Community Engagement: an International Journey
Introducing the Hill District Global Engagement Coalition! Pittsburgh’s youth are making international connections as part of this new initiative to…
Trinidad and Tobago
Health and Safety: Zika Virus
With over 9,000 safe placements over the past 22 years, Amizade values the relationships it has fostered with its community…
How Does Amizade Build New Partnerships?
We’re often asked the question, “How does Amizade build new community partnerships around the world?” There’s a quick response that…
Health & Safety: Chikungunya Virus
The health and safety of our participants is of the utmost importance to us at Amizade. We have provided more…
Grace’s Service-Learning Adventure: Part 5
Why Matelot? Is what many people may be wondering. What is the draw to this area? Why do residents think this could be a tourist destination?
Grace’s Service-Learning Adventure: Part 4
We had the pleasure of working with some very talented Matelot natives in exploring the local culture. Michelle, one of the founding members of the Dorca’s Women’s Group spent an afternoon demonstrating head wraps and dress wraps using a Parea, which is a piece of cloth that can be made of a variety of fabrics with different patterns that can be tied or pinned to create head wraps, dresses, skirts, shirts and other articles of clothing.
Grace’s Service Learning Adventure: Part 3
Our main instructor in the field of fruits, nuts, and other vegetation was Mr. Jose. Mr. Jose is a Matelot native who lives on the back road of the community. Matelot is basically situated on two hills – the main road runs up and down these hills and the two additional roads circle around the outside, one on the coast and the other up on a ridge in the back. Mr. Jose lived on the ridge.
Grace’s Service Learning Adventure: Part 2
The DORCAS Women’s Group was established about four years ago by Beulah, Michelle, and another woman in the village. “How much housekeeping can one do?” Miss Beulah said to me in explaining the idea for the group.
Grace’s Service Learning Adventure: Part 1
From the moment we met Robert in the Port of Spain airport on Saturday evening near midnight, it was obvious to me there was lot of learning to be done, and a lot of fun to be had. Robert was our cab driver, he owns a house near the bed and breakfast we’d spend a short night in in the outskirts of Port of Spain.
Amizade Expands!
Amizade is proud to announce that, for the first time in 8 years, we are expanding to two new countries: India and Trinidad and Tobago! In Trinidad, Amizade will be partnering with the small fishing community of Matelot, working to tackle a range of environmental issues including preservation of the coastline, maintaining local hiking trails and working on conservation efforts for the leather back turtle population. In India, Amizade will be working on leadership development in the southern Tamil Nadu region.