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A service learning experience aimed at fostering open-mindedness and humanitarian relationships between North and South through building houses and planting trees in India and Burkina Faso. Participants spend one month working on local development projects, immersing in the culture and contributing to communities.
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INDIA 2009
What is this? The partners What do we do? The achievements The challenge
What is this? The partners What do we do? The achievements The challenge
service learning experience development project
objectives : openmindedness to North-South relationship human, crosscultural and humanitarian experience
to reach the objectives… spend one month there With a spirit of openmindedness and service to the local population participate in local development projects
In India building small houses for destitute families
In Burkina Faso financing a micro-dam planting trees
What is this? The partners What do we do? The achievements The challenge
ICHEC CLEMSON PARTICIPANTS INDIAN PARTNERS BENEFICIARIES BURKINABE PARTNERS DONATORS
SALEM Most Rev. Dr. S. Singaroyan Bishop of Salem DHARMAPURI Most Rev. Joseph Antony Irudayaraj Bishop of Dharmapuri 4 indian partners SEVAI Mr Govindaraju Director Sevaï TIRUNELVELI Sr Annamary Provincial
What is this? The partners What do we do? The achievements The challenge
10 Participants in each village The project takes place in South India
The present habitation… … the beneficiaries… … the new home.
The aim is to build 9 to 10 houses per village. Houses are +/- 24 m2 and cost +/-700€ each.
During three weeks, students share their time between the construction work and ……
…and the experience of living communally….
What is this? The partners What do we do? The achievements The challenge
In India • for 16 years • 545 participants • 544 houses • 3 schools • 1 dispensary In Burkina Faso • for 8 years • 90 participants • 43.000€ given for micro-dams • 38.500 trees
2006 2007 For three years now, Clemson students have joined the project. 2008
What is this? The partners What do we do? The achievements The challenge
Humanitarian challenge India Burkina Faso one student = one house 6000 trees - 1 micro-dam
crosscultural challenge openmindedness to other culture openmindedness and service to local people and team members human challenge financial challenge fundraising : 1.700 € / participant
For more information: ICHEC Housing project Tel : 0032.2.778.03.07 http://housingproject.ichec.be vincent.huart@ichec.be