REI-Vietnam Video: What it Takes

Media, Vietnam, Volunteer Story l January 31, 2011

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Watch a second REI-Vietnam video and learn “what it takes” to develop people in Vietnam.

Our REI-Vietnam team has put forth a real effort this year to capture the REI story in video. Take a few minutes to watch their video “What it Takes” and learn one practical way in which REI develops people in Vietnam: through training national healthcare professionals. REI-Vietnam’s volunteer doctors and surgeons talk about how and why they train Vietnamese doctors. They are building Vietnamese people to build Vietnam.

Click this link to watch the video!

Poverty Series: Excessive Amounts of Underwear

Kazakhstan, Staff Story l January 21, 2011

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An REI Staff Member’s Comical Reflection on Excess and Poverty

Tammy, one of REI’s staff members in Kazakhstan, shares her thoughts on excess and poverty in a very practical way: she compares the number of pairs of underwear people in impoverished nations have compared with people in the U.S.A. And the result is shocking! We hope you enjoy her comical reflection.

REI-Vietnam Video: Why We Build

Media, Vietnam l January 13, 2011

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Watch an REI-Vietnam video and learn about their passion for developing Vietnamese people.

Our REI-Vietnam team has put forth a real effort this year to capture the REI story in video. Take a few minutes to watch their video about “Why They Build” to learn the philosophy that guides their development practices. This video is the first in a series of three videos that we will be featuring one at a time on the REI blog. REI-Vietnam is building Vietnamese people to build Vietnam.

Click this link to watch the video!

Djibouti: Poor in Water

Djibouti, National Stories l January 4, 2011

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Read a BBC correspondent’s description of Djibouti as land of “constant thirst.”

REI has more than five staff (and their families) who live and work in the Horn of Africa in one of the hottest places on earth: Djibouti. What is Djibouti like? Read this BBC Correspondent’s article below called “A Life of Constant Thirst Beside Djibouti’s Lake Assal” for a taste.

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