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Web site builds a house in Guatemala.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief Article)
A technology professor at New Jersey's William Patterson University is helping to build a house for an impoverished family in Guatemala through her Web designing skills and networking with students and colleagues.
Kristen Palana came in contact with an 11-year-old Guatemalan girl through Children International, a nonprofit organization. Realizing the extent of young Aura Hernandez's poverty, Palana asked student and faculty volunteers to help build the girl's family a home by raising money over the Internet.
A graphic design instructor found the perfect typeface for the site, while an anthropology professor got some of her students involved by hosting fund-raisers and discussing Guatemala in class, Palana reported. "I also ...
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