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Fighting with the Poor

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Organization:
Location: Short-term Missions / Volunteer Internship
Address:
56968 Dailey Road
Dowagiac, MI, 49047
United States

Great For: Great for Christians
Service Area(s): Jobs Training and Placement, Education, Social Services, Indirectly Serving People, Arts and Humanities, Teaching, Health and Medicine, Dance and Drama, Christian Radio / TV, Children and Youth Ministry, Agriculture
Hourly Commitment:
24
Commitment is per:
Day
Number of Positions:
50
Number of Volunteers in this
Position in the Past Year:
60
One-time / Ongoing Position:

Description

Our 18 month program offers ordinary people the opportunity to do something extra ordinary for their fellow human beings, and while doing so, learn a lot themselves.

This 18 month program of Fighting with The Poor will take a courageous and futuristic view of the world, and we whole heartily invite you to be a part of finding and implementing solutions that we the people, can all embrace.

OUTLINE OF THE FIGHTING WITH THE POOR PROGRAM

1st Period – The present time – 3 months:
• The forces that run the world
• The big issues of our time
• The riches and potentials of the world

2nd Period – The future time – 3 months:
• Expectations for the future
• New technologies shaping the future
• From here to the future

3rd Period – Fighting with the poor – 6 months:
• Working in trios in a third world country Fighting with The Poor
• The trios will work with the many social consequences of poverty such as orphans, people infected with HIV/AIDS, improving nutrition and access to food, training community teachers for positions in rural areas, training youth in vocational schools, teaching street children, micro-credit programs to promote income generation projects, working with farmers in sustainable agriculture, as well as sustainable ways to improve the environment.

4th Period – The Journal – 6 months:
• Gathering, and producing products
• Correcting, improving, adding, deleting
• On the road bringing it to the public with, Radio, books, theater, debates, street theater, lessons, speeches, etc
• Summing up what you have done together
• Common preparation for individual or common future

Requirements:

Do you require that volunteers for this position be Christian?

No

Organizational Statement of Faith:

No

Short Term Mission Trip Details


Region


Northern America

Amount Paid (if any)


155/month in 3rd period

Cost (per person)


5200

Opportunity Date(s): Start Date:  
02/06/2012

End Date:  
07/31/2013