal community of Nomzamo Township, along with other projects according to local need.