Emergency Relief Fund for our Global Edu. Partners
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Our colleagues at Association IKS in Petrinja, Croatia are experiencing untold devastation. As many of you will recall, IKS received the IUPUI Global Engagement Award in 2019 for their contributions to our study abroad education.
On Dec 29th, Petrinja, a small city in central Croatia, was hit by a 6.4 earthquake making the city uninhabitable and dangerous for half of its residents. The city continues to experience damaging after-shocks almost daily. They face enormous disruption and loss of their livelihoods and their community! In the past six years, IU School of Social Work students, including myself, have had the opportunity to learn and work with our colleagues from IKS. In fact, my most recent practicum in Petrinja helped me grow in ways I have never dreamed possible; developing special ties with this organization helped me learn about the fragilities of war and the strengths of the human spirit. Our ties are strong and enduring.
Your contribution whether big or small will strengthen our human spirit and sense of belonging to a community that cares for one another no matter how close or far away we find ourselves from one another.
Please contribute to this Go Fund Me project that will support rebuilding this lovely city. The residents of Petrinja give our students inspiration, life lessons and opportunities to find ourselves on new career paths; it’s our turn to give back.
Jordan Crouch, IUSSW Alumni
Cover photo credit: @visnja.vezmarovic
More information about IKS can be found here: https://udrugaiks.hr
On Dec 29th, Petrinja, a small city in central Croatia, was hit by a 6.4 earthquake making the city uninhabitable and dangerous for half of its residents. The city continues to experience damaging after-shocks almost daily. They face enormous disruption and loss of their livelihoods and their community! In the past six years, IU School of Social Work students, including myself, have had the opportunity to learn and work with our colleagues from IKS. In fact, my most recent practicum in Petrinja helped me grow in ways I have never dreamed possible; developing special ties with this organization helped me learn about the fragilities of war and the strengths of the human spirit. Our ties are strong and enduring.
Your contribution whether big or small will strengthen our human spirit and sense of belonging to a community that cares for one another no matter how close or far away we find ourselves from one another.
Please contribute to this Go Fund Me project that will support rebuilding this lovely city. The residents of Petrinja give our students inspiration, life lessons and opportunities to find ourselves on new career paths; it’s our turn to give back.
Jordan Crouch, IUSSW Alumni
Cover photo credit: @visnja.vezmarovic
More information about IKS can be found here: https://udrugaiks.hr
Organizer
Jordan Crouch
Organizer
Fort Wayne, IN