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Two of REI’s newest workers, Sarah and Samantha, began their [Orient]ation into Vietnamese life and culture just eight weeks ago. The two graduates of Northwestern College, Minneapolis, Minnesota are Resident English Specialists at Hanoi University in Vietnam. During the past eight weeks, Sarah and Samantha have made many adjustments to their way of living and thinking as they have experienced the vast differences between life in Vietnam and the United States.
Across the United States, thousands of children have either returned or are returning to school. According to the most recent U.S. Census numbers, a projected fifty-six million students will be enrolled in the nations elementary through high schools (grades K-12) this fall.
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After spending four meaningful days together July 5-8 at the Sundance Mountain Lodge in Monument, Colorado, the first-ever REI Global Forum is now history! The conference was a continuation of conversation that began in December 2010 during REI’s Strategic Thinkers’ Forum.
From July 5-8 more than fifty people from most of our REI countries will gather in Colorado Springs to attend the REI Global Forum to continue the conversation and complete the work that began during the 2010 Strategic Thinkers’ Forum.
Engaging, encouraging, equiping, and empowering local people in developing nations.
Recognizing and tackling global inequalities in maternal and newborn mortality
Protecting the cultural diversity & historical value of world languages while promoting versus harnessing the power of progress.
Update about Justice Phomsouvanh’s visit to the United States to partake in REI’s Fellows Program
Remember Hieu? Last year, one REI volunteer family decided to love a little boy in Vietnam named Hieu and because of it, today, Hieu can walk. Watch Hieu’s story by clicking on this link .
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