"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead

 
 

Fighting with The Poor (NO) -
24 months program

 

In Norway the program Started in 1978. Since the beginning thousands of national and international teachers and students have participated in the program, working and traveling in many different countries around the globe. 
DRH Norway cooperates with project in Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and India to send volunteers there.
 

Outline of the program:

 

Period 1. Deep Study about the World Today

Meeting in the team, forming study groups and planning the first month.

In the first period, you will study and investigate international relations, cultures, religions, the world economy and international finance, globalization, why The Poor are increasing in number, how the world’s resources are used, who decides on the international stage, and what people are doing about it. 

 

Period 2. Fundraising and Travel Preparation

The second period will see you concentrated, earning and saving money in a common action. Then come the travel preparations: Planning the travel route, making the budget, choosing your project and your Trio, training project skills, preparing project actions, learning the languages you need, getting visas, getting fit for fight, and a thousand other things to attend to. 

 

Period 3. On the Road

The third period is called the travel period where you will travel over many Asian or/and African countries, and it finds you immersed in people and experiences. You live with families, make friends from all segments of society. You go on investigations, seeing for yourself what you previously read about in books, and letting the people who live the stories be your teachers. 

More investigations, more traveling and new countries bring you to your final destination, to the project in Africa or India. (Click here for some personal stories by our volunteers)

 

Period 4. Project Period

Arriving at the project, you are ready for living and working and standing shoulder to shoulder fighting with The Poor. 

 

Period 5. The Journal

Returning to the school, your heads and hands are full of new skills, knowledge and energy. You meet in the team, concluding on the studies, the travels, the work and experiences, consolidat­ing your knowledge and understanding. 

Finalizing and celebrating with exams, having earned your A-certificate from One World Uni­versity, and from the new foundation you have built for yourself and with your teammates throughout the program, you are ready to take your next steps in life and into the future.

 

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