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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Using Professional Skills to Help in Peru

Conversational English, Projects for Professionals Peru

Using Professional Skills to Help a Student in Peru

A short story by Country Manager Daniel Salazar on how a volunteer is using professional skills to help in Peru: Don volunteered to teach conversational English in Lima, Peru, where Global Volunteers works with students and faculty at…

ethical volunteer vacations

Development Impact

Ethical Volunteer Vacations: Choose Wisely to Ensure You Help, Not Hurt

Ethical volunteer vacations combine purposeful service with cultural travel - to the ultimate benefit of local children and families. Global Volunteers meets 10 of 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in structuring programs…

Higher education in Peru

Cultures and Traditions, Development Impact Peru

A Look at Higher Education in Peru

Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar describes higher education in Peru; providing a context for Global Volunteers' service projects in Lima. We all know how expensive and demanding higher education can be in the U.S. Well, in Peru, college…

Volunteer Voices Poland

Special Memories of Poland Summer Language Camp

Recalling his memories of Poland as a volunteer, one recent team member says he's grateful for the meaning his service with Polish teens brought to his life. Winding down our individual English conversation lessons (but also speeding…

photos of miraflores that will make you want to visit Peru

Cultures and Traditions, Free Time Options Peru

A Trip to Peru Through Photos of Miraflores

Learn about our partnership with Sagrada Familia and your opportunity to help children in Peru here. Miraflores is one of the most beautiful, safe, clean, and tourist-friendly districts in Lima, a place where Global Volunteers team members…

Teaching and Learning in Poland

Volunteer Voices Poland

A Day Teaching and Learning in Poland

Georgianna, a Poland Global Volunteer, talks about her first day teaching and learning in Poland. My beginner English class started by lining up outside the door, where the young students greeted one another, asked how each other were,…

Cultural Exchange in Cuba

Volunteer Voices Cuba

Cultural Exchange in Cuba

Tom, a Boy Scout Leader who served with his troop in Ciego de Avila, writes about their people-to-people cultural exchange in Cuba: No alarm clock rang as the sun streamed through the curtains. Did we oversleep? After waking early for…

team of volunteers in Cuba

Volunteer Voices Cuba

Launching my Team of Volunteers in Cuba

Barbara Morris, a Volunteer Team Leader, provides a glimpse into her work supporting and enabling her team of volunteers in Cuba. Bright and early, our gardeners, clad in hats, sunscreen, and gloves headed out with their host…

Teaching English in Poland

Conversational English Poland

A Day Teaching English in Poland

Poland Volunteer Gary talks about his experience Teaching English in Poland: We are now well into our second of three weeks volunteering for Global Volunteers teaching English in Poland. I am at the elementary and middle school at Strzala…

Volunteer Voices Peru

Family Home Visit Leaves an Impression on Peru Volunteer

A family home visit in a shanty town outside Lima and a conversation with a displaced child's grandfather raises conflicting questions for Peru volunteers Jody and David. Our final day of volunteering has come WAY too quickly! I'm honestly…

Experience Cuba as a Volunteer

News and Updates Cuba

Commercial Flights to Cuba for Havana Volunteering

Five Airlines - Seven U.S. Cities While tourism for U.S. citizens in Cuba is not yet permitted, you can volunteer in Havana and experience the very best of this beautiful island nation! Recently, a few commercial flights have removed…

Blackfeet cultural experience

Cultures and Traditions, Free Time Options, Volunteer Voices Montana

An Evening in the Sweat Lodge – A Unique Blackfeet Cultural Experience

Global Volunteers team members often have the opportunity to participate in a traditional Sweat Lodge ceremony. It's a unique experience for most non-Indians, who may have only heard about this practice in cultural lore. Many volunteers…