After a well deserved October break, the D2 students are laboring away this quarter to meet various deadlines.The D1 students have been navigating between the demands of each of their DP courses, making the last subject changes to find the perfect balance between their abilities and the requirements of a potential future career. Students are no longer able to change subjects, unless the move is recommended by the teacher. However, there is still flexibility to move between standard and higher level within a subject.
Before the October break, our campus hosted a Model United Nations (MUN) conference, which was a great success, thanks to a very dynamic MUN committee created by Olivia, Irem and Avinash in D2. Well done to them and a huge thank you to Mr Takeh Sendze, our Opening Ceremony guest speaker, who came to share his experience as a Legal Officer in the Office of the Prosecutor in the United Nations with our students. Here are some comments from members of the MUN committee:
We would have never believed that this conference would become such a success during the planning stages 6 months ago. Over the course of this past weekend, we were able to experience many delightful youths from around Tanzania participating in our campus’ first UWC East Africa Model United Nations Conference! Many thoughtful debates, negotiations and resolutions took place, all under the theme of UWC Day: ‘Peace Begins With Us.’ A big thank you to everyone who helped us work towards making this vision a significant success and soon to be an annual event as our legacy project!
Olivia Sayani, D2 and Irem Ciftci, D2
UWCEA MUN 2022
Co-Secretary Generals
“Chairing the WHO was so much fun! Alongside my co-chair Aika from Moshi campus, we were able to collaborate together to make this beginners committee a success. We were given the topic of global health inequity with special emphasis on pharmaceutical production. From logistics control to foreign policy making, it was amazing to hear these resolutions come to life. As chairs, we were very impressed by the delegates’ critical thinking, interactivity, and collaborative skills, considering that this was their first time doing MUN. Overall, this was such an amazing experience and I can’t wait for next year’s UWCEA MUN!”
Ranaa, D1
UWCEA MUN 2022
Chair of the World Health Organisation committee
A few weeks ago, UWCEA Arusha Campus hosted its first Model United Conference and it was a massive success! Not only did delegates have an opportunity to socialize with change-oriented students from across the Arusha region, but they also discussed pertinent global issues and proposed specific solutions. In the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), seven delegates discussed the situation in Ukraine and successfully negotiated a withdrawal of Russian troops from the Eastern Regions. The African Union (AU) addressed the need for mechanisms towards democratization with special emphasis on military coups. Having observed this committee, I was really impressed at the dialogue concerning international accountability systems and whether they should be at the regional or continental level. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) analyzed ‘Big-Tech’ giants and touched on the need for anti–trust regulation in developing nations. The Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM) looked at the state of refugee camps. Some delegates recognized the hypocrisy of the European Union on this issue while others pointed out the need for the protection of refugee pathways. In the World Health Organization (WHO), delegates outlined the issues surrounding health inequality and discussed public-private partnerships to increase pharmaceutical production in the Global South. MUN is often seen by many as a fancy dress party at the Hilton, but as exhibited by our conference hosted at our humble Arusha campus, it is an important forum for the youth to debate global issues. As the Head of Academics, I was blown away at the dedication of the delegates to the conference and the countless hours of preparation by the chairs. Thank you!
Avinash Van Dort
UWCEA MUN 2022
Head of Academics
This quarter, some Diploma students (pictured above) also had the opportunity to visit the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in Arusha, to watch Felicien Kabuga’s Trial live from the Hague. Sarah Alfonso in D1 wrote about the experience below:
We were kindly invited to watch the trial of Felicien Kabuga at the IRMCT in Arusha, which was transmitted live from the IRMCT branch at the Hague, Netherlands. Felicien Kabuga is charged with genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, and persecution on political grounds, extermination, and murder as crimes against humanity, committed in Rwanda in 1994.
(…) The day we went to watch the trial, a former Human Rights activist in Rwanda, Monique Mujawamariya, was the key witness being questioned both by the Prosecution and the Defense. Personally this has made a huge impact on me. I believe this witness to be an inspiration because she is brave, and watching her in the courtroom can inspire everyone to be truthful and to fight for justice. It was an amazing experience for us who went and I don’t regret having missed class lessons because we did learn incredible lessons from this trial.
Sarah Alfonso , D1
