HEY GUYS!,
As you know, my name is Gabrielle Gibson, and I am a student at
Roger Williams University in the College Unbound program. I am participating in
a trip to South Africa this Fall from October 7, 2012 to October 18, 2012 to
volunteer with the non-profit organization, Emthonjeni. As a
Community Development major, this is an excellent opportunity to actualize my
passion for service and utilize my skills and talent to impact to those in
need. It is also a chance to partake in a comprehensive and life changing
learning experience. I also expect it to be extremely beneficial to the development
of a global perspective.
While immersed in the South African culture, I
will be working hands on as a community developer. This will be a wonderful
opportunity to build experiences that can be beneficially translated into the work
I currently do in the community, and help further my future goal of developing
an academic and arts based non-profit.
Emthonjeni is
a non-profit that provides an array of services that promote health, education,
and a prosperous community. Some services include:
·
Annual health fairs (where a
medical team provides medical care for the community)
·
VCT testing and aid with HIV
treatment
·
A community garden (which provides a healthy
diet and potential income)
·
An after school program that feeds more
than 250 children daily, give them school uniforms, clothes, food, homework
assistance and computer training skills
Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) program, which consists of 10 fully
furnished houses that provide a loving homes for orphaned children from the
surrounding settlement with a caring foster parent. This community is supported
through a number of social services including access to primary preventative
health care, food assistance, educational tutorials, spiritual, emotional and
mental care.
I am working hard to prepare and take full
advantage of this amazing opportunity to do what I love: changing lives by
serving others. However, I still need the support of anyone willing to provide
it. The time of travel is rapidly approaching. I thank you for any donation
that you may be able to offer. I am looking for donations to cover the
travel, food and lodging. Airfare will be approximately $1600, and additional
expenses will cost approximately $260. Again, I thank you for your help, and if
you cannot donate personally I appreciate any suggestion that you may have for
me.
Donations can be made by check, cash or to my
PayPal Account (link is on the side of the blog)
Please feel free to email me about any questions
you may have at tgibson120@hawks.rwu.edu or Ms.Gibson721@gmail.com
Appreciatively,
Gabrielle S. Gibson
A PHOTO FROM HAITI:
The only picture I have left from Haiti...the others were deleted :(
This is Javelin! A girl whose heart utterly melted mine. Javelin and her brother pretty much fend for themselves. When we gave out food to the kids in the community, she packaged hers to try and take it home to share with her family...sometimes it never even makes it there because people take advantage of these kids. She was about 5-6 in this picture.
A PHOTO FROM NICARAGUA:
This is a picture of kids in el campo (the rural area) in Nicaragua. They were so excited to receive shoes that we were giving out, in addition to soap and teddy bears. Most don't even own one single pair of shoes. The little girl on the right has the biggest smile and the brightest personality. I knew as soon as I saw those red shoes that they were made for her....they fit her perfectly!
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