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Field Report, Guatemala

KIRF Field Report: Guatemala 2015/2016

On November 12, 2015, KIRF President, Mark Kirwin journeyed to Guatemala with fellow Rotarian Marty Armstrong to deliver medical supplies purchased by the members of the Rotary Club of Ventura to a Clinic that provides medical care and nutritional therapy…

Angela Kirwin
April 13, 2016

Nepal

KIRF’s assistance with Nepal disaster relief continues: School to rebuild in Majhguan, Nepal

Badly damaged Shree Majhgaun Lower Secondary School in Nepal after the April 2015 earthquake. We are still assisting with the earthquake disaster relief efforts in Nepal. KIRF has now partnered with Classroom in the Clouds to help rebuild of a…

Angela Kirwin
August 14, 2015
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Field Report, Nepal

Field Report: Nepal Earthquake Relief, May 2015

As we approached the airport in Kathmandu, after many hours of travel through London and Delhi, I got two impressions: (1) Why were there pallets of what appeared to be aid stacked on the side of the airport, and (2)…

India

School Report from the Shekhwara Village School: A Good Harvest

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The Shekhwara Village School (formerly known and founded as the Kirwin James International School) is doing great! As the Fall season is upon us here in the United States, it is always a healthy mental exercise to be reminded of…

Angela Kirwin
November 14, 2014

KIRF awarded Red Cross Hero and Good Samariton awards for local community-led volunteer disaster relief

Mark and Angela Kirwin receiving the Red Cross Hero and Good Samaritan awards on behalf of KIRF and its disaster relief volunteers. On April 30, 2014 we were honored to receive the Good Samaritan Heroes award from the American Red…

Angela Kirwin
May 21, 2014

Field Report, Philippines

Field Report: Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Disaster Relief in the Philippines

A girl with her census of families who lost their homes and people missing after Typhoon Haiyan Photo: Mark Kirwin Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines on November 8, 2013. We watched its approach via the internet, fearing for the people…

Angela Kirwin
January 17, 2014

India

Happy New Year from the KIRF’s Sewing Centre in Rural Bihar

Recent graduates of the Sewing Center’s vocational training program Our vocational training program for women, the KIRF Sewing Centre located at the Shekhwara Village School is located in rural Bihar in India. The Sewing Centre’s longtime teacher serves as both…

Angela Kirwin
January 13, 2014

Philippines

Update on Typhoon Haiyan Direct Disaster Relief on Panay, Philippines.

THEY DID IT! We delivered roofing supplies for over 200 houses in the coastal village of Borongon so local kids like these now have a roof over their heads. Panay Island, Philippines. Photo: Mark Kirwin Thank you to the many…

Angela Kirwin
December 14, 2013

Philippines

KIRF is going to the Philippines to deliver Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief

Satellite image of “Super” Typhoon Haiyan hitting the Philippines on Nov. 9, 2013. KIRF Director Mark Kirwin will be going to Philippines to deliver disaster relief supplies with a volunteer with family connections in the devastated country. “Super” Typhoon Haiyan…

Angela Kirwin
November 13, 2013

India, Nicaragua, USA

KIRF Fall Report: Much to be Thankful For in USA, India & Nicaragua

With pumpkins still growing in many of our local Ventura fields, and Thanksgiving just around the corner, Fall is upon us as the air gets slightly cooler with those hot intermittent Santa Anna winds. These changes give me cause to…

Angela Kirwin
November 10, 2013

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