Meling

Christine Meling, 24, a native of Sudan, is a senior at Luther College, majoring in social work and health. Her family was displaced by civil war and she grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda. While at Luther, she applied for and received a grant to build an elementary school in Yari, her home village in Sudan. She traveled to Sudan in 2008 and worked with the Yari community on construction of the school. Since her return to Luther, she has presented her story to a variety of groups and raised funds for additional needs of the school. The scholarship will be used to continue the school project and to pay for tuition for her final year.