Peru Amazon Gallery 2

Arrived to Cuncani

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Our Peru crew sent a short message via satellite phone that they have reached Cuncani, the first stop on their trek. They will spend the next 2 days there working alongside the Llama Pack Project in environmental conservation-oriented activities with children. As communication is limited from the satellite phone, there will only be occasional updates...

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The Tumaini Center and the Bell Building

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We started our day at Neighborhood Service Organization’s Tumaini Center, learning about the services available to Detroit’s homeless population and their “housing first” approach. We then headed to Bell House, which provides permanent, supportive housing for homeless adults, where we prepared and served lunch and played bingo with some of the residents. Patrick – At...

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Community Leaders

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Today our groups had the chance to visit two amazing NGOs: Tiny Toones and PSE. At Tiny Toones, we spoke with Short, the General Manager of the school. He was born in Thailand in a refugee camp after his parents fled from Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge. They were able to resettle in the United...

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