Bethany Zylstra
Bethany hails from Uxbridge, MA, graduated from Whitinsville Christian HS, attended Pleasant St. CRC and later joined her parents in a church planting in Franklin, MA, now New England Chapel. She attended Calvin College and got a degree in "Interdisciplinary Studies" which meant that she pieced together her favorite subjects (World History, Sociology & Religion) and took lots of science classes, thinking she may go to medical school. That route suddenly felt very long after graduation, however, which would curb her interest in traveling and a growing passion for development. Bethanyinstead got her Master's in Public Health from the University of Michigan, specifically in Environmental Health Sciences with an Interdepartmental Concentration in Women's & Reproductive Health. She did a year long internship with a non-profit organization in Detroit, MI, CLEARCorps, exploring Health Education and Disease Reduction strategies for lead poisoning among children. Next, she joined the Peace Corps to get some long-term experience in a developing country. Bethany was a health volunteer in Iganga Town, Uganda where she was involved in various health projects, mostly through her local NGO placement, the Ugandan Red Cross. She finished her service in May of 2005 and joined CRWRC as the Regional Disaster Relief & Preparedness Coordinator in August of 2005 and is now based in Kampala, Uganda.
Mbonambi Khuzwayo
Rev. Mbonambi Khuzwayo serves as CRWRC’s Justice Education and Service Learning Coordinator for the East and South Africa region. He has a B.A. in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies as well as a Diploma in Theology. He is married and has 3 children and 2 grandchildren.
EMAIL: mkhuzwayo@telkomsa.net
