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Dedicated Ipalamwa General Clinic Staff Committed to Excellence

Global Volunteers' Ipalamwa General Clinic (IGC) was built as the centerpiece of the Reaching Children's Potential Program (RCP) in the Ukwega Ward of Tanzania. The nucleus of professionalism at IGC is a staff of nine: the clinic manager, doctor…
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Tanzania Service Program is Source of Inspiration for First-Time Volunteer

First-time volunteer Marsha Dixon, a retired benefits consultant from New Hampshire, reflects on teaching youth and meeting parents in Ipalamwa, Tanzania. In this interview with Volunteer Engagement Manager Maggie Bjorklund, Marsha describes…
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Why I Give: Donor-Advised Funds Simplify Giving

Donor-advised funds are one of the ways that volunteers and donors financially support Global Volunteers' work in communities around the world. Read on for details on what they are and how they can be used. Passionate about the work…
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A Heart Song for this Holiday Season: Community Partner Sends Message

From the De La Salle Blackfeet School in Browning, Montana on the Blackfeet Reservation, our community partner Brother Dale Mooney sends Christmas greetings, with a reference to the comfort we seek in times of trouble. In a community suffering…
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Children With So Little Share Big Love With a Weary World

In the midst of all the challenges of 2020 and a seemingly never-ending pandemic, our community partner in Peru, Sagrada Familia children's home, sends a Christmas video message to all Global Volunteers alumni and supporters. by Peru…
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My Transformation Through Service

First-time volunteer Mary Horstman remembers her December, 2019 "alternative holiday" in service in with her husband, Tom, and sons, EJ and John, as an opportunity to put her faith in action. A nurse and college professor, she spent a week…
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Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in December 2020!

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. Read about 38 girls and boys who reached their first, second, third, and…
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Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcome to Okolewa Wihale

Every month, Global Volunteers’ caregivers in the Ukwega Ward of Tanzania meet with families who wish to participate in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program. The goal of RCP is to eliminate childhood stunting…
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Global Volunteers’ Clinic Stabilizes Family Health in Tanzania

Global Volunteers promotes the well-being of children around the world in many different ways so they can realize their full potential. In this second post in a series, health care staff describes the important place of the Ipalamwa General…
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International Community Development Profile: Felista Chotamasege Family in Tanzania

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…
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How to Give: Easy Tax Deductions for 2020

A change in 2020 tax policy allows U.S. taxpayers to deduct up to $300 ($600 per couple) even if they take the standard deduction. Although $300 may not sound like much, as a donation, it can be a big deal to organizations like Global Volunteers…
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Teaching Conversational English for Education, Employment and Unity

English is considered the international language of commerce, industry, technology and opportunity. Global Volunteers' international Country Managers explain the importance of teaching conversational English, in two divergent parts of the world,…
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