Forty-eight women from the Cañete Valley in Peru benefited from training received from Condoray to become Rural Women Leaders. Here is what two of them had to say:

Sabina Carrion Leguia: The training I received means I can help by sharing information with the people of my village. I can share training on health, nutrition, handicrafts and improvement of the living conditions of our community.

Amparo Rossana Cassana Flores: I am happy now because of what I am and what I give to others. I know that this requires ongoing work to improve, which implies a commitment to myself, to those I teach and to the community.

Canadians

Over its 20 years of existence, LINCCO has co-ordinated 150 young Canadians travelling to South America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe for social assistance projects. Here is what some had to say:

Lyne Boivin: I enjoyed the best summer of my life. It was a unique chance to discover the warmth of the human heart and the depth of my soul – living great joy and pain at the same time.

Mai-Anh Levan: This experience helped me understand a culture, a different standard of living and to be part of the realities of a Third World country.

Anthony Yeow: We learned a lot about ourselves and about a world outside our daily experience. Seeing people wait in a long line outside a bakery and then seeing them happy when they got half a loaf of bread made me think about what we have at home. Above all, it encouraged me to do more for people who need a helping hand, both at home and in the developing world.