To honor the hundreds (and hundreds!) of Instagram photos being shared with us about Global Volunteering, we asked our followers to take us back to their favorite volunteer moments by posting a photo with #GVtakemeback. And the favorite moments are… Morgan, Tanzania Global Volunteer One of the many bonuses of volunteering in Tanzania is that you get to work […]
Global Volunteers excels in high-school service-learning opportunities. This is because the long-term community development projects students work on are directed by local leaders, managed by development experts, and completed by working hand-in-hand with local children and adults. Over three decades, we’ve engaged thousands of students in projects to help children on six continents reach their highest potential. Read more below […]
Get ready to feel inspired to become a Global Volunteer! 1. You’ll watch the minds (and smiles) of children grow. China Photo By: Wang Baoli, China Country Manager 2. And in many cases, you will learn as you teach. Tanzania Photo By: Jacob Turnage, Global Volunteer, via http://www.jacobturnage.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/jacobturnagephotography 3. You never know when you’ll meet a child that will change your life. Romania […]
Team Journal Entry for Friday, March 18 This was an early morning to finish our work with Jorge’s class from 8:00 till 9:30 or a little later. We placed tires and planted rooted plants in them. They still need more dirt in and around them to keep them from slipping down the hill when the […]
Team Journal Entry for Thursday, March 17 Oh my, a busy day working with the kids to finish our many projects. There was cloud cover all day, which kept the hot sun at bay. Early morning watering of the many, many painted buckets already planted with flowers and plants. Also a hustle to get the ten […]
Team Journal Entry for Wednesday, March 16 Our first class was Jorge’s where we did our intros in Spanish and then went on to planting the long awaited plants that had been ordered. They came in black plastic bags, rooted in soil, and looked healthy. We worked all morning long and planted all the plants available […]
Team Journal Entry for Tuesday, March 15 We are now three volunteers – Sharon of California, Barb, and I – having said “goodbye” to Vicki and Roberto last Friday. Today was not a typical day. We did start off with breakfast by Tatiana at 7 a.m., morning meeting, and off to school at 7:50. But […]
Team Journal Entry for Friday, March 11 On Friday morning we all went off to work at the school, but two of our team left after lunch to return home to Connecticut and Seattle. We will miss them as they were good team members. In the early morning work with Jorge’s class we painted buckets […]
Team Journal Entry for Thursday, March 10 We assemble for breakfast in the hotel. The mood is relaxed and convivial. Considering we were total strangers four days ago, there isn’t any awkwardness or pretense. Our team is gelling naturally. Of course, the bar is set very high with this group. There are two former teachers, […]
Team Journal Entry for Wednesday, March 9, 2016 We gathered for Tatiana’s wonderful breakfast at the terribly early hour of 7 a.m. The Message of the Day was from Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Roberto gave a fabulous presentation of […]