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One of Esperance's most-giving residents departs on her sixth international volunteer project
An Esperance hairdresser will depart on a five-day volunteer project to provide free haircuts and lessons to people in poverty.
Jacqui Rogers, who initiated the Esperance-based Hair Aid Community Cuts, will join 17 other volunteers and fly to Cambodia for the 50th project by international volunteer organisation Hair Aid.
Hair Aid brings together people from across the world to travel to poorer countries where they teach people a new skill and provide day-to-day necessities or tools related to their skill.
The organisation has so far initiated 49 projects across the Philippines, Guatemala, Indonesia and Cambodia.
This is Ms Rogers sixth project with Hair Aid, which she said had been the most rewarding experience.
'It's such a reward, I'm just to lucky I get to do it really,' she said.
'I'm just going to probably continue doing it until I physically can't anymore.
'It's changed my life, going as far as finding what it was that fills my cup and that's it; it's so amazing.'
Ms Rogers will fly to Cambodia on July 5 to start the five-day program on July 7, and for the first time the volunteers will visit the Cambodia Prison as part of the project.
'What I learnt from Indonesia from going in (an Indonesian prison), they're in there for like the smallest things, honestly it's so sad,' Ms Rogers said.
'All they did was they stole some food because they were hungry, and it's just unbelievable.
'And they're beautiful, they're young, some of them are still wearing braces you know.
'It's just one of those things that I want to help the people in prison because it gives them hope for when they're out.'
The group will also go other locations, including an orphanage where they will provide free haircuts for all the children and donate necessities.
Ms Rogers is calling out to her local community in Esperance to support the project by donating items, such as hair-dressing tools, children's books, toys, clothing or baby supplies.
Donated items must be delivered to Inside Out Lingerie Fashion Boutique on Dempster Street before July 3.
