Advocating Education for Refugee Children

Advocating Education for Refugee Children

Feb 7, 2017 | News

  Among the many problems that parents and children face living in refugee camps is a lack education. While the U.N has pledged to provide aid for education for these children, the funding has not materialized. Children rights organizations, including Education...
Headwaters Volunteers Provide Mental Health Training in St. John

Headwaters Volunteers Provide Mental Health Training in St. John

Jan 20, 2017 | News

Headwaters responded to a national request to assist the island of St. John with the further development of their emergency response system. A strong team led by St. John’s Community Foundation had been actively working to enhance their infrastructure for disaster...
An Interview with Nepal Interpreter Sarah Shrestha

An Interview with Nepal Interpreter Sarah Shrestha

Jan 16, 2017 | Nepal, News

On April 23, 2015, Sarah Shrestha did her first bungee jump. The next day was her birthday. Then, on April 25, an 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck her native Nepal, killing some 8,000 people and injuring 22,000. These events stand as a bookmark in the memory of this...
Reflections on Haiti, Student Life in the U.S

Reflections on Haiti, Student Life in the U.S

Jan 13, 2017 | Haiti, News

Reflections on Haiti, Student Life in the U.S. When Jameson Leo returns to his home in Haiti, he will not only have in his hand a B.S. degree in chemistry and biology from Metropolitan State University, he will also be bringing a new renewed belief in helping...
Building Trust with Refugees in Greece

Building Trust with Refugees in Greece

Jan 10, 2017 | Greece, News

In November, Headwaters returned to a refugee camp in Oinofyta, Greece where volunteers are working to support camp residents and children who have faced the trauma of persecution and separation from their homes and families in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. ...