WGC immersion trips are designed to promote understanding of different cultures and provide education as a means of promoting women’s leadership and community development. Volunteers prepare six months in advance and participate in an approximately 14 – 18 day trip that includes preparation for service and for leading professional workshops for our partners. Past workshops have included: women’s small business management and improvement; advocacy for women; education; early childhood development; caregiving; public relations/marketing; nutrition; clean water access; etc. Participants contribute to WGC’s mission, utilizing their expertise to improve the lives of women and their families.
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Women’s Global Connection has begun to plan for our next immersion trips. If you are interested, please contact Tamarra Mencey at wgc.tamarramencey@gmail.com or call (210) 828-2224 ext. 297.
POWERPOINT WITH SPECIFICS ON 2019 TRIPS HERE
Peru: May / June…………Smaller group sometimes goes in December
- * For the current Peru Trip planning informational document, please click here. Note that dates remain tentative.
- Tanzania / Kenya: Typically mid-summer
Sr. Dorothy Ettling 2014
Apply to Travel With WGC
- Application click here > WGC Immersion trip application and WGC Covenant Immersion Trip If you are committed to traveling with us bring these two documents completed to the WGC office, in the basement of the Brackenridge Villa.
- To view information from past trips: Immersion_Trip_Initial Info 2018
Ettling Hayes Immersion Trip Fund
Anyone considering a trip with WGC is eligible to apply for a travel scholarship made possible through our Ettling Hayes Immersion Trip Fund. Download the application and return by email or in the mail to the indicated address by the deadline date for the overall trip application, which includes the trip waiver and personal background check. If you have any questions please contact the WGC office at (210) 828-2224.
Duff Nutrition Trip Fund
Nutrition students at the University of the Incarnate Word are eligible to apply for scholarships through the Duff Nutrition Trip Fund.
WGC Founders
Dorothy Ettling, CCVI and Neomi Hayes, CCVI
2019 Ettling Hayes scholarship application final