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Costa Rica November 2024

November 14, 2024  |  Costa Rica

Day 1 So today was our first day on the job! The amazing team made short work of the garden, which meant we had to dig up the trees, roots, and all. The eight feet... Read More

Sri Lanka in November 2024

November 14, 2024  |  Sri Lanka

November 10, 2024 The team rose to a Sri Lankan breakfast and to the sights and sounds of orphaned elephants. We are staying at the Grand Royal Pinnalanda. It backs onto the Ma-Oya River, which... Read More

Sri Lanka in October 2024

October 31, 2024  |  Sri Lanka

DAY 1: Bradley and I are on our way to join my incredible college friend & roommate Kathleen and a group to build a school in Kegalle, Sri Lanka through Developing World Connections. Ready to... Read More

Peru in October 2024

October 9, 2024  |  Peru

Day 1 It’s 7:30, a foggy, chilly morning as we load into our van to begin our trek to our home away from home for the next 2 weeks, excited to see the school and... Read More

Cambodia in October 2024

October 2, 2024  |  Cambodia

Day one, bus then  boat to the site. Ready to go, drills, hammers, spanners to hand. It’s really hot, don’t forget to drink  lots of water, (35deg c). Lots of nailing, then drilling, then bolts.... Read More

Peru September 2024

September 23, 2024  |  Peru

Thursday 19 Sep 2024 Becky and I arrived at the Lima airport at 21h30.  We flew on LATAM airlines from Guayaquil, Ecuador after nine days in Quito and in the Galapagos Islands.  We were taking... Read More

Kenya in August 2024

August 15, 2024  |  Kenya

Day 1 Day 1 and this team rocks!  The introductions were short and brief which was just as well as everyone seemed anxious to dive right in and get to work.  In no time at... Read More

DWC in The Philippines March 2024

March 5, 2024  |  Philippines

Prologue By Marcia Julian-DWC Team Leader One of the most amazing gifts of returning to a country that you have worked in previously with Developing World Connections, is that of reconnecting with friends. When we... Read More

Salesforce in Cambodia March 2024

March 5, 2024  |  Cambodia

Friday, 1 March 2024 We arrived to a nearly vacant Siem Reap International Airport (SAI) at about 12:30 coming from four days in a cold rainy Paris followed by three sweltering, radiant days in Bangkok. ... Read More

Balmoral Hall School in Guatemala

February 28, 2024  |  Guatemala

Day 1 After two days of learning about Guatemalan culture during a busy weekend exploration, the group of Balmoral Hall students was ready to start working! There are 11 of them in total; all eager... Read More

Urban Systems in Peru 2023

November 21, 2023  |  Peru

Prologue By Kate Zulinick Today the DWC/ Urban team was introduced to each other, along with orientations and pizza. We started our day by taking public transit to the historical city centre of Lima. We... Read More

Salesforce in Peru November 2023

November 8, 2023  |  Peru

Saturday November 4 Like, zoinks, man! So, like, we were walkin’ with Antoine along these cliffs in Barranco, and we saw all these high school and middle school graduation ceremonies. The kids were all rockin’... Read More

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