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375 East Little Canada Road
St. Paul, MN 55117-1628 USA
(800) 487-1074 | toll-free
(651) 482-0915 | fax
globalvolunteers.org
email@globalvolunteers.org
Habitude, Fortitude and Gratitude: Community Partners’ Resilience Inspires Us
As we all confront new questions and conflicts each day about our safety, health and economic security during the pandemic, we appreciate our inspired partners around the world. Every Global Volunteers development partnership has its own origin story and offers its unique inspiration. And, local community leaders personally have overcome threats to their own peace […]
Resilient West Virginians Press On Through COVID-19 Challenges
Tucked away in the hollers of Fayette County, West Virginia, Global Volunteers’ self-reliant partner communities know how to survive adversity. While hardship and loss are consistent companions to those who live here, COVID-19 arrived as an especially threatening adversary. Similar rural regions in the U.S. have experienced the number of cases seen in Fayette County. […]
Happy Healthy Birthdays for RCP Children in August, 2020!
The Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) program of the Ukwega Ward in central Tanzania measures its success by the growth and development of the children in the program. Meet four girls and boys who reached their first, second, third and fourth birthdays in good health and on target to reach all their development milestones in August, […]
Young Voices from Peru: “La China”
For this first post in a series, Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar talks to a recent high school graduate, Mirtha Irene Escalante Cenepa, known as La china. Join Daniel to learn about her life before moving to the Community, and her hopes and dreams for a creative career ahead. What caused you to move to […]
Industrious Mothers Empowering Each Other: Women’s Co-ops in Tanzania
Women’s Cooperatives are often integral to the economic and social development of communities worldwide. Beyond providing income for members, they supply greatly needed socialization and training. Well-established co-ops can be transformational for the women who participate, and are the inspiration for the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Women’s Co-op in the Ukwega Ward in Tanzania. With […]
International Community Development Profile: Zakina Kihwele Family in Tanzania
In this series, families in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program in Tanzania explain how their participation improves their lives. Global Volunteers’ RCP Program engages short-term volunteers to help parents deliver essential services improving health, eradicating hunger, and enhancing cognition – with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and throughout […]
Hunger and Poor Nutrition are Secondary Impacts of COVID-19 in Developing Communities
COVID-19 has already cost the lives of more than 700,000 people across the world, with case numbers continuing to rise above 14.4 million (World Health Organization – WHO, 19 July 2020), but the impact of the pandemic isn’t limited to deaths. A new report from United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the hunger […]
International Community Development Profile: Apendaye Myumbo Family in Tanzania
In this series, families in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program in Tanzania explain how their participation improves their lives. Global Volunteers’ RCP Program engages short-term volunteers to help parents deliver essential services improving health, eradicating hunger, and enhancing cognition – with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and throughout […]
Celebrating International Youth Day During a Global Pandemic
With youth aged 24 years and under composing around 40% of the total global population, skills development for children worldwide is crucial. That’s why Global Volunteers programs focus on helping children reach their full potential – from providing prenatal care so mothers can deliver healthy babies, and offering early childhood interventions to teaching conversational English […]
EarthBox® Project Improves Food Security in Tanzania
Through its Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Program, Global Volunteers works towards the eradication of hunger in Tanzania. Food security is a multi-faceted issue that must be addressed on multiple levels in order to combat hunger. In Tanzania, several projects aim to increase the level of food security of RCP families. One of those is providing […]