Now Hindin is working to offer a student from Darfur the same opportunity he has had to study at GW through the student-run program Banaa. Coming from an Arabic word meaning to form or "create," Banaa was founded by students at GW who are working to bring a student from Darfur to the Unites States so he or she can receive a college education from GW.
"I felt that advocacy and conflict resolution and peace building was an area I could apply my skills and compassion on a local scale," he said.
Last year Banaa received a Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Award of $210,000, a sum that covers all four years of the exchange student's tuition at GW.
Members of Banaa have also met with Elliot Hirshman, the chief research officer at GW and a professor of psychology, to see if the group could obtain more funds from the University. However, Hindin said, the grant money is "contingent on finding an associate professor that can act as our principal investigator."
"This is small scale from what we want to do," Hindin added. "This has the potential to become an institution."
"We're trying to build a model for a grassroots peace-building movement that can organically happen at the local level and be applied to any conflict-torn area," Hindin said.
Though his paper and his advocacy work, Hindin wants to spread awareness of the tragedy in Sudan.
"I saw this paper as a huge opportunity for personal growth and to develop my own insights about the crisis," he said. "If nothing else, I would hope the paper incites people to learn more."
"I felt that advocacy and conflict resolution and peace building was an area I could apply my skills and compassion on a local scale," he said.
Last year Banaa received a Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Award of $210,000, a sum that covers all four years of the exchange student's tuition at GW.
Members of Banaa have also met with Elliot Hirshman, the chief research officer at GW and a professor of psychology, to see if the group could obtain more funds from the University. However, Hindin said, the grant money is "contingent on finding an associate professor that can act as our principal investigator."
"This is small scale from what we want to do," Hindin added. "This has the potential to become an institution."
"We're trying to build a model for a grassroots peace-building movement that can organically happen at the local level and be applied to any conflict-torn area," Hindin said.
Though his paper and his advocacy work, Hindin wants to spread awareness of the tragedy in Sudan.
"I saw this paper as a huge opportunity for personal growth and to develop my own insights about the crisis," he said. "If nothing else, I would hope the paper incites people to learn more."
