World Vision Awards Hunger-Fighting Teens
World Vision Awards Hunger-Fighting Teens a Trip to Africa to Learn about Real-World "Survivors"
Updated Aug 09, 2001
Four students traveled to East Africa in June for a first-hand look at World Vision's hunger-fighting efforts in Tanzania -- where survival is not a game but a daily struggle for children and families. Michael Beach, 18, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Chris Chespak, 15, of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Alexandra Manzano, 17, of Tigard, Ore.; and Jolene Chen, 19, of Las Vegas, N.V. earned the trip through their participation in World Vision's 30-Hour Famine, a worldwide hunger-fighting program.
Each year, students who raise $500 or more through World Vision's 30-Hour Famine are eligible to apply for the Overseas Study Tour, which allows them to see how their efforts are providing help overseas. Trip participants are selected on the basis of an application, personal interviews, letters of reference and a 500-600-word essay on hunger.
This year's students observed a variety of World Vision development projects under way in Tanzania, including teaching farmers new, effective growing techniques to increase their yields, teaching adults and village health workers about nutrition and disease prevention, and creating better community access to clean, safe water.
Beach, a junior at Calvary Baptist High School, said he applied for the study tour so that he could meet and learn from the people who are being helped by the funds he raised. Chespak, a freshman at Oaks Christian High School, said he hoped that the study tour would give him a deeper understanding of world hunger and other problems of poverty. Manzano, a junior at Tigard High School, said she applied for the study tour in the desire to learn more about how to be of service to a hurting world. Chen, a senior at E.W. Clark High School, said that the study tour would let her see first-hand how organizations such as World Vision provide hope by helping families become healthy and self-sufficient.
The four students traveled to Tanzania accompanied by World Vision representatives. World Vision has worked in Tanzania for more than 30 years, assisting children and families through relief and development programs that provide clean water, health care, education, agricultural assistance, and more.
The students now serve as spokespersons for the 2002 World Vision 30-Hour Famine. The national dates are Feb. 22-23, 2002.
In February 2001, over 500,000 young people across the United States participated in the World Vision 30-Hour Famine, with a goal of raising over $9 million dollars to help needy children and their families in the United States and around the world.
World Vision is an international Christian relief and development organization working to promote the well being of all people, especially children.
To find out more about World Vision's work, the 30-Hour Famine program and this year's winners, click here: www.30hourfamine.org/studytour.asp.
Each year, students who raise $500 or more through World Vision's 30-Hour Famine are eligible to apply for the Overseas Study Tour, which allows them to see how their efforts are providing help overseas. Trip participants are selected on the basis of an application, personal interviews, letters of reference and a 500-600-word essay on hunger.
This year's students observed a variety of World Vision development projects under way in Tanzania, including teaching farmers new, effective growing techniques to increase their yields, teaching adults and village health workers about nutrition and disease prevention, and creating better community access to clean, safe water.
Beach, a junior at Calvary Baptist High School, said he applied for the study tour so that he could meet and learn from the people who are being helped by the funds he raised. Chespak, a freshman at Oaks Christian High School, said he hoped that the study tour would give him a deeper understanding of world hunger and other problems of poverty. Manzano, a junior at Tigard High School, said she applied for the study tour in the desire to learn more about how to be of service to a hurting world. Chen, a senior at E.W. Clark High School, said that the study tour would let her see first-hand how organizations such as World Vision provide hope by helping families become healthy and self-sufficient.
The four students traveled to Tanzania accompanied by World Vision representatives. World Vision has worked in Tanzania for more than 30 years, assisting children and families through relief and development programs that provide clean water, health care, education, agricultural assistance, and more.
The students now serve as spokespersons for the 2002 World Vision 30-Hour Famine. The national dates are Feb. 22-23, 2002.
In February 2001, over 500,000 young people across the United States participated in the World Vision 30-Hour Famine, with a goal of raising over $9 million dollars to help needy children and their families in the United States and around the world.
World Vision is an international Christian relief and development organization working to promote the well being of all people, especially children.
To find out more about World Vision's work, the 30-Hour Famine program and this year's winners, click here: www.30hourfamine.org/studytour.asp.
Originally published August 08, 2001.
