Well-Being For All

A World Class Volunteer

Al Wigood is literally a world-class volunteer. He has a long-standing commitment at the World Accord office in Waterloo and plays a significant role with our Central American partners in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. He annually travels to Honduras to assist and supervise World Accord’s Construction Expeditions, and lives there for nearly half of every year. Al’s dedication to the Central American rural communities he lives and works with has grown into personally managing an education fund, innovating a circulating loan concept in community libraries and encouraging social organization and women’s empowerment.

This past September to December 2006, Al once again ventured down to La Buena Fe, Honduras to prepare, manage and evaluate a World Accord Construction Expedition. He helps select the construction site, confirms food and lodging for the volunteers, and orders the necessary building materials. Al greets the volunteers at the airport and guides them to the Honduran program area. In addition, he maintains his education fund called "Families for Families" by assisting in identifying student financial needs and then offering scholarships.

When he returned to Waterloo this December, he shared his stories from the field with the staff at World Accord. World Accord will be highlighting special stories from Al’s Latest Honduran Travels in several blog posts. Stay tuned for heart-warming stories of how Al and the Canadian Expeditions are working with local communities in Central America to make a world of difference!

posted by World Accord Staff @ 3:37 PM