The mother-daughter duo of Lee Ann and Arianna De Reus have worked in central Africa for seven years. In their seminar, "Indigenous Knowledge That Inspires: Lessons from Research and Praxis in Central Africa," they share some of the indigenous knowledge that continues to inspire their research and praxis. Issues  discussed include prosecution or forgiveness among rape survivors in the Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo, how teachers and youth inspire collaborative entrepreneurial initiatives in Rwanda and how innovative farming practices in Kenya can be incorporated into a Penn State greenhouse design.

It can be heard at http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/364db6a9c1f54270895ab18461a9ba781d?catalog=9516b47f-3e5d-447d-930c-dddf2820410f online.

Lee Ann De Reus is an associate professor of human development and family studies, and women studies at Penn State Altoona. As a scholar-activist, she travels regularly to Panzi Hospital in eastern DR Congo to conduct research, develop programs for rape survivors and inform her advocacy work in the U.S. In Rwanda she leads an annual student trip to develop entrepreneurial projects with vulnerable populations.

Arianna De Reus is a sophomore at Penn State majoring in community, environment and development with concentrations in French, Arabic and humanitarian engineering and social entrepreneurship. She works in Kenya and Rwanda with local partners to construct, adapt and market affordable greenhouses for small-scale farmers.

Recordings of earlier Institutional Consortium of Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK) seminars also may be viewed at http://live.libraries.psu.edu online.