Kia Orana to all Global Volunteers:
We know the world is experiencing budget shortages. We hope you will continue to send volunteers to the Cook Islands in 2009. It would be very sad for the beneficiaries of the work that the Global Volunteers do in Rarotonga if they do not maintain the very worthwhile service.
The students who receive assistance from the volunteers with their reading will miss out on a very important aspect of their learning as well as self confidence that is nurtured through the support given by the Global Volunteers. These volunteers have also helped a great deal with the conservation of native birds which is one of our success stories. The locals who take this on as a passion and sheer determination to preserve these precious birds through rat eradication which often is quite a difficult taks. Red Cross has a staff shortage and the volunteers have rescued us from many of our much needed jobs to be done and sometimes at short notice... and this we have appreciated.
Just recently, we were able to get the help of a Global Volunteer to complete a job that would have waited for how long, I hate to think!! Other volunteers have become part of the community as they do fill a gap of our needs and the visits with the elderly, disabled, schools, library, women;s office, hospital and so on are most important. Recently, the wheelchairs that were fixed are mind-boggling as we have had to tell clients that we do not have wheelshairs to give to assist with their mobility. I invite Global Volunteers to keep coming and don't abandon those who need your services! I look forward to more positive outcomes with more Global Volunteers teams coming to Rarotonga in 2009!
-Kia Manuia, Niki
We know the world is experiencing budget shortages. We hope you will continue to send volunteers to the Cook Islands in 2009. It would be very sad for the beneficiaries of the work that the Global Volunteers do in Rarotonga if they do not maintain the very worthwhile service.
The students who receive assistance from the volunteers with their reading will miss out on a very important aspect of their learning as well as self confidence that is nurtured through the support given by the Global Volunteers. These volunteers have also helped a great deal with the conservation of native birds which is one of our success stories. The locals who take this on as a passion and sheer determination to preserve these precious birds through rat eradication which often is quite a difficult taks. Red Cross has a staff shortage and the volunteers have rescued us from many of our much needed jobs to be done and sometimes at short notice... and this we have appreciated.
Just recently, we were able to get the help of a Global Volunteer to complete a job that would have waited for how long, I hate to think!! Other volunteers have become part of the community as they do fill a gap of our needs and the visits with the elderly, disabled, schools, library, women;s office, hospital and so on are most important. Recently, the wheelchairs that were fixed are mind-boggling as we have had to tell clients that we do not have wheelshairs to give to assist with their mobility. I invite Global Volunteers to keep coming and don't abandon those who need your services! I look forward to more positive outcomes with more Global Volunteers teams coming to Rarotonga in 2009!
-Kia Manuia, Niki
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