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Upon arriving at the site where we were to begin building a chicken coop that Orphans to Ambassadors donated to Rural Life Development Society in Biswanathpur, Odisha India we were greeted by the local men and women. The local village women were dressed on traditional sarees that were brightly colored with floral patterns and traditional Indian designs. The men were dressed in jeans and nice collared shirts. The men handed us flowers they had picked from the surrounding plants and the women placed flower lays they had made. They then began yelling a high pitched holar that was broken up with their tongue moving back and forth making a sort of tribal call. Samuel, the head of RLDS and the one hosting us, said that they are “receiving” myself and the 3 women I am traveling with (Katherine, Kara and Barb). We were then led to a shelter the locals had built out of large sticks as supports and smaller sticks interwoven with palm and tree branches covered with a blue tarp. They ha...

Upon our arrival in Biswanathpur, Odisha India we were greeted by 5 beautiful Indian women. Two were dressed in jeans and a nice top and the other three in traditional Indian Sarees. They each took my right hand in theirs and with one light raise they “shook” my hand, bowed their head slightly and said “hello”. I was so exhausted from the long drive that I couldn’t wait to see the place I would be sleeping and crash. They were very welcoming and the outspoken one in jeans could speak fairly good english. They walked us up to towards the house and said “Welcome to our home.” Then pointed to the house and said “This is where you will be staying.” They slipped off their flip flops quickly and walked up the short steps to the interior of the home. I bent down to take off my hiking boots that I had been traveling the past 2 days in, but they all chimed in with “no no no mam”. So I walked up inside with my dirty stinky boots o...

Our journey to India took us from Seattle, WA USA through Dubai, UAE with a short layover to Hyderabad, India. Once landed in Hyderabad we grabbed our bags and managed to get through customs with our Visas. In order to get us to our final destination at Biswanathpur, Odisha we still had a short 1 hour flight to Vishakapatnam (or Visag as the locals call it) followed by a 5 hour drive into Biswanathpur. We were greeted by the Rural Life Development Society officials. Samuel brought us flowers and shook our hand, then led us to the vehicle they would be driving us to Biswanathpur in. As we walked through the sea of men waiting to help arrivals with cabs and other forms of transportation we found ourselves approaching a small white car that could seat two. Just behind the car was an ambulance. Yup, you read that right. We were to be transported from the airport to Biswanathpur in an old ambulance. Someone had donated an ambulance to RLDS. This was to be our transport for the long 5 hour j...

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Orphans to Ambassadors works with organizations around the world that serve displaced and vulnerable children in developing nations. The volunteers raise funds and work to provide sustainable technology that save money, improve quality-of-life and promote self-sufficiency by addressing critical issues like water reclamation, renewable energy, and sustainable food sources. We will be building a chicken coup for an Orphanage in Odisha India as a source for providing future income. Most of our funds are covered for the materials, however we still need more to provide the chickens, feed and vaccines. Additional funds would be helpful to provide more in building materials such as lumber, corrugated iron, masonry foundation and fencing. In addition we will be heading to Nepal to install solar panels that will be powering a computer lab so that the child in the orphanage can receive an education. We are in need of computers and any educational programs anyone is willing to donate (Microsoft ...