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04/09/2011

The Times: Northwest Indiana nonprofit makes impact abroad

Here is an article I wrote for The NWI Times on the Guatemala trip, specifically the nonprofit's founder Karen Scheeringa-Parra and the story of the organization's birth: Northwest Indiana nonprofit makes impact abroad.

ZACAPA, Guatemala | A young Guatemalan boy dressed in a worn polo shirt and navy blue pants holds on to a square piece of paper with a number on it.

His name is Alex and he's 9 years old.

The tiny piece of paper serves as his entrance ticket to a nutrition center in Zacapa, Guatemala, where he will join dozens of other children for a weekly feed. The center was funded and built by Hearts in Motion, a nonprofit organization based in Highland. [Read More...]

 

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jamesmical

MICATZ, a non-profit organization based in Tanzania, places volunteers from across the world willing to assist in various welfare projects in schools, hospitals, orphanages, monasteries, community/government organizations etc. with an aim to educate and help influence the life of the deprived people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Posted by: jamesmical | 02/02/2012 at 10:40 PM

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Murrow College Backpack Journalism

Picture 1Stephanie Schendel is a 22-year-old WSU student. She is a double major in Spanish and journalism, and is usually spotted with a notebook in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.

She was awarded funding by the Edward R. Murrow of College of Communication to travel to Guatemala to chronicle the work of Hearts in Motion, a nonprofit dedicated to improving lives in Latin America.

In March 2012, she traveled with 29 other WSU students to Zacapa, Guatemala to volunteer, and to experience a world entirely different than Pullman, Wash.

MeAndrea Castillo is a 20-year-old Murrow College student with a equal passions for travel and journalism. As one of the college's backpack journalists, Castillo is traveling to Nicaragua with World Vets, an organization that provides veterinary aid in developing countries. Andrea will document the experiences of World Vets volunteers through photos, video, feature articles, and blog posts. 

 

 

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