Friends International

  Cambodia

Kep

  Canada

• Alberta: 
Calgary

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

  Kenya

Kajire

  Peru

• Lima: 
Lima

  Rwanda

Kigali

  Tanzania

Arusha

  Thailand

• Chiang Mai: 
Chiang Mai

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks and 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Description:
Opportunity #1: Lima, Peru
Sept. 27 - Oct. 18, 2008 (dates are subject to change)

Spend 2 weeks rebuilding a community centre in Lima and up to one week exploring the mysterious Machu Picchu or other sites throughout the country!

Villa El Salvador is an established and large district in the southwest part of Lima home to nearly 400,000 people. Established in 1970 as a shanty community made up of families displaced from Perus interior due to violence. The Santa Bernadita Community Centre is located is an area affected by extreme poverty, unemployment and limited access to basic services and is in desperate need of upgrading to meet the need of the community. Through Friends International and our Peruvian host organization, you can take a tax-deductible

Trip to Lima, Peru! Spend two weeks rebuilding a community centre alongside your new Peruvian friends and one week taking in the wonders of Machu Picchu or visiting other tourist destinations!

Opportunity #2: Kajire, Kenya
November 8-30, 2008 (dates are subject to change)

Spend 2 weeks volunteering in a Kenyan village and up to one week exploring the incredibly diverse national parks and the glorious beaches in Southern Kenya. There are roughly 2,500 people living in the village of Kajire, Kenya. Currently, there is only one preschool located in the village. Some of the children (ages 3 - 6 yrs) walk up to 6 kms just to get to school.

Through Friends International and our Kenyan host organization, you can take a tax-deductible

Trip to Kajire, Kenya where you will be welcomed with open arms. Spend two weeks building this much needed preschool alongside Kenyan friends and colleagues and one week on a tour of some of Kenyas magnificent tourist sites!

More opportunities will be available regularly. Contact us for more details.

Qualifications:
- Willingness to learn
- Willingness to try new things
- Desire to develop connections with new people in new places
- Sense of Adventure
- Adaptability
- Flexibility
- Sense of fun

Cost in US$: ~$3500

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 15-99

This Program is open to Canadian and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 15-20

Application Process Involves:

• Other

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Friends International's Mission Statement: By fostering global connections, Friends International is investing in people, in development, in peace, in solidarity. After all, friends do not bomb friends; friends have a heightened awareness of how their actions can impact people even thousands of miles away; friends share with friends. It is absolutely essential that people from different parts of the world have face time together if we are going to forge international relationships  which we have to do if we are going to survive. Friends International allows individuals, families and groups of all ages the opportunity to expand their horizons and become active global citizens through safe, unique, well-organized international travel opportunities that mix the power of sharing with the adventure and excitement of tourism  changing lives for about the same cost as a trip to a resort in a typical travel destination. Our vision is to contribute to a caring community and a caring world& one international friendship at a time. It is the intention that individuals, couples or families with a passion for service would sign up for a 2  3 week trip. Ideally, 2/3 of their time in the host-country would be spent working on the volunteer project that has been set-up for them prior to their arrival and 1/3 of their time would be spent taking-in the local tourist attractions.