Testimonial: Acknowledging that just because we feel like we are making a difference doesn’t mean we are.

The Rok Kern team has been hosting a number of training and development workshops for Tatachilla Lutheran College over the last 3 years. Their year 11 team spent an afternoon with us as part of their wider school Service Learning experience in-country and the school has also participated in our one-day “How do I respond to poverty?” workshops and leadership forums in Australia. In this short...

Guest Post – Who is poor, who decides?

Anna’s House By Rachel Pieh Jones. “Anna’s house is made of aluminum and two of the three rooms have a roof. Goats and sheep wander freely through the courtyard where Anna’s mother cooks over a single gas burner, squatting on an overturned powdered milk can. An outsider could come to Anna’s home and declare her ‘poor.’  Why?  She doesn’t have an air...

Testimonial: the new standard for international short-term overseas experiences.

The Rok Kern team has been hosting a number of education and training and development workshops for Tatachilla Lutheran College over the last 3 years. Their year 11 team spend an afternoon with us as part of their wider school Service Learning experience in-country and the school has also participated in our one-day “How do I respond to poverty?” workshops and leadership forums in Australia....