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
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
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
Lucky 13 for TRIP team to Sri Lanka
April 26, 2017 | Sri LankaApril 25 Here’s a last look at this fantastic team at work! April 24 Last night we had an incredible dinner at Palm Paradise – a hotel many of the previous volunteers will remember having... Read More
SRI LANKA: The second week
October 19, 2016 | Sri LankaThe second week involved each team completing more work on the homes of Vijay, Predeep and Nilantha. Cement floors were poured, roofs were constructed and the group’s ‘ interior designers’ painted and plastered. A number... Read More
Sri Lanka – irrigation project
November 2, 2015 | Sri LankaToday is Saturday October 31st, Halloween. Some hotels seem to celebrate Halloween with parties but it is not a common part of rural Sri Lankan life. The last part of this work week was rather... Read More
Sri Lanka – irrigation project – wrap up festivities
November 2, 2015 | Sri LankaThe villagers put on a ceremony for us with food, dance and speeches. Larry, Dave, Jordan, Wade and JeffDWC / RotarySri Lanka, October 2015
Sri Lanka, Rotary irrigation project some R & R
October 27, 2015 | Sri LankaRiver Safari The team took time for a river safari. Larry, Dave, Jordan, Wade, Jeff and TonyDWC / RotarySri Lanka, October 2015
Sri Lanka – irrigation project – weekend update
October 27, 2015 | Sri LankaEveryone pitches in, even in the mud Today is Tuesday at 6 a.m. We had a long mucky day yesterday as it rained hard on the weekend. Running the pipe through the ditch becomes that... Read More
Sri Lanka – irrigation project
October 22, 2015 | Sri LankaThursday October 22, 2015 Internet is spotty here. We are almost finished our first week of the irrigation system. The villagers have been very helpful and communication has been a challenge, but in the end... Read More
Sri Lanka, Rotary irrigation project: digging some trenches
October 22, 2015 | Sri LankaLaying three kilometres of irrigation pipe Today is Thursday and it was a productive day. On day one we laid pipe to the main road, roughly 300 metres. We had to go through a bunch... Read More
Sri Lanka, Tangalle – Rotary Project: Irrigation
October 21, 2015 | Sri LankaTravelling to Sri LankaWade Billey, our fearless leader, asked myself (Tony Gilbert and Jordan Marshall) to provide a daily blog. After a long journey routed through London, where we had a 10-hour layover, we arrived... Read More