Along the dusty, bumpy East African roads outside Iringa in the central highlands of Tanzania are traditional villages where life is lived in startling simplicity. Arriving in Ipalamwa in the Ukwega Ward, two teams of physical therapy students from Regis University Global Health Pathways group found a way of life vastly different from their own, […]
COVID-19 has already cost the lives of more than 700,000 people across the world, with case numbers continuing to rise above 14.4 million (World Health Organization – WHO, 19 July 2020), but the impact of the pandemic isn’t limited to deaths. A new report from United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the hunger […]
With youth aged 24 years and under composing around 40% of the total global population, skills development for children worldwide is crucial. That’s why Global Volunteers programs focus on helping children reach their full potential – from providing prenatal care so mothers can deliver healthy babies, and offering early childhood interventions to teaching conversational English […]
Global Volunteers is committed to helping achieve zero hunger, improved health, and enhanced cognition in the Ukewga Ward of Tanzania so village children can reach their full potential. In 2017, at the invitation of and in cooperation with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania, we established the Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) – a child-focused, […]
Imagine what your life would be like if you didn’t know when your next meal will be. And, this would happen every day – day after day and week after week. That’s how one in nine of the people in the world live. And, it’s the reality for many people in our partner communities. Global […]
Since 1977, ZERO TO THREE has helped protect and strengthen babies’ brains through formative family and community connections critical to babies’ and toddlers’ well-being and development. Lynette Aytch, Director of Leadership Development at ZERO TO THREE, shares how her experience with Global Volunteers in Tanzania significantly expanded her understanding, knowledge, and skills in serving infants, […]
After quitting her job, Anna O’Neal embarked on four months of solo travel to figure out what she wanted to do next in her life. In her choice to travel solo to Tanzania, she joined our Global Volunteer team in Ipalamwa, Tanzania to help mothers and children. She said she sought an opportunity to challenge […]
Veteran volunteer and team leader Sue Surma paused at the start of the new year to reflect on how her 28 service programs have changed her life. In her look back, she says Global Volunteers provides a world context that ensures her gratitude and enriches her understanding of the world. “When I am asked what […]
Alumna Carol McNertney’s “second act” began with her students’ suggestion to expand her horizons. She writes how a promise to them led her on a true journey of the “heart” in her retirement – first to Montana, then to the Cook Islands. By Carol McNertney, Global Volunteers Alumna The Promise Everyone who commits to volunteering […]
Global Volunteer Linda Roberts has served six different partner communities since 2015, and has no plans to slow down. The Florida retiree, who says “volunteering adds purpose to her life,” last served in Anse la Raye, St. Lucia, helping the community plant 94 EarthBoxes in two weeks! She shares her journal entry describing how their […]