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So are all of you aware of the workcamps sponsored by AGLI? Basic info is posted below. You can read about the workcamps at www.aglifpt.org. OR have a conversation with me.
African Great Lakes Initiative of Friends Peace Teams
Saturday, June 25 to Saturday, July 30
We accept all ages: workcampers have been as young as 8, as old as 84 and have included an entire family of five. Our goal is for each team to include 6 international (non-African) and 6 local workcampers plus professional builders. Physical & Skill requirements: Good health and willingness to do manual labor. Construction skills and experience are not necessary.
1) Burundi Workcamp – Kamenge
Host Partner: Friends Women’s Association (FWA) – learn more at http://www.aglifpt.org/Program/fwa.htm.
Location: Kamenge, Burundi - On the outskirts of Bujumbura
Objective: The Workcamp Peace Team will work at the FWA Clinic which primarily serves HIV+ women and their children. Details are still in the planning stages but most likely the team will build a security wall around the plot behind the clinic which where there will be a dormitory for patients so that, in due time, the Clinic can become a full hospital. Take an online tour of the clinic at http://www.fwaburundi.com/
Housing: Workcampers will stay in an apartment at the Friends Center in downtown Bujumbura.
2) Rwanda Workcamp – Gisenyi
Host Partner: Gisenyi Friends Church
Location: Gisenyi, Rwanda. On the northern edge of Lake Kivu, west of Kigali, just across the border from Goma, Congo
Objective: plan in process - The 2010 Workcamp Peace Team began construction of a conference hall, this may be completed or a new project begun. Workcampers will help local residents improve their English in the afternoons.
Housing: Workcampers will stay with local families
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