Los
Niños
La
Salle’s Los Niños service trip consists of a group
of 23 students who travel to Tijuana, Mexico for eight days in
early May. There they work side-by-side with the communities
of the Mexican border region in a variety of development initiatives,
usually focused on the construction and renovation of schools
and community centers. Time is also spent visiting with
children in a local orphanage and engaging in a variety of educational
and cultural enrichment activities. The project is a student-run
endeavor devoted to the ideals of action and community service.
For more information please visit the following website www.losninosinternational.org
Project
Appalachia
Every
Spring Break, 40 students drive approximately 12 hours to Harlan,
Kentucky to partner for a week with an organization called
COAP-Christian Outreach with Appalachian People. The students of Project
Appalachia participate in home development projects for low-income
families that are struggling to maintain quality living conditions. In
the process the students gain an enhanced understanding of the
culture and the underlying causes of the economic hardship that
faces this particular area of the Appalachian region. They
also have the opportunity to develop lasting relationships with
their fellow Lasallians and the people of Harlan County. For
more information please visit the following website http://www.geocities.com/coapinc/
Habitat
For Humaity
This
year, nearly 15 students will travel to Americus, Georgia
in early May to work with Habitat for Humanity. This
non-profit organization is involved in home rehabilitation and
construction projects for families in need. Habitat
for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness
from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of
conscience and action. In
addition to home construction projects, students will
partake in activities relative to the region that they
are working in; they will also learn first-hand about the
issue of poverty and homelessness. For more information
please visit the following website http://www.habitat.org
Project
Mapendo
Approximately
13 students will embark on this service trip to Dar es Salaam,Tanzania
in late May. La Salle’s Project Mapendo team
partners with the Maryknoll missionaries in East Africa. While
in Dar es Salaam, the students will tutor Tanzanian
students in English. Apart
from the direct service component, the students will also take
every opportunity to plunge into the Tanzania culture in an effort
to learn about the global community in which we live. For
more information please visit the following website www.maryknollafrica.org
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