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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best vacation ever in Peru

Volunteer Voices Peru

How to Have the Best Vacation Ever in Peru

How to have the best vacation ever in Peru, reflections on vacations by Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar: I just came back from an amazing trip I will never forget. See, I went on a cruise to the Bahamas for my honeymoon. Just a…

Vietnam Volunteer Vacation

Conversational English Vietnam

Teach, Learn and Wage Peace in Vietnam

Enlarge Their Capabilities - And Your Perspective. Service adds meaningful dimensions to life. On a Vietnam volunteer vacation, you not only work with children and adults one-on-one, you expand their role in the country's future. As a volunteer,…

News and Updates China

China: Leave Your Mark on History

Working together, we change the world. Nowhere else can you be more effective! Teach English to Chinese students, and help Chinese English teachers improve their skills. Contribute to the common good that secures world peace.…

News and Updates

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Global Volunteers' Honeymoon

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Global Volunteers “Conceived” on Honeymoon

Michele Gran and Bud Philbrook's unconventional honeymoon led to Global Volunteers' founding in 1984. That year, the Jamaica Service Program began with two teams. Since 1984, we've worked in more than 200 other communities worldwide. Global…

Group Volunteering, Service-Learning Montana

Service-Learning for Pharmacy Students in Montana

by Mindy Lull, Professor at Wegmans School of Pharmacy Three years ago, I had a wild idea to find a service trip in the United States where I could take a group of my students to experience a new culture, help a community in need, and grow…

Cultures and Traditions St Lucia

NOBEL LAUREATE WEEK / DAY: 17th – 23rd

St Lucia boasts of two Nobel Laureates, Sir Arthur Lewis, who was born in 1915 and obtained the Nobel Prize in Economics and Derek Walcott, born in 1930, who won the prestigious award for his work in Literature. Because both men were born…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

I decided to leave “my comfort zone” and go to St. Lucia.

With one day to go before returning home, I have been reflecting on my volunteer experience. While Sue has been very enthusiastic about a Global Volunteer trip, I was unsure if I really wanted to go. After much thought, I decided…

Global Volunteers' Alumni Program

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Reasons to Join Global Volunteers’ Alumni Program

Five reasons to join Global Volunteers' Alumni Program: 1. To significantly reduce your service program fee You have the opportunity to spread the word about Global Volunteers by sharing your unique volunteer story with friends, family,…

Conversational English, Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

My Last Day in Chennai

Team Journal for Tuesday - January 19th 2016. Pre-Departure Tuesday After a weekend of flu-like symptoms, I was very pleased to wake with a much healthier body this morning. After a breakfast of scrambled eggs and dosa (my favorite!)…

touring Havana

Cultures and Traditions Cuba

Volunteering and People-to-People Activities in Cuba

As a Global Volunteer in Cuba, you explore the country and culture through her people. Cubans and Americans together—building bridges over which our governments can walk. These add-on activities provide meaningful, intriguing, and memorable…

Projects for Professionals St Lucia

Colorado Nurse Volunteers to Care for Children Around the World

by Tracy Heaberlin Have you ever googled "travel service babies?" I did about 10 years ago, and it led me to Global Volunteers. Working as a health-care provider, I was interested in spending some of my vacation time engaging in short-term…