#15 Journalist Profile on Denise Rauda

SAWA is building a network of journalists from all over the world. This month we are profiling Denise Rauda from El Salvador, a full time student at Kwantlen University College in Vancouver, BC. Denise knew right away she wanted to be part of SAWA. With a strong desire to help others and be a part of the bigger picture, Denise knew being a part of SAWA would be a great experience allowing her to connect with so many wonderful people from all over the world. Denise has a strong desire to make people more aware of the hardships faced by so many around the world; and to highlight that there are inspiring grassroots solutions making a difference, she is working on an inspiring story from Sierra Leone.

Denise is currently working on a story about a program in Freetown, Sierra Leone, called The Needy Today, which focuses on helping orphans and ex-child soldiers who survived the rebel war by providing food, clothing, medical care, educational support and psychosocial trauma healing. The Needy Today offers the children a protective, healing community. Unfortunately the program is suffering from a lack of funding and is looking for donors to help them continue to care for the orphans. We look forward to hearing more details about the program from Denise in the future and we are happy to have her on board as SAWA searches for inspiring stories from all over the world.

To Learn more: theneedytoday@gmail.com