Peace Symbol: UWG Alumna, Peace Corps Volunteer Making a Difference in Madagascar
As dawn caresses the horizon in the island nation of Madagascar, the baobab trees stand silhouetted against the burgeoning light, their twisted branches reaching skyward as if in a silent prayer. This is what greets volunteer and UWG alumna MacKenzie Hafer '20 each morning.
“One of the most important principles in the field is cultural relativism, which means not judging another culture based on the standards of what is ‘normal’ within your own culture,” she explained. “What this means to me is waking up every day with an open heart and an open mind and experiencing the beautiful Malagasy culture for what it is and not anything it isn’t.”
