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Global Volunteers works in partnership with community leaders on genuine development programs, creating impact in the areas of health, nutrition and intellectual development.

Development Impact Cuba

Update from Cuba: “We’re Waiting for You”

Cuba Program Host Pastor Eduardo González is eager to welcome many new and returning Global Volunteers to Ciego de Ávila, our original partner community in Cuba. “Your fingerprints have marked our hearts and communities, and we welcome you back as soon as it is possible,” he said. Although service programs in Havana resumed early in […]

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February 7, 2022/by Michele Gran
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Conversational English, Development Impact Greece

Greece Summer School Program Lauded by Grateful Grandmother

In 2005, Global Volunteers launched the popular English summer school at the invitation of the Mayor’s Office of Malevizi, Crete. Its purpose? To help improve students’ conversational English skills and build up their confidence in using English as a second language. This story about Mihali* is representative of the significant impact English language skills building […]

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January 17, 2022/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Development Impact Tanzania

Celebrate 2021 Global Handwashing Day With Us!

October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of hand washing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. This week, we celebrate Global Handwashing Day to convey the message that washing hands with soap and water is […]

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October 13, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact Greece

Students’ Futures Lie at the Center of Global Volunteers’ Greece Service Program

View of Heraklion, Greece

Few countries in the world can compete with the beauty, history, and cuisine of Greece. Yet, despite its endowments, Greece has been one of the European countries that have struggled the most in recent years. Global Volunteers Greece Country Manager Sam Pinakoulaki explains how the Greece Service Program has responded to local people’s needs, and […]

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September 27, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact

Global Volunteers Named Finalist for 2021 .ORG Impact Awards

The 3rd annual .ORG Impact Awards (OIAs) named Global Volunteers as a finalist and “remarkable mission-driven organization” for building better communities in Tanzania. All awards, including .ORG of the Year, are hosted by the Public Interest Registry (PIR) and will be publicly announced during a virtual celebration event on November 9, 2021. Healing and Transforming […]

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September 24, 2021/by Michele Gran
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Development Impact

Waging Peace in a Time of COVID – 2021

It seems unimaginable that today we observe another UN International Day of Peace during the global pandemic. Yet, we know peace has taken on enhanced meaning as we confront the realities of those who have had little peace amidst the destruction of the ongoing health crisis.  As the peace flag at the Cuban Institute for […]

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September 21, 2021/by Michele Gran
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Development Impact, Partners' Stories Peru

Building Student Capacity in Peru

Sagrada Familia School Peru

Unlike in many Western nations, the most pressing issues students in Peru confront are not which career to pursue or lack of motivation. Rather, as in many struggling communities worldwide, a deficient basic education and lack of financial resources to pay for tuition curtails the prospects of all but the most prosperous students. For this […]

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August 24, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact Peru

Building Local Capacity in Peru

volunteer Kathryn with her 4-years-old class and teachers sagrada familia peru

Global Volunteers’ goal is to support and fortify community leaders’ vision for self-sufficiency – ultimately to enable children and families to reach their full potential. An essential step towards this vision is building local capacity. In this interview as the fourth post in the series, Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar shares how Peruvians are building […]

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August 1, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact St Lucia

Building Local Capacity in St. Lucia

volunteer in St. Lucia

Global Volunteers’ goal is to support and fortify community leaders’ vision for self-sufficiency – ultimately to enable children and families to reach their full potential. Our role in helping build local capacity is explained through interviews with our community partners, below: How do Global Volunteers’ community partners work toward the well-being and self-sufficiency of the […]

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July 18, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact Nepal

Building Local Capacity in Nepal

international Volunteer work to improve the quality of life of girls and women in Nepal.

A measure of success for Global Volunteers is supporting local efforts so much that volunteers either are no longer needed, or are assigned to ever-expanding community projects. By avoiding creating dependency, we work so that our partners are self-sufficient and local projects are sustainable. An essential step towards achieving this goal is building local capacity. […]

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July 12, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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