Calling all pilots! Have you ever dreamed of flying a Cessna 206 in Tanzania, flying to over 20 remote areas , providing health care to women and children who don’t have access to medical care? Well, this could be the volunteer position you’ve been dreaming about! Flying Medical Service, […]
John taught me resilience. This young man with brittle bone disease lived through physical challenges I couldn’t imagine. He needed help moving his wheelchair up steep slopes. He needed help moving out of his wheelchair and into bed. He also needed help going to the bathroom. When John […]
Another amazing reunion!!! Eighteen of gathered together over the weekend to become reaquainted, connect with others and share stories. Here’s what we did: Friday night get-acquainted and social Saturday Morning Sessions Lunch Discussions Saturday Afternoon – finding pictures to illustrate moments when our world tilted Celebrating Birthdays Sunday […]
VICS receives many requests for volunteers. Volunteers serve 2 years, filling requests from various developing countries. A current need is at Makiungu Hospital in Tanzania. If you are, or know of a pharmacist looking for a new life adventure, give the office a call or email! Below are pictures of […]
For the 24th year, Catherine, a teacher from Brebeuf and approximately 80 of her students have sponsored a Holy Thursday fundraising Fast for VICS. What an incredible group of young men and what amazing support they get from their teachers! VICS is so fortunate to be the financial recipient of […]
What a wonderful gathering of people! For the past 34 years VICS volunteers, and ‘honorary VICS’ have gathered for a Good Friday Fast, being inspired by guest speakers and celebrating the Stations of the Cross and the Good Friday Service together. This year, between 30 and 40 people gathered throughout […]
Teresia and Elizabeth are two women I met while teaching at the Olkokola Vocational School near Arusha, Tanzania. In a school that usually accepts people up to 35 years of age, both these women are 56. I had the honour of working with them. Both were in the tailoring program. […]
One of the small community development projects is a tree nursery. Seedlings are grown then either sold or grown for fruit which will later be sold. Everyone who starts a nursery gives 5 seedlings to a family who has less than they do.
Gerry is volunteering with VICS in Singida, Tanzania. She is working at Faraja, an organization started by the MMM (Medical Missionaries of Mary) sisters. Tanzania people trained to work as volunteers in various villages discuss possible small economic developement projects, then Faraja tries to support these projects. One project was […]
Travel, volunteering, leaving what you know and that which is familiar, it’s really all about transformation. The interesting thing about transformation is that when you return the known and familiar look different – not because ‘it’ has changed but because you have.
