Volontourism and work-study programs are good for everybody. Here's a story where some university students were so impressed by their experience in Nicaragua that they continued to be involved, this time by a fund-raiser fashion show that contributed to a women's center. Very cool.
http://www.quchronicle.com/2010/04/fashionably-philanthropic-alpha-chi-to-send-fashion-show-funds-to-nicaragua/raised to a cause that differed from their main philanthropy: prevention of domestic violence toward women. Last year, for example, the money was donated to The Hunger Project. This year, however, Alpha Chi decided to go international.
All proceeds from the event will be donated to a women’s shelter and medical facility in Nicaragua through Quinnipiac’s Albert Schweitzer Institute.
The idea for the charity was developed after Alpha Chi Omega members Erin Sargent and Jillian Clancy went to Nicaragua on an Alternative Spring Break.
“If the women of Nicaragua had the right resources, they could accomplish so much,” said Clancy, former president of Alpha Chi Omega. “We really want to give back to them.”
