Western India - 2006

In May 2006, Borderless World Volunteers engaged in its first-ever international community development project. A group of three students travelled to western India to launch a variety of initial projects. During the month-long trip, the volunteers collaborated with a highly experienced development worker based in Pune to conduct an education assessment of Maharashtra and Gujarat where she had done extensive work in the past and remains well connected. In addition to the extensive tour and education assessment of western India, the group instituted a microcredit project, rural agricultural extension project and a career learning seminar. This maiden project has already impacted at-need individuals, cultivated a plethora of important development contacts and opened the door for future participation by the organization.

Left to Right: Farouk Meralli, John Liggins and Ryan Leo