By Dwane Brown
It was a day of service for fraternity and sorority members from San Diego State University.
This year’s beneficiary is a charter school — that primarily serves the Somalian community.
It brought a record number of SDSU students together to encourage youngsters from Iftin Charter school to pursue a college degree, while helping beautify their school grounds and engage them in fun with a school carnival.
Yousef Abraham is one of two SDSU students who helped organize the event.
“Its to help out with the famine that’s currently crippling Somalia,” he said.
San Diego is home to one of the largest populations of Somalis in the US and its these children who represent the future. That’s why Abraham and Mohamed Ahmed created CURE Africa.
It stands for Communities United Reviving East Africa. “A lot of our youth are misguided, so we’re trying to help them actually pursue that higher education,” Abraham said.