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Description:
| Do you want to do something this summer that will change your life? The Africa Program focuses on development projects in 7-12 African countries each summer. As a Crossroader, you will live as a group in a village, often with only the basic amenities and without many of the modern conveniences Westerners take for granted. You will spend several hours a day in project activities. You will also participate in communal maintenance chores. Through living and working in a village community, you will be exposed in an intimate way to the languages, music, history and customs of your host country. With your team and hosts, you will help forge group-oriented solutions that incorporate the ideas of people whose assumptions may be different from your own.
Crossroads sponsors five types of projects in the Africa Program: community construction/development, community health/medical outreach, agricultural/reforestation, women's development and education/training as requested. The project work may entail construction of a school, a nutrition survey, a tree-planting scheme, or some other activity. Technical skill is desirable, but not required. All projects involve a component of physical work, and most are located in rural areas. |
