And they’re off…

Intern Susanna Roller with her class of students in 2009Today, International Director, Karen Roller leaves the US bound for Malawi with the first half of this summer’s teams in tow. Through the course of the next seven weeks, Karen will guide our American teams and Malawian partners as they work together on community development projects at our campuses.

Three American teams are scheduled for this summer with a variety of exciting projects in the works:

Interns: May 20-July 6 Four interns will work on a variety of projects focusing on training women to work in the textile center, abuse education and care for our care-givers and orphans, developing a pre-school, and assisting home health care-givers.

Video Team: May 20-June 5 Rachel and Tyler Hisel will shoot video for use in communicating the stories of our projects and the communities we serve.

IWU Community Impact Team: June 3-25 Team of students from Indiana Wesleyan University will be providing tutoring and leadership training for our children, along with hosting a World Cup Field Day and helping with renovations to Timothy’s Home

Stay connected with the progress our teams are making by following us on facebook. We’ll be posting regular updates and photos as we have them available. Also, be sure to check out interns Alissa Webb and Janel Baumer's blogs for a personal peek at their experiences in Malawi.