Three-time volunteer Jim Gorski writes that purposeful travel unites communities and travelers in meaningful learning opportunities, and such connections form the foundation of humanity’s well-being. In these difficult times, Jim says, social connection is what we need most. Here, he shares his hopes for what purposeful travel will bring in the future. By Jim Gorski, […]
In this series, families in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program in Tanzania explain how their participation improves their lives. Global Volunteers’ RCP Program engages short-term volunteers to help parents deliver essential services improving health, eradicating hunger, and enhancing cognition – with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and throughout […]
In this series, Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) program families in Tanzania explain how their involvement in this demonstration program is improving their lives. The RCP program engages short-term volunteers who help parents deliver essential services to improve Health, eradicate Hunger, and enhance Cognition with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and […]
Through its Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Program, Global Volunteers works towards the eradication of hunger in Tanzania. Food security is a multi-faceted issue that must be addressed on multiple levels in order to combat hunger. In Tanzania, several projects aim to increase the level of food security of RCP families. One of those is providing […]
In this series, Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) program families in Tanzania explain how their involvement in this demonstration program is improving their lives. The RCP program engages short-term volunteers who help parents deliver essential services to improve Health, eradicate Hunger, and enhance Cognition with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and […]
Procerfina Kebabian, a retired dentist from Massachusetts, decided to spend her winter differently this year and embarked upon a volunteer journey to Tanzania for three weeks. Originally from the Philippines, Procerfina (Procy) retired from dentistry practice 30 years ago. Procy says she felt honored by the request to teach oral health care in Tanzania and […]
The Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) program of the Ukwega Ward in central Tanzania measures its success by the growth and development of the children in the program. Meet six girls and boys who reached their first, second, third and fourth birthdays in good health and on target to reach all their development milestones in May, […]
The lockdown order in St. Lucia creates the greatest hardship for the most impoverished residents, as is true around the world. While the country has reported only 18 COVID-19 cases to date, most people in our partner community can’t stay at home as required, because their homes lack indoor plumbing, and water for consumption and […]
English is the international language of opportunity. For 25 years, Global Volunteers have helped Italian students strengthen their conversational English skills. Volunteer Team Leader Phyllis Thompson, who has served on 42 programs since 2003, reflects on her first service program in Italy and cites students’ gratitude for volunteers’ significant contributions to their English language learning. […]
April 28: 24,258 cases of Covid-19, 871 deaths, and 1,212 additional deaths suspected to be as a result of the virus, according to the Ministry of Public Health in Ecuador. We’ve sustained our unenviable position as the country with the most cases per capita in Latin America. How did we get here, and how do […]