This project was set up in memory of Lauren Johnson, a member of my Jerusalem Program team who died of carbon monoxide poisoning just 5 days before we left for Jerusalem.
It turned out that I took her internship placement at Rabbis for Human Rights when my original placement fell through.
Her legacy of integrity and passion for human rights is something that had a large impact on me during my time in Jerusalem, and is something I still think of often.
Her family and supporters are creating a fund to assist people who want to volunteer overseas. They also are working hard to educate about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and are pushing for everyone to have a detector (my roommate just put one in our house last week!).
Check out the link:
http://laurensproject.org/
http://laurensproject.org/
2 comments:
We are sorry that your dear friend died of malaria.
What a wonderful human rights project. I wish we had so many more people like you and like her.
That's a beautiful picture of Lauren. The fact that she had a legacy at so young an age speaks volumes. I'm going to check out the link.
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