On the first service program back to Tanzania following the pandemic lockdown, the Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) launched a mental wellness program aimed to extend care, education and support through workshops, home visits, group meetings and clinical examinations and assessments. With broad acceptance and endorsement by community and church leaders throughout the Ukwega Ward, […]
Because of a glitch in our blog subscribers management software in June, you may have missed all or some of these important program updates and reports. We’ve organized them here for ease of retrieval. Thanks for your continued interest in Global Volunteers’ blog! June Blog Digest Watch for our July posts on returned teams from […]
We continue our series on how companion NGOs address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with an interview with our partner, Rise Against Hunger’s Chief Executive Officer Barry Mattson and Chief Programs Officer Edna Ogwangi. Global Volunteers’ multi-faceted partnership with Rise Against Hunger is a model for international cooperation to multiply NGO impact. A […]
Eight-time Global Volunteer Judith Love Schwab (pictured in 2012 in Cuba, fourth from left) says her first trip away from her Pennsylvania hometown at age 7 taught her that education isn’t limited to books. Experiencing life from different perspectives – as well as subjects otherwise avoided in daily life – became a magnet for her […]
Generous volunteering programs can make the difference when a candidate is considering two comparable offers, say hiring agencies. A flexible Volunteer Time Off (VTO) policy is a favorite “perk” attracting Millennials, but mature job-seekers also say corporate community service influences their assessment of a potential employer. Every year, the Society for Human Resource Management surveys […]
Global Volunteers’ leadership has approved a “careful and conscientious” resumption of some service programs in countries that have resumed tourism, and where local pandemic precautions can optimize health and safety. After a very difficult year without volunteer assistance, our community partners are eager to welcome Global Volunteers teams. Register now to join our historic return […]
In 2015, the United Nations developed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future” to be achieve by 2030. The SDGs were preceded by the eight Millennium Development Goals, which directed the world’s governments and development institutions toward equality in […]
The Blackfeet Reservation Program in Montana was initiated in 1999 by Global Volunteers Co-Founder Michele Gran and Blackfeet elder Dorothy Still Smoking. 2021 marks the 22nd year of Global Volunteers’ partnership with the Blackfeet Nation. Because of the pandemic, we were unable to serve on the reservation during 2020. But now, our community partners on […]
It is said in Tanzania that “A mother is a great army.” We interpret that to refer to the strength and resolve needed to raise children in challenging circumstances – not unlike raising an army in any developing country. Our experience with pregnant women and mothers in the Ukwega Ward of Tanzania informs us of […]