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Summer 1996 Host Site Descriptions

Amman, Jordon

With financial support from Rotary International, the team’s project included teaching English and basic business skills to local women and developing and implementing educational activities for children in refugee areas. Melissa helped implement gardens in surrounding villages.

Bodinayakanur, India

With support from the Rotary Club of Bodinayakanur and Rotary International, the team worked with a local community center which was created to improve residents’ health, encourage traditional medicine, and establish sustainable agriculture in the community. The team’s plan also included implementing a composting system for the center.

San Juan Bautista, Paraguay

The team developed projects for environmental education and strategies for enhanced communication among community members. They also gathered story books for community members. They also gathered story books for a local children’s library and shared a reading day./p>

Izamal, Yucatan Mexico

The team lead and taught three sessions of a special summer camp for nearly 150 Mayan children in the town of Izamal. The camp was sponsored by the Cultural Foundation of the Yucatan and topics taught were manual arts, ecology, recreation and culture, and community service.

El Calabozo, Michoacan Mexico

The team traveled to the small, rural community of El Calabozo to work on a variety of agriculture, health, and nutrition issues. They assisted community members with home gardening to improve family diets. They hosted workshops for the community on nutrition, sanitation, good hygienic practices, and basic health care. The students demonstrated good hygiene to the entire community by using equipment that was generously donated by the GLOGERM company.