Africa 2012 Peace Trip
We will go to Liberia in June. The actual dates
will be announced in 2012. The window of time is between June 17 to July 10,
2010.
Endorsements from past trip participants are below.
I want to thank you for
allowing me to join the Teach Peace trip to Liberia and Ethiopia in 2010. It
is one of the most rewarding experiences of my lifetime of 66 years, both
professionally as a nurse and personally. It is indeed a life changing
event.
Lolita Samson
Teach Peace is an amazing organization that
allows volunteers to deepen their knowledge about the world and inspires them to
work toward change. Going to Liberia with Teach Peace was beyond amazing. My
perspective on the world and life has changed in a very positive way. An
experience like this cannot be explained in a matter of words, it is not until
you witness Liberia with Teach Peace that you truly understand the amazingness
of this organization. The people you meet will change your life. I can't wait to
go back.
Carmen Cueto
Never before have I ever been so inspired by
such an amazing group of people. I was lucky to spend valuable time with
spirited and bright children. They taught me more than I have ever learned in a
classroom. My experience opened my eyes and changed my perspective on life, not
only while in Africa. I never believed that in such a short period of time the
entire way I live could be so greatly impacted. I can't wait to return and
continue to grow as a person.
Renee Chiang
My visit to the Liberia Mission and surrounding
villages demonstrated how providing people with basic opportunities can help
break the cycle of extreme poverty and instill a sense of dignity and hope for a
better future. This experience as a Teach Peace volunteer was truly an education
that opened my eyes and warmed my heart more than I could have ever imagined!
Bob Perkins
It was truly an amazing, eye opening experience
that has changed my life. I am extremely blessed to have been a part of this
mission and look forward to future participation.
Kerri Turmenne
I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to
go to Liberia with the Teach Peace organization. The trip was so well organized
that we were able to participate in multiple worthwhile projects, including a
medical mission, delivery of wheelchairs, delivery of seeds and animals, and
activities with the children in a short period of time. The trip far exceeded my
expectations from spiritual, educational and experiential perspectives and I
look forward to working with this organization in the future.
Kathy Duffy
I recently had the chance to
see firsthand the work that Teach Peace is doing with people in Liberia. I was
truly impressed by the love and dignity this organization shows to the poorest
of God's children while attending to their most basic needs for food, water, and
education. I am humbled to have had a tiny part in their astoundingly good
works.
Barbara Pawlikowski
Recently I participated in a volunteer trip
to Africa hosted by "Teach Peace"
and David Dionisi. The trip was to two of the very poorest countries in
Africa: Liberia (in West Africa and Ethiopia in Eastern Africa). We participated
in providing several types of assistance, such as "seed stock" consisting of
goats, chickens, and vegetable seeds, emergency food, scholarships, medicine and
medical check-ups. Teach Peace has a very important on-the-ground program in
Liberia to assist disabled children living in rural areas. These children and
their extremely poverty-stricken families are in need of food and the most basic
of necessities. I am an "almost Senior Citizen", however, we had a majority of
women and men who were college-age on this trip. Many of the Teach Peace young people experienced a real eye-opener in providing service to such
poverty-stricken disabled youngsters. Everyone was fortunate to learn about
these two countries and felt rewarded that we were able to help so many people.
Thank you Teach Peace for
this opportunity!
Joan Fabiano
Experiencing Liberia through
Teach Peace was an eye-opening experience that has deeply impacted my
understanding of being a global citizen. Describing my experience is beyond
words; it is something wonderful, sacred, and unique that everyone should
experience with their own eyes. Emily Chambers
Going to Liberia was an
experience that I cannot even begin to explain; to sum it up it was amazing and
life changing. Liberians are the most beautiful and loving people that I have
ever met. I will always have a special place in my heart for the people I met
and all of Liberia. Rachel Ehrenkranz
Teach Peace is a wonderful
organization. Every life that Teach Peace reaches out to is greatly impacted,
and through being involved with Teach Peace I have seen my life impacted as
well. Wonderful things are happening thanks to the hardworking individuals that
stand behind this organization. Laura Minkiewitz
Traveling with Teach Peace allows one to see the country as the Liberians see it
and for what it really is, beautiful. Through this trip one is given the
opportunity to travel, not only to orphanages, rehabs and missions, but also
into the bush of Liberia and finds the poorest of the poor, some of the most
hopeful people in the world. People who many other volunteer groups may never
get a chance to encounter. Visiting Liberia for a second time this summer showed
me how important it is to spend time with the people of this country and allow
them, especially the special ambassadors, to feel dignified and cared for. Being
in Liberia changes people, it changed me so much so that I had to go back and
share this experience with those around me. The constant smiles, laughter, joys
and even sorrows of Liberia inspires anyone willing to open up and travel onto
her soil. Teach Peace introduced me to a country that now holds a very special
place in my heart. Everything I do, I do thinking of Liberia and her people.
Carmen
Cueto
I loved my experience with the Special Ambassador
Program because it gave me an up close and personal view of post-civil-war-life
in Liberia. The Liberian staff that administer to the many special needs
children are a beautiful reflection of the LIberian people's strong desire to
improve the condition of their country. You will not regret being a part of
this wonderful effort to help Liberia redirect herself.
Anita Prietto Cueto
Teach Peace did more than just
give us an excuse to see an amazing country. I truly saw the essence of love and
hope all around Liberia and the people. The organization gave me a chance to be
more connected to the world and to have a first hand look on how the power of
human connectivity can assist in healing destruction, suffering, and loss of
hope. Service work through Teach Peace changed me in the most wonderful and
positive way possible. M. Victoria Aliaga
I'm very glad to have had the opportunity to
visit Liberia. The presence and contributions of Teach Peace are important in a
country which desperately needs the most basic of resources such as education,
health care, and clean water. The simple acts of offering emergency aid and a
moment of dignity to a disabled child are humbling and paradigm changing. The
Liberians I was fortunate to meet were among the most capable and welcoming
people I've ever met, and the chance to get to talk, work, and play with them
was truly a once in a lifetime experience. Hayley Sayre
Trip purpose
To raise awareness for solutions to
break the cycle of poverty and make our world a better one.
Participants
will:
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Participate in programs to help disabled
children live with dignity (our Special Ambassadors program).
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Help bring solar energy to a group of disabled
people.
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Provide the tools to
begin making Green Dignity bags in Liberia.
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Deliver emergency food aid as part of our team
making food deliveries each month.
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Have an opportunity to work with or support a
medical mission.
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Help teach children to be kind and
compassionate leaders.
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Visit a village to offer agriculture and
livestock education.
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Learn about the history of the country with
first-hand accounts from local people.
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Work on other life-changing projects which
include seed distribution and scholarships.
In a sentence, you will have a life-changing
experience and learn how the cycle of poverty around the world can be solved.
Weather in Liberia
Resources to learn more
To help
you prepare for a trip to Africa we recommend
clicking here.
Interested in
seeing what people experienced in prior years?
Renee Chiang, a high school student, participated
in our 2009 and 2010 trip. In 2009 she gave children cameras to take pictures and then put them
together to make a music video.
Click here for Renee Chiang's Eyes of Liberia music video.
Renee's music
video, while only a few minutes long, communicates what trip participants are
likely to see and how beautiful life is in Liberia.
To participate in a trip or to learn more, contact
us at 530-554-7061.
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