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Volunteer Spotlight: Fatima Garuba |
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This month's Volunteer Spotlight is on Fatima Garuba, a first year
medical student at The Ohio
State University Medical Center. Garuba was a former CorpsMember with Teach For
America in New York City, where she taught 7th and 8th grade English
Language Arts and Social Studies.
All first year students are required to complete a Community Project
with a minimum of 12 hours for the quarter. This project can be completed with
select volunteer organizations in Columbus and serves the purpose of connecting
the student's medical education with the needs in the community.
Fatima Garuba feels very strongly about the mission of ROL and the presence it
has in classrooms in Ohio and across the country. She believes in children,
their potential, and the importance of their health and safety. Garuba wants
children to be informed, educated, and empowered to make wise decisions about
their health. Children deal with pressures from many areas of life: media,
peers, parents, and others. It is important that they know how to distinguish
between good and bad pressures, as well as tools to use when dealing with the
bad pressures. Garuba also supports the idea of preventative measures. She
believes there are immense benefits in taking preliminary steps to protect
one's health. Garuba is motivated by the goals set by ROL to educate children with
preventative measures.
Garuba contributes to ROL by writing the Middle School Curriculum for health
education. Her background and experience in the New York City classrooms have
provided her with insights on important skills necessary to be an impactful
educator. From teaching, she has learned quite a bit about the needs,
challenges, strengths, and expectations of youth. Due to these skills and
experiences, Garuba is able to transfer that information as she works on the
Middle School Curriculum.
In five years, Garuba sees ROL's curriculum being well established in all 50
states, with the use in schools growing. She also sees an increase in funding
to facilitate the movement towards providing better resources and information
to further advance the mission of ROL.
Garuba enjoys eating healthy and cooking new dishes by trying healthy
alternatives to the things she normally eats. She also enjoys trying
interesting foods while maintaining a balanced diet.
For volunteer opportunities, contact Rosa Jung
by email (
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221-1235 ext. 116.
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