Living in another world
Posted By TYLER KULA, THE OBSERVER
Two Sarnia-Lambton women have spent the past eight months fighting poverty in central Asia.
Aga Khan Fellowship recipients Heidi Carrubba, 26, and Holly Shrumm, 22, are working to improve the living conditions in Tajikistan, a central Asian country north of Afghanistan.
Shrumm is working in agricultural development with the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme.
“I grew up reading National Geographics and idolizing scientists like Jane Goodall,” said Shrumm, an arts and sciences graduate from the University of Guelph.
“I always wanted to work primarily with animals but when I started realizing that you can’t help the animals without helping the people, my attention turned to development.”
Development, she said, a holistic approach that teaches people to help themselves.
“‘Development is not instant coffee,’ so said one of our trainers in Ottawa before departure,” Shrumm said.
Both women finish their internships Saturday and are in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
complete at Living in another world – The Sarnia Observer – Ontario, CA.
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