I have become a volunteer Team Leader with local non-profit Developing World Connections and will be taking a Student Team to Rwanda to work work on a sustainable development project. Our host partner, Building Bridges with Rwanda, has organized the construction of a medical clinic in the small community of Kazo. Actually, the medical clinic has already been started by the community along with a previous DWC group, but has sat unfinished for several years due to local politics. I got the chance to talk to Wayne McRann, DWC's president and co-founder, at an event in Kelowna and he said that the people of Kazo are very eager to welcome volunteers again and get the funds they need to finish the medical clinic. What a wonderful chance to build friendships between cultures and respond to a real need in the community of Kazo!
So, this is for all the people who have said to me, "I wish I could do something like that." when they hear about my travels/volunteer experience... You're invited!
Anyone 16-29 years old can join, from anywhere in Canada, or even other countries. Just contact me at julia@developingworldconnections.org or, for more information about the organization and their purpose visit the DevelopingWorld Connections website : www.developingworldconnections.org .
