Greetings from Dana Downey, Local Coordinator
Hi to everybody,
I would like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Dana Downey. I recently completed a two year service with the U.S Peace Corps in Morocco. I specialized in community based development.
During my service, I assisted my host community develop three self-sustaining income generating projects. With the help of the Peace Corps I was able to organize a women’s center for business offices and literacy classes, facilitate two reforestation projects to plant 45,000 almond trees, and purchase seven carpet weaving looms for use by local women in the community. Personally, I was able to assist in the project by writing and receiving four grants and by teaching organizational management skills to our women’s association. I also worked with the Moroccan ministry for Water and Forests to implement the tree reforestation initiatives.
I am happy to have the opportunity to be back in Morocco this year with Global LAB. I will be coordinating your community service and independent study projects and sharing with you some of what I have come to know about Moroccan culture over the last two years. I will also be assisting both of your program directors throughout the semester with logistics and transportation coordination. I look forward to welcoming you to Morocco next month and getting to know you over the course of the fall semester.
Dana