I hope you’re getting ready, as I am, to put on your gratitude pants (with handy elastic waist for post-prandial expansion from the Thanksgiving feast). I truly hope you and yours have much to be thankful for and are able to share the good fortune you enjoy with others who may not be as lucky. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘building schools’
9 Aug
My Trip to Haiti…and You
My apologies for being AWOL last week. I was sick as a dog. While everyone else on the East Coast (and much of America) was sweating through a heatwave, I was buried under mounds of covers with an electric blanket set on “7″ and shivering because I still couldn’t get warm from a raging fever. [...]
13 Feb
Off Target?
One of the things I try to emphasize when speaking to people about choosing a volunteer vacation, is the importance of knowing who assessed the need for the project in the first place. If you are working on community building and helping with social issues, it is hugely important that the community members being served [...]
29 Jan
Journeys Within Our Community
Village communities in Southeast Asia get nurturing help from within and with the assistance of international volunteers via short breaks (a week or so) or longer stints for service (month or more) from Journeys Within Our Community. By working at the local level and focusing on community-determined needs like clean water, education, health, shelter, and [...]
23 Jan
Following in Their Footsteps
One of the causes of trepidation when you embark upon a volunteer adventure is our very human fear of the unknown. I always recommend that you vet a possible service trip you might be considering by interviewing, by phone and/or email questions, the organizers—and you should also ask to speak with past participants/graduates of the [...]
5 Jan
Pakistan Education
It’s tough being a kid anywhere, and in Pakistan, the cultural influences discouraging and effectively prohibiting education for girls as well as the impoverished makes it nearly impossible for the next generation to break the cycle. Rural Pakistani children have not had access to education in meaningful ways, and tend to be forced by circumstance [...]
