Filed under: Jay-R's Journal — jayr - January 16, 2009 @ 12:01 am

With little knowledge of the language, culture, and the country in general, Dominique Lemay left France for the Philippines more than two decades ago with an assignment as a social worker… barely knowing that he would stay for a long term.

Five years from his arrival in the country, Dominique founded Virlanie Foundation, one of the country’s largest organization catering to street children and their families.

Dominique Lemay, social worker, founding president of Virlanie foundation and People Asia’s People of the Year 2008 awardee, talks about the why he left France and a relatively comfortable life to effectuate change in a community 13,000 kilometers away from his homeland.

Listen to or read this interview as Dominique speaks to Greater Good Philippines about how he has come to love the Philippines and adopt to its culture, one that is far from his own.
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