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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Costa Rica Global Volunteer

Volunteer Voices

Costa Rica Service Program is a “Full-Body Sensory Experience”

By Jan, Costa Rica Global Volunteer. Quote of the Day: If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. -Confucius Reflections on our two weeks at Colegio Tecnico…

Mothers around the world

News and Updates, Reaching Children's Potential St Lucia, Tanzania

Top 10 Ways Volunteers Celebrate and Support Mothers Around the World

In honor of Mother's Day, we wanted to take a moment to recognize how our volunteers celebrate and support mothers around the world. From Tanzania to Ecuador, Montana to Greece, volunteers support mothers in developing communities in so many…

West Virginia Global Volunteer

Service-Learning, Volunteer Voices

Expanding His “Comfort Zone” is Goal of Student’s Global Volunteer Journey

Zach, a Central Michigan University student, shared his journal reflections from his Global Volunteer summer service-learning experience. "If I’ve learned anything on this incredible trip with Global Volunteers, it’s that stepping…

mother and daughter travel

Family Volunteering, Volunteer Voices St Lucia

NY Mother/Daughter Duo Describe a Day of Service in St. Lucia

New York City mom, Andrea Cuvelier, and 14-year-old Téa (both in center) said their service-learning program with Global Volunteers was exceptional. Working together in Anse la Raye, St. Lucia, the mother-daughter travel duo spent a week…

Lakota culture on Rosebud reservation

Volunteer Voices

Learning About Lakota Culture as a Global Volunteer

Rosebud Reservation volunteers share their team journal about Lakota culture on a South Dakota service program. Day Two in Rosebud - Yard Work After yesterday's orientation, we arose today in anticipation of the work assignment.…

Working Vacation in Cuba with Global Volunteers

Volunteer Voices Cuba

A Working Vacation in ¡Cuba, Cuba, Cuba!

Considering a working vacation in Cuba? Read here as Cuba Global Volunteer Thomasina Tamur reflects on how she chose her two-week experience in Ciego de Ávila serving and learning from the Cuban people. A Working Vacation in…

Travel in China

Conversational English, Cultures and Traditions China

Your Guide to Volunteering in China, Bao Li Wang

A native of China, Bao Li Wang is our China Country Manager. Bao Li joined the Global Volunteers team in 2005 and manages and leads all teams in Xi'an and Kunming, China. While on a service program in China, Bao Li is your guide on everything…

Cultures and Traditions, Free Time Options Tanzania

Weekend Safari is Exotic Diversion on Tanzania Service Program

While it's never cited as the major motivation for joining a Global Volunteers Tanzania service program, a weekend trip to Ruaha National Park and Game Reserve can't be topped. This Tanzania safari destination is East Africa’s…

Hands on help

Group Volunteering Cook Islands, Cuba, Montana, Nepal, Peru, St Lucia, Tanzania, Texas

Volunteers Provide Hands-On Help While Sampling New Culture

Volunteering gives you the chance to be a part of something bigger than yourself, find purpose, and use your civic responsibility for the greater good. On a Global Volunteers service program, you can provide hands on help to communities in need…

Cindy Murray - Global Volunteers Team Leader

Volunteer Voices

Team Leader Cindy Murray: Making Personal Connections Through Global Volunteers

We're grateful for all that Cindy Murray has contributed as a Global Volunteer, Team Leader, and supporter to help children and families worldwide since 1997. We've excerpted her story from her local paper to inspire and inform. Enjoy! Cindy…

Volunteer in Africa

Volunteer Voices Tanzania

Volunteering Professional Follows Her Interest to Africa

Volunteer Ruth Curran reflects on sharing her experiences as a health care professional volunteering in Africa after an earlier program in St. Lucia, West Indies. Excerpted here from her blog, she expresses how difficult it can be to do justice…

Why you should volunteer in Portiugal

Cultures and Traditions Portugal

Five Joys of Volunteering in Portugal

Global Volunteers Jim and Mary Diel share their top 5 reasons for volunteering in Portugal. 1. The local people Working with the children and adults on their English studies is certainly a highlight of volunteering in Portugal…