Alumni Blog

Youth4Change

Posted by Clara on December 23, 2008
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Youth4Change is a program initiated by former Intercordia participant, Amanda Holler during her placement in Ghana in 2007 and continues to thrive today.

Ghana: An Example of African Democracy

Posted by Natalie Zinko on December 06, 2008
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See full article at http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1864675,00.html?xid=feed-yahoo-world

Youth and International Development - an interview with Jessica Vorstermans, Intercordia Alumna

Posted by Natalie Zinko on November 20, 2008
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Jessica Vorstermans is a smart, dynamic young woman who has a passion to change the world for the better. We felt that readers would enjoy a glimpse into her journey and some of her very timely thoughts. They might be interested also to know that Jessica is a child of L’Arche. With parents who were both L’Arche assistants, she grew up in a family that often shared their meal table with people with intellectual disabilities and young assistants from around the world.

For the remainder of the interview, please see: PDF

A Year in Ghana

Posted by Clara on November 17, 2008
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Tabitha Kroeker had spent the summer of 2006 in Honduras, and then lived in Sega, Ghana for a year in 2007-2008. Here she offers some words of reflection upon her experiences: