Current News, Field Reports and Volunteer Voices

Several times each week, we post stories about work we do in our host communities – through the voices of our partners, volunteers, and those we serve. Subscribe using the form below to receive updates in your inbox when they’re published. If you’re looking for deeper insight into service in a specific country, on a particular type of project, how you can share your unique skills or volunteering as a family or a group, you can find a wealth of information here. Use the categories next to the posts here or on any page (below right column) to explore more stories that suit your interests.

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News and Updates Nepal

Overcoming Hardships is Nepal Partner’s Story of Personal Resilience

Among all Global Volunteers' partner communities, struggle is a common thread. Our inspired and resourceful partners rise to leadership positions with their vision of opportunities that may not be obvious or seemingly attainable to others.…

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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcome to Alida Mhongole

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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Development Impact Peru

Young Voices from Peru: Alexander

This fifth story in a series about recent high school graduates from our partner community, the Sagrada Familia children's home in Peru, is about Alexander Ramos. He's grateful for the chance to go to college, and doesn't complain about the…

Mothers seek adequate healthcare in rural Tanzania

Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Quality Health Care is Provided to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Tanzania

It seems unthinkable that hundreds of thousands of women worldwide die every year simply because they can’t get adequate medical treatment for complications during pregnancy. And, it's completely preventable. In developing countries, extreme…

International community development

Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Modesta Mlagile 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…

Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in October, 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 53 girls and boys who reached their first, second, third, and…

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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Tanzania Village Parents’ Club Teaches Love, Health and Leadership

A powerful initiative of the Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) in Tanzania is the village Parents’ Club for both mothers and fathers in the program. Born of their desire to meet and learn from each other, the parents work hand-in-hand…

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Staff Worldwide Tanzania

An Interview With Winnie Mshindo about Volunteering in Tanzania

Winfrida "Winnie" Mshindo joined the Global Volunteers staff in 2017 and became Tanzania Team Leader in 2018. In the years she served on staff, she contributed significantly to the development of the RCP Program – supporting new RCP families,…

International community development

Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Fausta Mgoba 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…

International community development

Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcome to Rehema Chahe

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…

Reaching Children's Potential, Service-Learning Tanzania

Regis University Students Cite Service as a Channel to Long-Term Development

Working alongside caregivers in the Ukwega Ward, Tanzania provides health care professionals and students alike opportunities to enhance the care, health and nutrition of mothers and children in the Reaching Children’s Potential Program.…

Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Welcoming the September RCP Newborns in Tanzania

What’s more fun than BABIES? In this series, we focus on the newest members of the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program in Tanzania -- newborns. In this post, we welcome four babies born in September 2020. Their moms…