Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Study tour to Armenia is open for applications.

Space is still available in the joint Heifer International and Church of the Brethren Study Tour to Armenia and Georgia on Sept. 17-Oct. 1. The tour will include visits to Heifer Armenia projects focusing on peace, cultural sites, and sites connected with the Church of the Brethren’s relief work in Armenia that began in 1919.

The first five days of the tour will be spent in the country of Georgia, visiting Heifer dairy and rehabilitation projects.

Cost is $3,500 and includes accommodations, meals, in-country transportation, project visits, tour leaders and guides, workshops, and sightseeing. The tour leaders are Jan Schrock, senior advisor for Heifer International, and Kathleen Campanella, director of Partner and Public Relations at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md.

Contact Jan Schrock at jan.schrock@heifer.org to receive an itinerary and application form or go to http://www.brethren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=go_give_food_crisis_resources for more information about the tour including a study tour overview, an application form, and the Armenia Annual Report from Heifer International.

Source: 5/07/2009 Newsline Extra

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