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Projects for Professionals Vietnam

Armanino LLP Employee Groups are First Post-Covid Volunteers in Vietnam

The first Armanino team posed for a group photo after a day of volunteering

Twenty-five employees and guests from Armanino LLP, a top 25 US accounting and consulting firm, joined Global Volunteers co-founder Michele Gran serving in Hanoi, Vietnam as the first team back since the beginning of the pandemic. Having been under Covid-19 restrictions for a long time, Vietnam is still recovering from the pandemic. On that matter, […]

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January 24, 2023/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact Vietnam

English Helps Visually Impaired Adults Develop Careers in Massage Therapy

Relatively little research is available on the well-being of the large population of visually impaired or blind adults in Vietnam. Global Volunteers’ partner, Blind-Link, a social entrepreneurship program, professionally trains blind young Vietnamese adults for a career in massage therapy, affording them the opportunity to significantly elevate their lives.  In this interview, two Blind-Link staff […]

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December 28, 2022/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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News and Updates Vietnam

Global Volunteers CEO Recommends Vietnam Service Program for All

Global Volunteers CEO and Co-founder Bud Philbrook claims that in all his travels across the world, Vietnam remains one of his favorite places to volunteer. Why? Read on for Bud’s eight reasons to volunteer in Hanoi! 1. Americans are welcomed and appreciated. “I’ve been to Vietnam numerous times over the past 22 years. The one […]

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February 2, 2022/by Global Volunteers
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Volunteer Voices Vietnam

Longtime Global Volunteer Recalls Vietnamese Welcome

Sidelined from travel by the 2020-21 pandemic Global Volunteers Alumnus Don Marshall of Sebastopol, CA, isn’t slowing down now that travel has resumed. As he considers his next adventure in service, he recently reminisced about about his rewarding Vietnam service journey, and continues exploring new opportunities to serve the Vietnamese people. Since 2006, Don and […]

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October 20, 2021/by Michele Gran
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Development Impact Nepal, Vietnam

Self-sufficiency is Enhanced Through Genuine Community Development Projects

Volunteer helps Vietnamese blind students learn English to become self-sufficient

Working toward self-sufficiency is related to many of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, and is a baseline criterion of Global Volunteers’ service programs. This post illuminates how volunteers assist two of our community partners in Asia work to elevate local people’s capacity and confidence to become agents of their own progress. When volunteers teach conversational […]

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April 23, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Partners' Stories Vietnam

Personal Stories Reveal Vietnam Partner’s Role in Life Transformations

Volunteer works at Omamori Spa in Vietnam, helping students and staff them approve their English course.

Two Vietnamese adults who have worked with Global Volunteers teams relates the realities of living with a visual disability, and how community partner Blind-Link has enabled them to thrive. Read on to learn the obstacles and opportunities they encounter, and how you can help. Global Volunteers’ partner, Blind-Link, is a nonprofit social enterprise with a […]

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March 13, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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News and Updates Vietnam

Personal and Economic Sacrifices Spare Vietnam From World’s Death Rate

vietnam covid-19 hanoi

While the global media focused on COVID-19 cases worldwide, Vietnam quietly proceeded with their containment campaign and now is cautiously restoring daily life. Despite its dense population and proximity to China, Vietnam has held onto one of the world’s lowest infection rates. How have they succeeded where the richest countries with the best health care […]

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June 29, 2020/by Global Volunteers
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Volunteer Voices Vietnam

Retiree Values Meaningful Connections During Service in Vietnam

Volunteer in Vietnam

Three-time volunteer Melinda Staveley says she chooses Global Volunteers service for her travel abroad for the deeper human connection and cultural learning. In Vietnam, Melinda taught conversational English to visually impaired young massage therapists. The non-profit spa where they train and work serves mainly international clients where English language skills are essential. Read on for […]

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March 27, 2020/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Cultures and Traditions Vietnam

Hoàn Kiếm Lake: The Heart of Hanoi

In Hanoi’s city center, people for generations have integrated Hoàn Kiếm Lake into their daily lives. Central to their social, physical and cultural routines, youth and adults crowd the site day and night. In the early morning, community elders congregate in traditional areas to practice Tai Chi, while youth and young adults jog on the […]

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February 17, 2020/by Michele Gran
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Conversational English, Volunteer Voices Vietnam

Charm, Dreams and Practice are Tools in Hanoi Grade School Classroom

Seven–time Global Volunteer and Colorado retiree Rene Moquin employed his legendary optimism and enthusiasm to captivate students at Nguyen Binh Khiem School (NBK) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Through skits, music and personal charm, he urges them to “dream of new possibilities.” In these journal entries, Rene reflects on his singular experience and offers personal insight to […]

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December 3, 2019/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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