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Shane to dig deep for Guatemalan
poor
13.04.07
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Trainee architect
Shane Doherty is going back to basics.
The Clonmany man is off to Guatamala in July as a
volunteer with Habitat for Humanity NI, where he
will help build homes for the poor.
The 23-year old fourth year Architecture student at
Queen's University, Belfast, said he wanted to get
involved after being told about the organisation's
work.
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"A tutor at Queens told
us about the project so I went and looked it up and
thought it was something I'd be interested in
doing," he said.
"It will be like going back to basics. Here we have
a property boom and everyone's concerned about the
price of houses. There, people have very little so
it's about the basics of having a roof over your
head, not how much it's worth."
Shane is currently on work placement with HMD
Architects in Derry. He leaves |
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for the village of
Solola, Guatamala, on July 7th, 2007, along with
another classmate and 13 volunteers from around the
North.
"The homes we'll be building are simple two-bedroom
bungalows with a living room and bathroom. The
families who'll get the houses will be helping us
with the labour, so we'll get a chance to get to
know them as well."
Shane, the son of John Joe and Kathleen Doherty,
Tiernasligo, Clonmany, first has to raise £1,500 to
fund his flight, expenses and donation to the
Guatemalan scheme. He is hopeful the people of
Clonmany and Inishowen will get behind him.
His fundraisers are a slave auction and painful leg
waxing session at Briney's Bar, Clonmany, on
Saturday, April 21st, for which he has enlisted the
help of his Urris GAA teammates. A pub quiz
and raffle in the Rusty Nail will also be held on
Friday, May 4th. If you would like to contact Shane
to find out more or give a donation, his number is
0876346859. |
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