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2012 Workcamp Locations: Burundi, Kenya and Rwanda Saturday, June 23 to Saturday, July 28, 2012

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Download the Volunteer Handbook	Read About Workcampers' Experiences: Thoughts on My Rwandan Work Camp Experience, 2009 The Amos family were workcampers in Kenya in 2007. View their photos and comments Whitney Popp went to Burundi in 2007. Read emails she sent to friends describing her experience Download this PeaceWays issue focused on 2005 worckampers and the 4 workcamp sites Download Tears of Joy by Joy Zarembka, August 1999. Journal of a workcamper to Burundi and her thoughts on the violence occurring during her time there.

	Info on Burundi Andrew Peterson's blog about his experience in Burundi A Day in the Life of a Workcamper By Sarah Tillotson, 2009: Workcamper in Burundi By Sara Gmitter, 2008: Read Sara Gmitter's blog about her time in Burundi Heading to the Friends Women Associaton’s Kamenge Clinic By Dr. Alexia Nibona, Director		Info on Kenya Read Aaron McKenna's blog: a 2008 workcamper in Lubao Read Kenya Reports written by David Zarembka, AGLI coordinator living in the Western Province A Little Peace of Kenya By Aletia Dundas	Info on Rwanda Read Emily Higgs blog about her experience in Rwanda Planting the Tree of Peace among Enemies By Anna Crumley-Effinger Healing from Slavery, War, and Genocide: Lessons from John Woolman and Friends in Rwanda and Burundi By David Zarembka
	Going on a four week camp is in some ways an out of this world experience. I have been in a totally different place and have had 24/ 7 experiences of life with a group of people a month ago I had never met. I came in a new place totally different from my home but in 4 weeks it has become in some ways like a home and the people like another family. Anna Crumley-Effinger, Rwanda workcamp, Summer 2005