Jesper Nielsen(L) and Chris Durham(R)
on the Bataduwa work site in April 2005.
Knowing only through NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)
projects were the Sri Lankans seeing proper relief
and support, Jesper and Chris spent an additional
two weeks in the southwestern city of Galle, established
contacts and completed research for their project.
W.O.R.K. was initiated by two but is made up
of many caring and hard working volunteers.
There will be several dozen volunteers from the
April reconstruction effort joining the W.O.R.K.
project in January. We will also have many
other volunteers joining us for the first time
as well and everyone is very excited about returning
to Sri Lanka and housing more people. Each
volunteer will stay as long as their lives allow
since our project will last at least 10 weeks.
We are determined to complete our goal and will
stay until the job is done.
The work we perform for those in need is reward
unto itself when we feel the grateful hug of a
newly housed family. We look forward to
returning in January and hope you can be a part
of the project because we can only do this with
the support of many and appreciate each and every
contribution to the effort. W.O.R.K. is
non-profit and has no paid staff or administrative
costs. All work is done by volunteers.
For more information on their experience in April,
read Chris' blog at Two
Weeks Off.
W.O.R.K. stands for
Willpower, Organization, Respect and Knowledge and
is a non-profit group whose goal is to build housing
in Sri Lanka for those whose homes were destroyed
by the December 26th 2004 tsunami. Upon completing
a two week reconstruction project in April 2005
with the aid group Global Crossroad, Jesper Nielsen
of Nakusp, British Colombia and Chris Durham of
Cookeville, Tennessee decided to return to Sri Lanka
in early 2006 with the goal of building as many
homes as their fundraising efforts allowed.
© 2006 W.O.R.K.