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ACE 2024

For Summer 2024, ACE offered three in-person, international-based programs focused on supporting community-based organizations located in Costa Rica, South Africa, and for the first time in Panama. Thirty-six Duke student-athletes representing 15 different sports teams participated. Across the three programs, ACE student-athletes contributed over 1,698 hours of service with organizations focused on youth development, education, sustainability and marine conservation, food insecurity, and sports enrichment.

 

Read more about each of our ACE 2024 summer programs:

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ACE in Panama

Program Focus: Planning and facilitating after-school volleyball sports camps for youth in two rural Panamanian communities, promoting leadership skills and teamwork among participants. Learn more.

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ACE in Costa Rica

Program Focus: Contributing to the long-term management and conservation of Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge and working on conservation-focused projects with local community members in the Costa Rican village of Gandoca to promote wildlife and ecosystem conservation and sustainable resource use. Learn more.

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ACE in South Africa

Program Focus: Contributing to self-empowerment and sustainable development projects in communities around Cape Town through educational workshops and supporting local outreach and educational awareness programs. Learn more.