CRI0622 – Tsinikicha, Costa Rica
July 15, 2022 | Costa RicaThis June 2022 trip to Costa Rica is the first DWC volunteer trip since the pandemic began in early 2020. Partnered with Mar a Mar, this DWC team is tasked with building a campground bathroom... Read More
High School Service Team Builds Futures In Peru
March 11, 2020 | PeruDay 1 Over dinner tonight we realised that we had just finished day 1 in Peru. With the arrival in the wee hours of the morning, and the early start for our tour, it seems... Read More
Students give back in Guatemala
February 1, 2020 | GuatemalaDay One – Our Antigua adventure Our first day in Antigua was an absolute blast. From the cobblestone roads, to the culture and the colours of the people and the flag. There were many interesting things... Read More
Team Builds Better Futures In Costa Rica
January 29, 2020 | Costa RicaDay 1 – January 27, 2020 Our first full day began with a van drive to our site at Las Brisas School, from our base in Siquirres. Our host partners, Conchita and Marcos introduced the... Read More
Working together for brighter futures in Cambodia
November 26, 2019 | CambodiaFree Day So, what does a free day mean to we world travellers? Yes, a walk to a newly discovered coffee shop “Browns”, an exploring walk to the Tribe Art Gallery, then a tuk-tuk ride... Read More
Urban System returns to Peru
November 24, 2019 | PeruNovember 24th, 2019And so the journey begins… The entire team made it safe into Lima, arriving at different hours of the day. Some folks came in a few days earlier even, to get some sightseeing... Read More
Much achieved in Kenya with sore muscles and blisters won through much effort and great team work
October 29, 2019 | KenyaSunday, October 13 The group met up on the Saturday night at the Best Western Hotel in Nairobi, having been picked up from the airport by the local NGO – Access Kenya. This is a... Read More
Lighting Up Guatemala for healthier families
October 29, 2019 | GuatemalaDay 1 What an incredible “day one” of our Light Up Guatemala DWC trip! Guatemala is distinguished by steep volcanoes, vast rainforests and ancient Mayan sites. A team of 18 has come together from North... Read More
DWC 2019 Nepal Team Empowering Communities
October 18, 2019 | NepalTuesday, October 8, 2019 The Developing World Connections trip to work with Creating Possibilities Nepal in villages near Lamahi (Dang Province) is set to go after over a year of planning. The team consists of... Read More
Volunteer travels in Peru to benefit school children
May 21, 2019 | PeruBlog One 36 hours of travel and we have arrived! Its 2:00 am. We settle into our rooms for a short nap before setting out to explore Lima-such a beautiful city- full of history, culture,... Read More
Fort McMurray students volunteering in Lima
April 15, 2019 | PeruSixteen students and three staff from Father Mercredi School boarded a plane in Fort McMurray, Alberta at 12:45 am on April 11th. Twenty-four hours later they were boarding a bus at the Lima airport, heading... Read More
Volunteers Changing Lives In Sri Lanka
April 5, 2019 | Sri LankaIs there enough meaningful work for all of us? Tired and exhausted after what seemed, for most of us at least, a very, very long journey, we gathered together to hear about our project and... Read More