Few countries in the world can compete with the beauty, history, and cuisine of Greece. Yet, despite its endowments, Greece has been one of the European countries that have struggled the most in recent years. Global Volunteers Greece Country Manager Sam Pinakoulaki explains how the Greece Service Program has responded to local people’s needs, and […]
Global Volunteers’ Nepal Service Program, launched only a year and a half before the pandemic struck, had just reached a predictable rhythm before it was suspended in March 2020. Since then, the need and commitment from our community partners have grown, as has our eagerness to resume meaningful service opportunities as soon as possible. Nepal […]
Unlike in many Western nations, the most pressing issues students in Peru confront are not which career to pursue or lack of motivation. Rather, as in many struggling communities worldwide, a deficient basic education and lack of financial resources to pay for tuition curtails the prospects of all but the most prosperous students. For this […]
At the height of the first wave of the pandemic, Peru had the highest mortality rate in the world, almost doubling the second place, and tripling the mortality rate of the U.S. The World Bank reports the strict and prolonged quarantine enforced to contain the virus then led to a decline in GDP of 11 […]
Global Volunteers’ Community partner in Fayette county, West Virginia, the Southern Appalachian Labor School (SALS) latest accomplishment is that they were able to purchase an old school building, work hard to repair and improve it, and, most recently, get it listed in the National Register of Historic Places. We are thrilled to celebrate the accomplishment […]
Global Volunteers’ story of service in Ecuador began when we partnered with an incredible group of women who refused to turn a blind eye to the needs of struggling families in their community. In 1996, Global Volunteers accepted a pivotal invitation from FUNDAC to support them in childcare, education, nutrition, and labor projects to help […]
Global Volunteers’ goal is to support and fortify community leaders’ vision for self-sufficiency – ultimately to enable children and families to reach their full potential. An essential step towards this vision is building local capacity. In this interview as the fourth post in the series, Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar shares how Peruvians are building […]
One of Global Volunteers’ oldest and most delightful service program takes place in Siedlce, eastern Poland. Volunteers have been serving in Siedlce teaching conversational English since 1990. The large number of returning volunteers and Polish students who have advanced their English skills speaks to the success of this partnership between the local Polish government and […]
In every case, volunteers are catalysts for lasting change on genuine development projects. Because our inspired community partners have the vision and local support to direct volunteer projects, individuals, families, and groups are the “helping hands” for long-term success – whether teaching English, planting container gardens, providing health care, teaching in the classroom, painting a […]
Global Volunteers’ goal is to support and fortify community leaders’ vision for self-sufficiency – ultimately to enable children and families to reach their full potential. An essential step towards this vision is building local capacity. In this second post in a series, St. Lucia Country Manager Chemida Popo – Cox describes our role in helping […]