We had three nonprofits who flaked out on us or didn’t respond and we had several plans that never came into fruition because of some change in plans with the group. Alika ended up going home to Washington, Hali’a went to Kaua’i to visit with family, both of which were last minute, I had to take care of my mom who had just had surgery, and Shaydee had her own personal issues.
What went well with our planning is that once everyone came back to school, we were able to find a place to go do work and actually have all of our members included in the service project. Nothing could’ve been better because we were all gone. Alika went home to the mainland, I went to Kaua’i, Shaydee had personal and familial issues and I had to take care of my mom and I had to prioritize paddling to the point where we all couldn’t find time. Whenever two people were free, the other two would be busy. This made it hard to do a group project if half of us were gone. We didn’t really compensate for it, Hali’a made plans with the IHS to do kitchen work as a last resort but I was able to find a better alternative that everyone would be able to attend to. But now that everyone is back, we have decided to go on a Farm in Makaha who grows, harvests and delivers goods to the homeless camp on January 25th, 2020. An update will be provided. Will Update The research we did for this project was very enlightening, as it showed how there is an attempt to remedy the humanitarian issues that are facing our state, and some of the challenges there are to remedying this issue. We are learning more and more that around the world, people are facing the same problems as the U.S. and maybe even worse. Throughout the planning for our Winter Community Service Assignment, and with an application of the leadership skills we’ve learned the past semester, we have deepened our connection to the issue our project is addressing. We haven’t been able to work with our nonprofits to help remedy and get up close with the issue we are addressing, but through our research, we are learning more about what to expect when we do work with our nonprofit.
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AuthorMy name is Donna Kenui. I am from Puna, Hawai'i. I am a paddler. I paddle for school and 'Ālapā Hoe. ArchivesCategories |