Western Heads East Memory Board
Do you have any memories from your Western Heads East experience? Help us celebrate the 20th anniversary! Share your favourite memory, tell us about your experience, or just say hello to your fellow interns! If you have any photos of your time with us, please include those too!
When my son was in Grade 6 they were required to bring in a "special person" (non family member)to speak to their class. Bob Gough kindly came to the school to talk to the children about the Western Heads East program and the Yogurt Mamas. The class (and their teacher) were so enthused with the project that they started selling freezies at recess to raise the money to buy a cow. It was a great learning experience for the children and made my son very proud that he initiated something that everyone got on board with.
Donna Chute-Dolan
Donor & Parent of a Fundraiser
Art in the Market 2014
Tara Chen
Fundraising and Education Committee Member & Work Study Student
One of my favourite memories of Western Heads East is the beginning when there was a fervor of activity to do something that would make a change and contribute to the wellbeing of African communities. The collaboration of divisions, to the naming of our project. It was a rush, physically and mentally.
Teresa Scherle
Western Heads East Co-Founder
One of my favourite memories of my experience in Mwanza, Tanzania, was dancing at the annual Nane Nane Festival - a public holiday for recognizing the important contribution of farmers to the Tanzanian economy. It was a lot of fun and a great to engage with the community.
Kathryn Morgan
MScFN'12
Kathryn Morgan
MScFN'12
Yogurt Mamas holding up a sign thanking the children of Byron Somerset for their fundraising efforts to buy a cow. (2007)
Donna Chute-Dolan
Donor & Parent of a Fundraiser
Western heads east fundraising and education committee, and working with Bob was one of the best memories of being at Western University. WHE was a home away from home!
Zahra Bhanji
Fundraising and Education Committee Member
My journey at WHE started out in a work-study position supporting interns, and gradually became a student volunteer and lead for the Western Heads East Fundraising & Education Committee. WHE provided me with a breadth of experience, learning about international development in a hands-on role. I learned a lot from the back scenes, and I still remember helping set up the radio campaign where we worked with a volunteer radio voice announcer. WHE was an inspiration for me to pursue a career in global health; working with communities to promote a grassroots movement for change. One of my favourite event was the Art in the Market, where my team and I worked to create a silent auction to raise funds for the organization. It was a great and grand time for all! Congratulations Western Heads East for your 20th anniversary!
Tara Chen
Fundraising and Education Committee Member & Work Study Student
Maimuna Kenyamala and Teresa Scherle, 2019. Meeting with Maimuna at the Talapia Hotel in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Teresa Scherle
Western Heads East Co-Founder
