Current News, Field Reports and Volunteer Voices

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Family Volunteering, Ripple Effect Tanzania

Family Retraces Mother’s Footsteps in Tanzania

In 1996, Wichita retiree Barbara Pate joined her first Global Volunteers Service Program - headed for Tanzania. A blooming adventurer, and recently a widow, she chose the African country partially to satisfy her curiosity about the continent.…

Conversational English Poland

Summer with Volunteers was the “Best Experience of his Life”

When Russia invaded Ukraine early in 2022, our Poland host partner knew the wider Siedlce community would soon welcome refugees who would flee their homeland. Within weeks, Global Volunteers mobilized to help community organizations prepare…

free time activities in the Cook Islands

Cultures and Traditions, Free Time Options Cook Islands

Cook Islands Volunteer Vacation Features Diverse Free-Time Options

Volunteering abroad with Global Volunteers ensures you'll serve children and families in partner communities, and also experience different cultures in some of the world's most fascinating settings. The Cook Islands is one of our service program…

international community development

Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Fatness Kikoti Family

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…

Staff Worldwide Nepal

Your Guide to Volunteer Travel in Nepal

Your Guide to Volunteer Travel in Nepal, Stephen Raja Chinnappan. Stephen Raja Chinnappan was born and raised in Bangalore, India. He joined Global Volunteers in 2001 after serving as a free-time tour guide for volunteers in Chennai.…

News and Updates Puerto Rico

New Puerto Rico Service Program Supports Country’s Future Leaders

As a commonwealth of the United States, Puerto Rico is a popular destination for Americans seeking an "international" vacation close to home. As an island in the Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico is also an unfortunate target for destructive…

Family Volunteering Poland

Family Volunteers Say: “Ukrainians Ask Only That We Don’t Look Away”

When the war broke out in Ukraine, Adam and Amy Robinson of Virginia knew they wanted to do something to help Ukrainians. Having served in Ecuador in 2017 with their two sons, Reed (now age 14) and Clayton (age 12), they say they knew that…

One of the mothers in Tanzania who is encouraged by Global Volunteers to breastfeed

Development Impact, Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Breastfeeding Workshop a Tenet of RCP Mothers Education

Decades of evidence indicates that there is nothing better for a mother and her baby's well-being than exclusive breastfeeding. But for several reasons, many parents make other choices, especially in struggling communities around the world.…

Family Volunteering, Ripple Effect Montana

Ripples Far and Wide: Family’s Service Program was “Just What they Needed” after COVID

In the fifth of a series of "Ripple Effect" stories, a volunteer referral led physician and mother of two, Laura Lee Swan, to a needed change for her family from their "Covid funk." Following a Google link and social media search, she found…

News and Updates Peru

Peru RCP Program Begins in Target Communities with Child Measurements

In early 2022, Global Volunteers' Peru staff began outreach in the sandy, hilly district of Ventanilla to assess the needs of families and children to lay the foundation for the Reaching Children's Potential Program (RCP) in Peru. This is an…

Family Volunteering Greece

Mother and Daughter Bond on Greece “Service Adventure”

University student Emmanuelle Dulac was born with the "volunteer bug." For as long as she can remember, she's been an active volunteer in her home town of Québec, Canada. But she began looking for more; a chance to help others while experiencing…

Volunteer Voices Texas

Texas Volunteer Pens Poignant Reflections on Border Program

Laurie Sunderland volunteered in San Juan, Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border on her first service program with Global Volunteers in April this year after having met Global Volunteers while traveling and volunteering abroad. In her blog post,…