SUMMER 2012 SERVICE AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
| Atalaya Intercultural (Burgos) |  |
La Asociación Atalaya Intercultural, ONG dedicada a la acogida de personas inmigrantes está formada por cuatro congregaciones religiosas: María Inmaculada, Esclavas del Sagrado Corazón, Hijas de la Caridad y Jesuitas. El trabajo que ésta organización realiza durante el año se dirige a la integración de estas personas en situación desfavorecida. |
| BreakOut Mission trip to Punta Gorda, Belize |  |
| Campus Ministry, in collaboration with the Center for Service and Community Engagement (SLU), is hosting a BreakOut Mission Trip this May 21-June 2 to Punta Gorda, Belize. The trip will involve working through Jesuit-run St. Peter Claver Parish in Punta Gorda to do various projects in the surrounding Mayan towns. Applications are available on Campus Ministry (aaizpun@slu.edu) . Deadline to apply is March 14 Contact: aaizpun@slu.edu |
| Cooperatour: Humanitarian trips |  |
| Learn about Cooperatour’s summer service trips to projects throughout Central and South America (especially in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia). |
| ENGLISH TEACHING IN ETHIOPIA |  |
| Teach English on a mission in Zway, Ethiopia during the month of August. To find out more about this great opportunity please contact: Prof. Hamish Bins at hbinns@slu.edu |
| Fundación Vicente Ferrer |  |
| Transforming India is in your hands. Take advantage of travel opportunities to see this development NGO at work to improve the living conditions of the most disadvantaged communities in India. Minimum stay of 3 to 6 months. Contact: Lindamaria Ortega: lortega@fundacionvicenteferrer.org |
| PROYECTO INDIA |  |
| This Project coordinated by the Campus Ministry of the University of Comillas is now in its fourth edition. It consists of a month´s work with the Dalit population (“the untouchables”). Spend the month of August helping to build health centers, taking part in activities with children and assisting in liturgy preparation. The project includes a previous training starting in March of each year. Dominance of English Language is required and a middle level of Spanish will also be taken into consideration when applying. If interested please contact Fernando Gálligo, Campus Minister at University of Comillas: fergalligo@pastoral.upcomillas.es |
| Pueblos Unidos |  |
| Pueblos Unidos is an Association that Works in the “Barrio de la Ventilla” in Madrid. Although during the Academic Year they provide different services for the community, during the month of July they need extra help from volunteers for their Summer Urban Camps. If you are available for either the first or second two weeks of July and are interested in this experience, contact Pueblos Unidos by the month of May e-mailing Margarita Saldaña: msaldana@pueblosunidos.org |
| Date: Month of July Monuments and cities in Israel Faculty: Carolina Aznar, PhD |
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| SOC- Archaeological Excavation in Israel. Participate in an archaeological research project in Israel and learn about the cultural context of Bible as well as about the Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy places in the region.During the month of July Prof. Carolina Aznar will direct an archaeological field school in Israel. Participants will excavate at the site of Tel Me’amer/Tel Regev (near Haifa, Israel), learn about the history and archaeology of the region and the formation of the biblical texts, and travel during the weekends to many of the sites in the region (including Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Dead Sea, Qumran, Masada, Sea of Galilee, Capharnaum, Nazareth, Megiddo, and St. John of Acre). Deadline to apply to join the project: March 1, 2011. |
