By Claudia Bowman | Development Consultant
We are excited to report that because of generous donations like those received through Global Giving, we have been able to send 30 youth and and 11 members of the Global Potential staff abroad to Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua for our summer program!!
From Boston: 4 youth and 2 staff members to Haiti, 2 youth to DR, 2 youth and 1 staff member to Nicaragua
From New York City: 2 youth and 1 staff member to Haiti, 5 youth and 3 staff members to DR, 4 youth and 2 staff members to Nicaragua
From Paris: 2 youth and 1 staff member to Haiti, 1 youth and 1 staff member to DR, 1 youth to Nicaragua
In addition to youth from Global Potential's three offices, we were also able to include a handful of youth from Abu Dhabi, Nicaragua, Haiti and the Dominican Rebublic in our summer program.
The program in Haiti will run from July 4 - August 18, DR from July 2 - August 20, and Nicaragua from July 4 - August 20.
During this month and a half program, our youth are living with host host families and are completely immersed in the culture and community. They are engaging in activities to help improve the communities, such as planting gardens, building fences and community clean-ups. They are also teaching English classes and running open space workshops on various topics with village youth.
In addition, each Global Potential youth is paired with a local mentor to do an individualized intership based on the youth's personal interests. Internships can range from farming, working in local hospitals and getting involved in local politics.
For many of our youth, this is their first time traveling internationally, and because of Global Potential's focus on complete immersion and cultural exchange, it is often a very profound experience.
Check out the Global Potential Blog for post by our youth abouth their summer experiences!
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