March 2008
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In This Issue
Canadian Internships to End
Kenyan Grans doing Fine
International Interns Coming Home
Dominica: Where Nature Rules
Saying Goodbye to our Interns


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Salina Auma Ogola  
Sex: Female
Country: Kenya
Salina Ogola
Salina is 68 years old and a widow.  She had seven children, but only one son and one daughter are still alive.  She also has two grandchildren.  Learn more about Salina...
 
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This month Help the Aged (Canada) is welcoming our International Interns back from their positions overseas and saying goodbye to our interns in Canada.  In this issue we're featuring a story about our Canadian Interns, an article about Dominica by one of our International Interns and an update about our partners in Kenya. 

Thanks to our interns for all their hard work!
 
Internships Lead to New Careers 
By: Alejandra Gallardo Avalos & Erica Simmonds
Martin playign pool with a client
Our Canadian Interns will be finishing their placements on March 28.  This year we've placed 34 interns with 25 of our partner organizations and at Help the Aged's office in Ottawa. The National Career Focus Internship Program is funded by Service Canada with the goal of helping recent graduates make a smooth transition from school to the workforce. We spoke to interns Leza Evenson and Martin Pleau about their work experiences. 
Kenyan Grans doing Fine Sr. Paul Anastasia and a Gran
Following the December 27, 2007 election in Kenya, violence erupted in Kisumu and outlying areas. Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga protested President Mwai Kibaki's win by starting fires and looting shops.
Read about how this is affecting our partners in Kenya...
Good News at Help the Aged
International Interns Group PhotoInternational Interns Coming Home-This month our CIDA International Youth Interns will be coming back to Canada after working overseas for several months.  We had 8 interns working in: Dominica, Jamaica, Ghana and Kenya.
Keep reading...
Dominica: Where Nature Rules
By: Kara-Leigh Jameson
Kara and a Gran Dominica is home to over 15 noteworthy centenarians, that is, people over 100 years of age. Unlike developed countries, Dominica and its Caribbean neighbors have one of the fastest growing older populations in the world. 

Learn more about Dominica...
Help the Aged Saying Goodbye to Interns
By: Erica Simmonds
Erica & Yasmeen
We will be saying goodbye to our interns Erica Simmonds and Yasmeen Mohiuddin.  Erica worked on the e-news and Yasmeen helped manage the Internship Program.