Our family has seen various levels of poverty during our travels. To help combat poverty we mostly made donations in the past. More recently, I’ve volunteered at our local community school and my husband joined the board for a high school in a vulnerable community. As our sense of the importance of community increased over the years, we have become more interested in contributing our time, in a meaningful way.
I had long thought about ways to give back to the broader community when I stumbled across Venture 2 Impact for the first time. In all my attempts to try and find a way to give back I was struggling with finding something where I felt I could really contribute uniquely with my specific skill set in a way that seemed sustainable to the community I was trying to help.
“I’ve volunteered with V2I four times, and they have all been incredible experiences. In particular though, my most recent volunteer trip to India was especially impactful . . .”
“I feel supercharged. What I experienced in Romania with the kids and young adults can combat 1,000 bad days.”
Venture 2 Impact first began partnering with Telunas, a geo-tourism resort located in the Riau region of Indonesia, in 2016. We were inspired by the owners’ desire to create a
Last year while working with IT Hands, a tech company focused on transformation for individuals and communities in India, we met a health worker named Robert. Robert had a son
1.What are the basics: Name/Job/Location/Life Goal (can be serious/funny/quirky)? Traci Flitcraft – Marketing Consultant/Portland, Oregon Life goal – always improving the world around me 2. How and why did you
“These were the moments where they felt seen, worthy, and loved.” -Kanaar Bell
What are the basics: Name/Job/Location/life goal (can be serious/funny/quirky)? Saumil Bapat / Technical Architect at Saleforce.com / Start a successful tech company How and why did you get involved with
What are the basics: Name/Job/Location/life goal (can be serious/funny/quirky)? Amanda Alderman/SMTS Quality Engineering/Vancouver/Goal: To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to… lol joking J
Our family has seen various levels of poverty during our travels. To help combat poverty we mostly made donations in the past. More recently, I’ve volunteered at our local community school and my husband joined the board for a high school in a vulnerable community. As our sense of the importance of community increased over the years, we have become more interested in contributing our time, in a meaningful way.
I had long thought about ways to give back to the broader community when I stumbled across Venture 2 Impact for the first time. In all my attempts to try and find a way to give back I was struggling with finding something where I felt I could really contribute uniquely with my specific skill set in a way that seemed sustainable to the community I was trying to help.
“I’ve volunteered with V2I four times, and they have all been incredible experiences. In particular though, my most recent volunteer trip to India was especially impactful . . .”
“I feel supercharged. What I experienced in Romania with the kids and young adults can combat 1,000 bad days.”