Girton Grammar School students are raising money for a four-week trip to India to undertake projects supporting local communities.
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Carina Griffin is one of 29 young adventurers planning to travel to India as part of a World Challenge expedition, leaving in late June.
The students are expected to raise their own funds to support their trip and will be responsible for planning their own itinerary, arranging their accommodation and managing a group budget.
Carina, aged 14, is the youngest member of her group and expects that the trip will be life changing.
“Coming from a small town, Castlemaine, I am looking forward to branching out from what I already know. I cannot wait to interact with people from another culture and to share my own culture,” she said.
“For me, this trip will be about strengthening my own skills and helping others. Although I am young, I know that experiences change people and I want to take every opportunity to shape that future in a way that is positive and productive.
Carina’s group will tackle the Rantham Pass in the Himalayas, a challenging nine-day hike. They will then undertake essential building projects as identified by an organisation for girls’ education in Rajasthan, which the group will support during their visit.
The students had already attended a training weekend that included hiking, camping and team building activities and team fundraisers are being planned to further support community based work in India.
In the Easter holidays, Carina and close friend Sophia Ginis walked and unicycled the Goldfields Track to raise money for her group’s community project in Rajasthan.
Sophia is also going on the trip.
The money raised would go directly to the school they are working at in India and donations can still be made.