Friday, January 30, 2015
Canoe Building Providing skills and jobs for the Marshall
CANOES OF THE MARSHALL ISLAND Waan Aelon in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Island) or 'WAM' is a grassroots non-profit community program educating the youth on the Marshall Islands (located in the Pacific), based on the traditions of the Marshallese canoe. WAM provides vocational and life skills training to youth-at-risk using the medium of traditional outrigger canoes, boat building and woodworking, Read more here.
There's so much the kids of today can get out of building a canoe or boat. The skills learnt and the feeling of accomplishment can be lift changing, I know because I built a boat and am still get excited when I'm around it.
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