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Quito, Global Volunteers’ host community in Ecuador since 1996, boasts one of the highest aerial lifts in the world. Here, Global Volunteers Ecuador Country Manager Maggie Bjorklund describes a trip up the TelefériQo, which is a favorite attraction of volunteers to enjoy during their free time while on a service program in Ecuador. Quito, the […]
Since 1996, Global Volunteers has partnered with local organizations leading community development efforts in their communities in Ecuador. Now, we are pleased to accept an invitation from a school in Calderón in northern Quito to help teach conversational English to children and youth. Colegio Miguel Ángel Asturias is a school of some 300 students on […]
After days filled with meaningful work with children who need extra care and attention, in the evenings and on weekends Global Volunteers in Ecuador have the chance to explore the highest capital city in the world – Quito, where Global Volunteers has partnered since 1996. For those who love culture, gastronomy, architecture, history, and nature, […]
The story of “the ladies of Calderón” is one of compassion and conviction, and the reason Global Volunteers works with them in partnership for children’s health and growth. The dedicated and dynamic women who first invited us to help them, and the resourceful mothers we serve today, demonstrate that investing in children is a foundational […]
Global Volunteers’ story of service in Ecuador began when we partnered with an incredible group of women who refused to turn a blind eye to the needs of struggling families in their community. In 1996, Global Volunteers accepted a pivotal invitation from FUNDAC to support them in childcare, education, nutrition, and labor projects to help […]
What is the ultimate purpose of volunteering abroad with Global Volunteers? Besides the benefits to the volunteers themselves, the goal is to improve the lives of the local people in the communities where we work. This begs the question: how does the work volunteers do improve the lives of the local people? On this post […]
Global Volunteers promotes children’s well-being around the world in many different ways so they can realize their full potential. This third post in a series about child development projects examines how brain development enhances cognitive ability, and how our work contributes to healthy brain development for children in partner communities. Although the brain’s wiring is […]
According to UNESCO, half of Latin American fifteen-year-olds can’t achieve minimum reading proficiency. That is, they’re able to read, but fail to understand what they read. This is one of many sad outcomes of inadequate infrastructure, lack of school supplies, untrained teachers, unsanitary facilities among other deficiencies in school environments in struggling communities. We asked […]
Ending hunger is one of the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Global Volunteers offers four essential services in partner communities in Ecuador, Peru, and Tanzania, toward reaching this SDG. Read on to learn how short-term volunteers help support child nutrition so youth can reach their full potential. Adequate child nutrition ensures healthier bodies and […]
Mentoring children of all ages around the world is a meaningful assignment for volunteers from all backgrounds. Drawing on their own experiences and compassion, volunteers can make a significant difference in the lives of youth in as little as one or two weeks. Read on to learn how volunteers of diverse backgrounds and life experiences […]