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Volunteer Voices Cuba

Launching my Team of Volunteers in Cuba

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 to work in the garden. Kind of like sending kids off to their first day of school!  Next the “maintenance” crew, […]

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September 29, 2016/0 Comments/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Global Volunteers Cuba

Commercial Flights to Cuba for Havana Volunteering

Experience Cuba as a Volunteer

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 the hassles and added costs of charter flights and overnights in Miami. Flying direct to Havana from U.S. cities makes volunteering in Cuba […]

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September 27, 2016/0 Comments/by globalvol
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Global Volunteers Cuba

Volunteering in Havana Just Got a Whole Lot Cheaper

Commercial flights to Havana now available!

Commercial Flights To Havana from U.S. Are Now Available! Volunteering in Cuba just got even better! U.S. airlines now offer daily commercial flights to Havana from U.S. cities — such as New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, and more. You can also fly from other major cities, such Fort Lauderdale and Miami, to Santa Clara in central […]

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September 1, 2016/0 Comments/by globalvol
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Volunteer Voices Cuba

45 Exquisite Cuba Photos (Warning: You’ll Fall in Love!)

Exquisite Cuba Photos

Our Cuba volunteer program centers around the Cuban people – their hopes, dreams and goals. We’ve worked with our community partners since 2007. This is a landmark opportunity to volunteer in Cuba and live among the Cuban people! “It was a wonderful trip. I really appreciated all the efforts made in terms of cultural lectures […]

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August 31, 2016/0 Comments/by globalvol
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Conversational English, Culture and Traditions Worldwide, Student Volunteers, Volunteer Voices Cuba

A Day of Service-Learning in Cuba

service-learning in Cuba

Ever wonder what a day of service-learning in Cuba looks like? We assure you that when you help others in Cuba, your life, in turn, changes in unimaginable ways. But you don’t have to trust only our word… Read the words of Sydney, a University of Central Missouri student, describing her day in the life of a Cuba Global […]

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July 25, 2016/0 Comments/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Culture and Traditions Worldwide, Volunteer Voices Cuba

Cuban People’s Pride is Evident

By Zach, Cuba Global Volunteer. After several days in Cuba, I’ve been trying to think of one word to summarize the Cuban people. Some might say they are lively, innovative or humble. While all of these are true, after today I’m going to settle on proud. I don’t mean Cuban people are conceited, but rather, they […]

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July 25, 2016/0 Comments/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Student Volunteers, Volunteer Voices Cuba

Our First Days as Global Volunteers

first days as volunteers

Most volunteers abroad discover that the first days in the partner community is a time to settle in learn the day-to-day routine of service work. Some insights by a recent Cuba volunteer: By Becca, University of Central Missouri student and Cuba Volunteer. This morning we loaded all of our luggage into vintage 1950s cars, which were […]

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July 22, 2016/0 Comments/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Volunteer Voices Cuba

Team Reflections on Cuba Volunteer Projects

By Michele & Chris, Cuba Volunteers. We continue to be blessed with new Cuban friends at our volunteer project sites and enjoy deeper conversations with our teammates.  It’s an abundance of talk, experience, laughter, sweat and takeaways from the Cuban life experience. Following are a few team members’ small, impactful memories.  Thanks for sharing: Renee was impressed […]

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July 12, 2016/0 Comments/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Conversational English, Repeat Volunteers, Volunteer Voices Cuba

Impressions of Cuban Life Through Volunteering

Cuba volunteer with vintage car

Volunteers working with Cuban students of English – both adults and youth – discover sharing the language is the best way to share insights about life. This Cuba Volunteer reflects on a week of service… By Rene Moquin, 5-time Global Volunteer. As a longtime volunteer with Global Volunteers, I have no illusions about teaching conversational […]

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July 12, 2016/0 Comments/by globalvol
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Boomer Volunteers, Volunteer Voices Cuba

Awareness, Growth, and Friendship in Cuba

By Melinda, Cuba Global Volunteers Another day of awareness, growth and friendship. Here are my thoughts, abbreviated in this format. Awareness The interdependent Web: Chris, Guthrie, and the professional masons chisel off the old plaster and stucco; I shovel up the pieces and rake the small stones into a pile. Guthrie shovels it up and […]

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July 12, 2016/0 Comments/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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