Transcript Branch Out International - College of William and Mary

Vision:
To create a community of active and
educated individuals dedicated to the
pursuit of social justice.
Mission:
Branch Out will engage students in
diverse quality alternative breaks so
that they become active and educated
members of society.
Branch Out International
Alternative breaks that offer students the chance to work
in partnership on various development projects with
communities outside the United States.
Commitment:
•Team Meetings and Fundraisers
•Reorientation Event: (date TBA!)
•Completion of Liability and Health documents
-completed within 48 hours of selection!
•BOI fundraising event:
-On-line Auction
Application Process
• Find the application on-line at
– www.wm.edu/branchoutinternational
– OR search “Branch Out International” on WM Search Bar
• E-mail ALL applications to
[email protected] no later than 5 pm on
Sunday, September 16.
• Interviews between Sept 17-26
• Teams announced Sept 28th.
• The subject line MUST include, in this order: Name
of trip(s) you’re applying for (First Choice, Second
Choice), Last Name, First Name.
• Spring Break trip to El Progreso,
Honduras
• $650+Airfare
• Deposit due: November 1st
AIDSTANZANIA
Trip Cost Before Fundraising: 1380
Initial deposit: 400$
We are a winter Break Trip so we will
be recruiting in the spring for new
members!
AIDSTanzania collaborates with local NGOs,
community centers, government clinics,
and schools to provide partner
communities with HIV/AIDS education,
testing, and outreach. AIDSTanzania
promotes self-advocacy and community
efficacy--establishing sustainable and
adaptive models for HIV/AIDS programs in
Tanzania and in areas surrounding The
College of William and Mary.
SPIMA
(Student Partnership for International Medical Aid)
Community Development and Preventative Medicine through
Partnerships and Research Initiatives in Ghana
Where: Fodome Ahor, Ghana
Volta Region
Cost: 2,200
Deposit: $300 by October 15th
Length: 3 weeks right after
school ends
Outreach 360
(formerly known as Orphanage Outreach)
English and Spanish Literacy Education among underprivileged
Nicaraguan Youth
Location: Jinotega, Nicaragua
Cost: $600 + airfare
Deposit amount: $100,
due October 1st
Trip dates: January 5th-12th
W&M Students for Belize Education
Students for Belize extend service to schools in the Belize Rural School
District by: assisting with construction projects, providing classroom
assistance, promoting educational awareness in the community, and
creating supplemental education programs.
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Bermudian Landing & Caye
Caulker, Belize
Full Costs (before fundraising):
~$1,500/person
Trip Dates:2 wks during Winter
Break
Applications go out in February!
Deposit= $300 due early March
Learn more: http://students4belizeeducation.tumblr.com/
Sustainable Housing and Community
Development in Rural Nicaragua
• Trip: Bridges to
Community
• Nicaragua
• Cost: $1295
+ airfare
= $1900
• $250 deposit due
October 30
• Trip in January
“Providing Community-Based and
Environmentally Sustainable Care to Those
Affected by HIV/AIDS”
Team Name: Kenya
Sustainable Village Project
(KSVP)
Location: Kitui District,
Kenya
Full cost before fundraising:
$1400-1600
Deposit: $500*
Dates: Jan 2, 2013 - Jan 14,
2013
*You may split this up and pay $250 two weeks
after joining the team and the remaining $250
one month after joining the team.
William & Mary Haiti Compact
Female Empowerment through Business Development and
Social Health
• Location: Port-au-Prince
& Cap Haitien, Haiti
• Cost (before
fundraising): ~$1,800
• Deposit: $200 due by
Oct. 26
• When: January 3-14
Questions?
• Contact us!
– [email protected]
– Blow Hall, 320
– [email protected]
– [email protected]
– Contact info for all team leaders is available at
www.wm.edu/branchout
Branch Out Regional
• Day or overnight Trips
throughout Virginia &
surrounding states
• Focus on local social and
environmental issues
• Trips offered year round
• How to get involved:
– Sign up on a first come, first
serve basis
– Look out for the sign-up links
on the Volunteer listserv and
Student Happenings
– ‘Like’ Branch Out on
Facebook
– Give us your email! (sign up
after meeting)
Basic Necessities for All?: Challenging Environmental
Injustice in North Carolina
Think all communities in America are created equal? Think again. Learn
about environmental justice and health disparities that exist among
communities based on where their people live and work. Join Branch Out
Regional this Fall Break for a trip to the industrial “Research Triangle” of
North Carolina to learn about and work with communities that lack basic
necessities such as safe, running water, proper sanitation and even clean air.
We will hear of the stories of members of these communities, volunteer
with partners that strive to change these systemic injustices, and learn more
about how environmental injustice is not just an international development
issue. You might just be surprised how close to home these afflicted
communities are to where you live!
Branch Out National
Offers you a chance to develop knowledge about key social issues,
participate in meaningful direct service in diverse communities in the
Eastern US, and explore possibilities for future engagement.
• 12 Students (2 SL, 10 Participants)
• Issue diversity
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Educational Inequality
Affordable Housing
Environmental Sustainability
Community Development
Workers Rights
• Location diversity
– Urban
– Rural
• Cost: $250 (possibility for financial aid)
General Timeline-BON
• Today: Site Leader Applications Available
– (http://www.wm.edu/offices/oce/branchout/national/siteleaderapp/index.php)
• September 17: Site Leader Applications Due
• September 18-24: Site Leader Interviews
– Specific trips finalized by interviews
• October 1: Site Leaders Selected
• Lottery for Participants: Upon return from Winter Break
• Pre-trip educational and organizational meetings during
February and Early March
• Spring Break!: Trips
Questions? Contact us!
– [email protected]
– Blow Hall, 320