June 8-23, 2012, Pat Jones (Director RTC Expedition Dept.) and Patty Liston (Director RTC Women's Initiatives), assisted by Connie Gunnell (Trainer RTC-Africa Project Reporters & multi-expedition alumnus) will lead a team of volunteers to serve in Uganda alongside the lovely people of that region. This team will retain the two-fold purpose of Reach the Children expeditions to support the organization's mission of "facilitating self-reliance in communities dedicated to the well-being of underprivileged children", and to give people with a desire to serve an opportunity to participate in various life-changing experiences.
RTC's native leadership in Africa responds to local requests of communities in need to guide the purpose and planning of RTC service expeditions. Projects become more narrowly defined as the skills & experience of accepted expedition applicants are reviewed and the team is formed. Volunteers are oriented and prepared over time as they actually become part of the expedition team.
The main focus of this specific expedition is to help RTC-Uganda establish the Grow. Learn. Give. program that teaches needed basic hygiene skills and standard maturation education to adolescent students. In the process, consequential thinking is discussed and encouraged. We work in schools and with community activists and healthcare workers to make sure proper and adequate information is dispersed and supportive materials are shared. We also plan to do square foot garden training to offset challenges of under/mal-nutrition. And it is typical that we have opportunities to share ideas/skills for income generation as well as engage in a local project such as development of a community center.
We invite you to share our perspective that uplifting even one person makes the world a better place. Consider joining us--you'll be forever changed, too! Space for this worthwhile team is limited. Placement on the team roster is on a first-come, first-served basis of accepted applications.
RTC (a 501c3 non-profit organization) expedition expenses are covered through donated funds. Each team member is responsible to make sure a minimum of $4095.00 has been donated to cover their expenses--which include the following as arranged for the team by RTC: airfare between approved US departure cities and African destination, team transportation in Africa, team lodging in Africa, all meals with team in Africa, daily bottled water in Africa, team activities, and contributions to team projects*.
Apply online now. There is no obligation with an application, but it does offer team leaders the opportunity to review the information you provide and communicate with you about the team being developed.
*(Additional details explained in team member handbook and by team leaders.)
Pat Jones and Patty Liston: team leaders
Connie Gunnell: assistant team leader
As this expedition develops you can find weekly emails and important documents in the column on the right side of this page -->
