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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St. Lucia EarthBoxes Helps Retiree Work Toward Community Goals

Global Volunteer Linda Roberts has served six different partner communities since 2015, and has no plans to slow down. The Florida retiree, who says “volunteering adds purpose to her life," last served in Anse la Raye, St. Lucia, helping…
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THE CHILDREN WON MY HEART- IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL!

Two-time Global Volunteer Pastor Debbie Michaels says she journeyed to Nepal "to make the world a better place." She has some experience with that. With her focus on retreat ministry occupationally, her "com-passion" was evident as a Tanzania…
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Charm, Dreams and Practice are Tools in Hanoi Grade School Classroom

Seven–time Global Volunteer and Colorado retiree Rene Moquin employed his legendary optimism and enthusiasm to captivate students at Nguyen Binh Khiem School (NBK) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Through skits, music and personal charm, he urges them…
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Volunteers help educate and empower women at Astha school
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Women’s School Opens Up Possibilities for Marginalized Adult Students in Nepal

Although the caste system is officially banned in Nepal, its legacy and lingering prejudices have greatly damaged women of lower status over decades. The cumulative effects are daunting. Facing institutionalized inequalities that are nearly…
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Mother-Daughter Pairs Serve Together in Peru and Broaden Their Horizons

Longtime friends Urvi Doshi and Suma Putcha have always been involved as volunteers within their local community in Allen, Texas. Then they decided they wanted to broaden their own and their teenage daughters' horizons by volunteering internationally.…
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Young Volunteer Reconnects With Her Roots on Tanzania Service Program

The desire to explore and travel while giving back led Jasmine Hooper, a 30-something African-American and Guamanian from Texas, to join Global Volunteers in a service program in Tanzania. During her service, Jasmine taught conversational English,…
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Grandparents Share Experience In Service With Teenage Grandson

Ellen Shenkarow decided to spend her time in retirement helping where necessary through volunteer work. She volunteers with Catholic Social Services helping refugees and asylum seekers in Tucson, Arizona. This summer Ellen, a retired ESL teacher,…
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EarthBox® Partnership Nourishes Mothers and Children in Tanzania

The arrival of 1,000 eagerly anticipated EarthBox container gardening systems from the United States marks the beginning of sustained nutrition for families in the Tanzania Reaching Children's Potential Demonstration Program. Thanks to a formative…
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A volunteer in Peru teaches English to 6th graders

The Language of Love

In this guest post, Peru volunteer Mark Bierbaum takes us on a journey to a caring community, Sagrada Familia, sheltering at-risk children in Ventanilla outside Lima. He writes about volunteering with his wife, Maggie, and their 17-year-old…
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Cuba Volunteer Describes Service Journey for Future Volunteers

Four-time Global Volunteer Doris Sweet describes her service projects and some of the logistical aspects of her service program in Cuba in September 2019. She writes about the lodging and meals she enjoyed while volunteering in Havana with…
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Volunteer’s Referrals Ripple Through Her Social Network

Personal referrals account for more than 40 percent of Global Volunteers' team members, on average, each year. Not only do "word-of-mouth" recommendations lend credibility to our work, but they help us engage needed numbers of team members…
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British volunteer among Tanzanian children
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Teen Volunteer Grateful for Tanzania Service Learning Experience

Nathalie Oestmann and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Anna, decided to volunteer in Tanzania to learn about a new culture and work on meaningful service projects. Nathalie and Anna traveled from London to Ipalamwa, Tanzania in July of 2019.…
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