When we hear the words “Third-world,” we often picture the war-torn and poverty-stricken countries in Africa. Ravaged by decades of internal conflicts resulted from European colonialism, and not to mention the recent Ebola outbreak, it makes sense that if there is anyone in the world that needs our help, it’s them. A Calgarian foundation is doing just…
Weekends exist to take a break after a busy week. However, some activities for a weekend at home are essential to change up a routine, and try something new. After spending some weekends repeating what I usually do, I’ve realized I needed to spend some weekends outside of my house in another location with new…
On November 3, I had the pleasure of going to We Day Alberta! This was my first year in attendance, and I was excited to be given the opportunity. I was not too sure what I to expect, but one thing’s for sure: when I left, I felt inspired. There were many great things said…
In the time since the current outbreak began, reports on Ebola have flooded nearly every news medium in every country. As the death toll rises with each day (currently, it surpasses 4,500), the issue has justifiably escalated to a matter of international concern. However, so much attention surrounding any one topic can easily warrant discrepancy that leaves one baffled and with…
Last Sunday I had the amazing opportunity to meet the compassionate, caring and intelligent Naheed Gilani at The World Partnership Walk’s: Global Village. Who is Naheed Gilani? Naheed Gilani is a one in a million type of human being that offers his time and knowledge in developing countries to better their economies and quality of…
One of my earliest memories as a child was going to Prince’s Island Park in Calgary every June to walk The World Partnership Walk. Back then, I looked forward to it because we made it a family affair. I would head down to the park with my family and it seemed that in exchange for…
Here is a picture I snapped of a solitary zebra at the zoo while I was attending the YODA (Youth of Distinction Awards) ceremony earlier that day!
A while back, I had experienced the incredible food at Africana eatery. Having served Calgarians for over three years, this East Indian/East African Fusion satisfied even my picky tastes, despite the fact that I usually refrain from trying spicy Indian cuisines due to my overly sensitive palate. In fact, Africana puts a new twist on…
Whew, can’t believe 2 weeks have gone by so fast! On the third last day we went on an hour trip for a medical outreach at Engikarat School and Community. The school is a boarding school, mostly guys, with only a tiny minority of girls, and the community is mostly composed of traditional Maasai tribes…
Weekend’s over, time for the serious stuff again. On our final week we got to visit a Prenatal & Postnatal clinic. We had a family planning workshop at the clinic, and after we got to visit the newly born babies. The youngest baby was only 2 hours old! They were adorable. The…
Yay! It’s the weekend, and it’s time for the Safari trip! Who goes to Africa without a safari trip back? All I can say is, without a safari trip, you won’t really experience the natural beauty of Africa. Our trip began at 5:00am… since driving to the national park required around 3 hours. It’s extremely helpful…
For the rest of the first week, we had 3 more workshops before our weekend safari trip. On day 4, it was just a typical workshop day on tropical diseases, such as malaria. A few of our team got to test for HIV or malaria, one of which was our awesome team leader Matt. Luckily,…
Leaving off from day 2, I’ll start with day 3! The third day was when everything started to get exciting! Just jokes! On the third day we made a trip to St.Elizabeth Hospital for a workshop on HIV and HIV caused Tuberculosis. The workshop was slightly boring, but still interesting. Everyone was dying for a…
Mambo Everyone! There wasn’t much excitement on day 2. Basically, on the second day, we visited the local Projects Abroad office, did some paperwork for a work permit, exchanged money(Currency was around $1USD=1570TSH), and had “The Talk”, which was mostly about some rules and how things are going to work for the next 2 weeks.…
Hi everyone! So I’ve just came back from my two-week volunteer trip to Tanzania, and I thought that I should share my experiences with you guys. First of all, I would like to thank the Amazing staff members of Projects Abroad for answering all my naggy questions before the trip, and their wonderful care while…