
Water collection enhances food security in Kenya
May 9, 2018 | KenyaNutrition 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. The food from the garden... Read More

Adventuring into Peru’s culture and history
May 1, 2018 | PeruDay 1: Path of Discovery 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... Read More

Meaningful projects in Guatemala make a real difference
April 18, 2018 | GuatemalaDay One: Team Guatemala Day one in San Miguel Duenas found us hard at work adding the finishing touches to some houses that DWC had started earlier. The floors are now finished ready for the... Read More

High School Volunteers build a family a home in Guatemala
April 3, 2018 | GuatemalaMonday, April 2, 2018 The biggest thing that struck me was the differences in not only Dueñes and Canada, but Dueñes and Antigua. Dueñes is very dilapidated, with people’s homes being the size of a... Read More

Making things happen in Cambodia
March 5, 2018 | CambodiaMonday, March 5, 2018 Day ONE at the job site, and my team is already making things happen 🙂 Seriously, I could’t be any more proud! After 20+ hours of flying, a long road journey,... Read More

Building up a community in Sri Lanka
March 1, 2018 | Sri LankaOn this February trip led by Cathy Greven, a DWC team is working in the Tangalle region of Sri Lanka with Navajeevana, our non-profit, in-country host partner. Specifically, volunteers are building a day care and... Read More

Softchoice Bridges The Digital Divide In The Philippines
February 26, 2018 | PhilippinesNew Beginnings in Cebu: Softchoice February 26, 2018 Today was our first day in Cebu and oh, what a start! Upon our arrival at the school, we were greeted by 800 cheering students waving their... Read More

Aquinas students in solidarity with Cambodia
February 5, 2018 | CambodiaBridging the gap Day 1 Today we worked on a project in a small rural community in Kep, Cambodia. Our group planned to construct one water gate and two latrines for the families. At first... Read More

Seeing a community grow in Kenya
January 3, 2018 | KenyaSafeguarding water access for kids in Kenya Our 2017 teams worked on a project to bring clean water to the Kirinyaga Primary School in the Naro Moru community. The rainwater collection tank provides clean drinking... Read More

Building Hope in Nepal
December 25, 2017 | NepalDay 1 Today was day one of the Nepal home construction project. We commenced activities at the community centre building of our local partner, “Creating Possibilities We began digging with shovels and worked hard until... Read More

Students improving health for families
December 11, 2017 | CambodiaStories of Survivors Day 1 – Phnom Penh Yesterday we visited Tuol Sleng, the genocide museum. Our guide was a survivor of the genocide and shared incredible stories of his experiences as well as stories... Read More

Inspiration in Sri Lanka
November 23, 2017 | Sri LankaEmbracing Challenges and Trepidation Picture this: 7 volunteers, 4 missed connections, and 3 lost pieces of luggage; hardly the image of a cohesive group to help one Sri Lankan family who nearly lost everything to... Read More