An Interview with Nepal Interpreter Sarah Shrestha

An Interview with Nepal Interpreter Sarah Shrestha

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

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

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. ...
A Conversation with a Passionate Volunteer

A Conversation with a Passionate Volunteer

A Conversation with a Passionate Volunteer Nepolina Chhetri connected with Headwaters team members by chance at the New Delhi airport while both were en route to Nepal in May 2015. Since then, she has joined Headwaters on a subsequent trips to Nepal and later Haiti in...