Inspiring Global Citizenship

For over 6 years, CAMTA has partnered with Academia Cotapaxia, an international school located in Quito, to provide high school students with volunteering opportunities during each mission.  The students, who are learning in both Spanish and English, provide volunteer interpretation services to CAMTA patients.  
To honour Global Citizenship Day, the school asked Dr. John Lilley to provide a keynote address on CAMTA and the power of volunteering to inspire the students to commit to making the world a better place.  The students were asked to reflect on key questions in their mentor groups on how they might engage in global citizenship, raise funds for needed causes and mentor others to do the same.
CAMTA is very grateful for the participation of these young teens in supporting our medical mission. We get very busy on the ward and they help to ensure the patient’s needs are communicated to our staff. We look forward to a continued relationship with the youth from Academia Cotapaxia.  

 Written By: Janet Emmett

Students in their Mentor groups

Another Mentor group