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Personal and Economic Sacrifices Spare Vietnam From World’s Death Rate

While the global media focused on COVID-19 cases worldwide, Vietnam quietly proceeded with their containment campaign and now is cautiously restoring daily life. Despite its dense population and proximity to China, Vietnam has held onto one…
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Cook Islanders Cautiously Adjust to a “Tourist-less” Economy

The Cook Islands are known for their awe-inspiring natural beauty, exciting land and sea attractions and warm Polynesian culture. But how does the tourism-reliant country cope without tourists? And what has suddenly reduced the country's foreign…
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Reaching Children’s Potential In Tanzania: Welcome to Sophia Lukonde

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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Ripples of Gratitude: “Global Volunteers Changed My Life.”

We're always grateful for volunteers' emails and letters of thanks and descriptions of their service. Many are surprised by how deeply and authentically they're experienced the culture of the partner community. In this case, a casual referral…
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The Rosebud Reservation’s Fight Against COVID-19

As it is with American Indian tribes throughout the nation, the Lakota people on the Rosebud Reservation of South Dakota are fighting to prevent a COVID-19 health crisis. While they employed highway checkpoints for a short time to control outside…
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Reaching Children’s Potential In Tanzania: Welcome to Atanasia Chuma

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 in all…
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Global Volunteers’ Long-term Partnerships in Peru Address Childhood Poverty

Global Volunteers' partnership in Peru, which began in 2001, has engaged a variety of community partners with the goal of serving children and families who need it most. In 2018, Global Volunteers accepted a pivotal invitation from our most…
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A Global Volunteer Explains: “Why I Choose Purposeful Travel”

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…
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COVID-19 is Yet Another Health Threat to the Blackfeet Reservation of Montana

American Indians historically suffered through epidemics brought by foreign invaders that, time after time, nearly extinguished them. So, the current pandemic is not as much an existential threat for the Blackfeet Nation, as another layer in…
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Greece Facing a Crisis Deeper Than COVID-19

After the economic crisis of 2009 and the financial crisis of 2015, Greece was slowly but steadily recovering. COVID-19 has dramatically reversed that rebound. Thankfully, the death toll hasn't risen to the highs of many other European countries.…
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International Community Development Profile: Lenida Nyenza Family in Tanzania

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…
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Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in June, 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. Meet these girls and boys who reached their first birthdays in June,…
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