Team 15 – April 2019 – Lots to Build!
Get involved, make memories and be part of the DWC TRIP Canada legacy.

We arrived! After three flights and many hours we touched down in Phnom Penh. For four of us it was a return visit – for the other five it was a brand new, exciting experience!

DWC’s inaugural Costa Rica team is empowering rural communities

A DWC Adult and Family team traveled to Kenya in July 2018 to improve water access for a local school

Canadian High School Team volunteering in Guatemala

Nutrition and education, particularly during a child’s foundational years is important. A DWC team in Kenya is developing a water collection system to irrigate a garden at an impoverished school.

Day 1
We arrived in Lima in the early morning hours. We were picked up and taken to our hotel where we promptly checked in and went to sleep.
After a few hours of rest and some wandering Miraflores, we were picked up at the hotel by our tour guide, Astrid, from Llama Path. We were escorted by bus passed the Leap the Monk and La Herradura beach, two interesting tourist stops in Lima.

It was an early start… with a little bit of associated stress.  We had met with Jose from Llama Path the night before at 5:00 PM.  That was when we saw just how small our “duffle bags” were.  We might have 6 kilos of personal belongings… but how were we to fit it into those little bags?!  We also learned at that time that we would be picked up at 4:30 AM!!!!  So much for starting day one rested.

18 volunteers…3 families ready for new homes….4 rooms to finish at Canadapura orphanage. 2017 was a terrific year with much success in TRIP Canada’s building initiatives, education programs, fundraising and volunteer development. With this momentum, Team 14 has an incredible opportunity to complete 4 building projects in April. The team is a mix of experienced volunteers – 2 marking their 10th anniversary – and new people keen to make a difference. They are coming from western Canada, the US and Ontario.

Brenda’s House Visit: Margarett, Jennifer and I went to a girl’s house that lived by the school and it was a eye opening experience seeing how much she can do with so little. Their house is about the size of a normal hotel suite for one person. They don’t have plumbing and the electricity doesn’t work most of the time. She lives there with her mom and dad but they’re not around to help her because they’re busy working.