Over the past ten years, Indian farmers have tragically felt so burdened by exorbitant interest rates, that they have felt no other option but to turn to suicide. This disturbing phenomenon leaves a growing population of widows, who heroically balance supporting their families with a social status considered to be one of the lowest in India. I am helping economically disadvantaged women to become decision-makers and leaders in their families, communities, India, and throughout the world by helping them to build sustainable entrepreneurial ventures.

I live in a small town in Georgia, but it's not all white picket fences. We have drug abuse, academic problems, and abuse problems in the community especially with the middle and high school students. There is always a drug bust in our county every other week and if we were able to speak to our peers and give them the help they need the drug abuse rate would drop. A problem that ties in with the drug problem is the academic problems at the school. In past years, the school use to be at the top in academics, but now scores are so low that we are a "needs improvement school".

The problem is modern day slavery or human trafficking and we want to end it now! This affects everyone, at anytime, in any place. Ending sex, and labor trafficking will give these women, men, and children back their lives.

The focus of this trip is on femininity and the affects of globalization on women worldwide. We will be specifically focusing on women in Tijuana, Mexico, but we will be learning about gender issues across the globe in order to prepare for/shape our Mexico experience. This trip will be both service and learning based and will provide a platform for intercultural communication.