i just went to an assembly at my school where some of the kids from Quest(the group of canadians that were in Haiti when the earthquake hit). it was eye opening to listen to what they had to say about how there was more happening than what the news showed.
the three student Jodie, Cam and Ryan told us about how the communities came together to help each other.
Quest originally went down there to help build a wall for a goat farm but the plans quickly changed after the earthquake. they pooled their money together and bought rice that fed about 500 families for about a week. the group also helped clear a road.
this whole experience has made me stop and think about what students can do for countries like haiti.
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That must have been a powerful presentation--we really missed our students and were afraid for them, but on the other hand, we were also very proud of how they stepped up to the plate. Makes me think of how much we take things for granted where we live, and that other people with so much less can still create a community of sharing for strangers from another land. Who learned from whom?
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. Developed nations take way to much forgranted and if everyone learnt to work together the world would be way different. i find it crazy how one place can have so much and yet their neighbor is fighting poverty
ReplyDelete...and I wonder what, if anything weèd be actually willing to give up. Have you ever thought of what you would have to give up, would give up, willingly..
ReplyDeletei like to chose to believe that if people we're more aware of how bad it was for other countries they would want to help, the chances in my mind of that happening in my opinion are really low because many people out there are too absorbled in their own "problems". they don't stop and think that for others their problems are 10 times worse.
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