The International Studies Student Association (ISSA) recent conducted a campaign to raise awareness for the Gift it Twice Program.  Gift it Twice is an annual campaign put on by the Toronto-based NGO Raising the Village that works to alleviate extreme poverty in ten remote villages in Uganda.  Gift it Twice encourages people to make a charitable donation in someone's name rather than buying a Christmas present.  Donations go towards purchasing goats for economic cooperatives, providing necessary educational supplies (including books, chalk, desks, teacher training and school meals),  and investing in the gorilla deterrent program to keep villagers and their crops safe.  The picture above shows ISSA member and Treasurer Harjit Pannu raising awareness for Gift it Twice in the UNBC Wintergarden.