HIV and AIDS in India gets help from Leeds
26/02/2010
Students from Leeds Metropolitan University will be travelling to India next month to help communities affected by HIV and AIDS.
The group of nine - made up of staff and students - are to spend four weeks in Ahmednagar to contribute toward the Snehalaya initiative by teaching numeracy, English and It, sports activities and arts and crafts.
Sarah Kenning, a fourth-year Peace Studies and French student at the university, expressed her eagerness to get involved in the project.
She explained: "I'm really excited about going to India, meeting new people, trying new foods and making an impact on people's lives."
Rosie Boyd, a volunteer currently enjoying the second year of a Youth Work and Community Development degree, said she was looking forward to working alongside individuals who "shared the same passions for volunteering" as herself.
Snehalaya was established in 1987 by a group of youth volunteers, before being registered as a formal non-governmental organisation in 1989.
Written by Simon Bassett
