Endorsements from past trip participants

 

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

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

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.

 

A better world is possible when we teach peace in faraway places.

 

To access thank you cards from high school students, click here.

 

For more information about past trips, click here for 2010, here for 2011, and here for 2012.

 

To help you prepare for a trip to Africa we recommend clicking here.

 

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