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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News and Updates

The time spent in St. Elena will be a welcome change of culture

The day started off with breakfast, and everyone learned about Davone and Chris´ intriguing training diet. Breakfast was similar to an American breakfast plus rice and beans. The simple Spanish lesson learned during will be helpful in the…

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Volunteer Voices China

Working at La La Shou (Xi’an China)

Journal by: Katrina Beattie We met at my school for autistic children, La La Shou. There was a room full of teachers, speaking in Chinese all at once. I could feel the panic rising up from my feet and sweat dripping down my back!…

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Volunteer Voices Portugal

Full Team Currently Serving in Beja!

We are happy to share that a team filled to capacity is currently serving in Beja, Portugal! Based on the huge demand for volunteer opportunities in Portugal in recent months, our staff and volunteer team leader are investigating new community…

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News and Updates

Spotlight on Country Manager Stephen Raja

Summer is upon on us and our program in India is an excellent service opportunity for those looking for a summer adventure! You offer the "extra" attention many children crave and deserve, while also experiencing life in the spiritual land…

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News and Updates

pay your good fortune forward

A valued and resourceful volunteer, Esther Schak, shared with us this creative tip for “paying it forward” each year. She enthusiastically shares it here with you: “Dear fellow volunteers: I was curious about the true value of my…

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Cultures and Traditions

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Cinco de Mayo — or the fifth of May — commemorates the Mexican army's 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867). A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States Cinco de Mayo has…

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News and Updates

Update on Safety in Mexico

In recent months, certain areas of Mexico have been subject to increased levels of violence leading the U.S. to issue travel warnings for a few states in the nation of Mexico. Our website currently states that the states where our service programs…

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Volunteer Voices Cook Islands

I Recommend the Cook Islands

I recently returned from Global Volunteers’ Cook Islands Service Program and want to ask you to consider joining a team in the near future. It’s a personally rewarding volunteer opportunity to use your skills in a way and with people who…

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News and Updates

India Staff Praised by Recent Volunteers

Volunteers in India help care for orphaned and abandoned children, teach in the classroom, and paint, repair and construct facilities for impoverished children. Four Indian staff facilitate the volunteers’ work. The following quote from…

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News and Updates

Fundraise Your Fee and Serve This Year!

Don't allow a meager bank account to deprive you of a volunteer vacation this summer! Take the lead from our creative volunteer fundraisers, and engage your social network in your service with Global Volunteers. Many volunteers -- students…

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Conversational English, Family Volunteering Poland

Summer English Language Camp in Zakopane, Poland

The months of June and July blossoms with the beginning of the summer English language camps in Poland. Teams of volunteers who arrive in Siedlce and Zakopane eager to work with elementary school and high school students play a…

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Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

Gravel, Cloud Forests & Traditional Dance!

Thursday, February 24th Thought of the day and Journal by Chris: "A forest of these trees is a spectacle too much for one man to see." - David Douglas Today we finally got to see the cloud forests! We started off the day graveling trails…