Global Volunteers works in partnership with community leaders on genuine development programs, creating impact in the areas of health, nutrition and intellectual development.
Washing hands with soap and water and other simple hygiene practices are critical interventions for preventing disease spread. However, in some Global Volunteers’ partner communities, these habits lag due to a lack of resources and education. Community leaders have asked us to assist local staff in bringing educational workshops to children and parents to improve […]
In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, “recognizing that education plays a key role in building sustainable and resilient societies and contributes to the achievement of all of the other Sustainable Development Goals.” Two years later, over 91% of students worldwide, or more than one and a half […]
In 2015, the United Nations adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future” to be achieve by 2030. The SDGs were preceded by the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which directed the world’s governments and development institutions toward equality […]
Hunger and malnutrition is prevalent in developing communities, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Governments, corporations and NGOs have worked to provide highly productive seeds, practical soil science, cost-effective and environmentally friendly fertilizers, natural pest controls, etc. for smallholder and subsistence farmers – those who farm on extremely small plots and often have limited education. Global Volunteers’ […]
In 2015, the United Nations developed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future” to be achieve by 2030. The SDGs were preceded by the eight Millennium Development Goals, which directed the world’s governments and development institutions toward equality in […]
According to the World Health Organization, most of us, about 57 percent of the world’s population, simply turn a tap to get clean running water in our homes. It’s a convenience we repeatedly take for granted. But hundreds of millions of others who don’t have access to running water walk great distances to streams or […]
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 […]
Cooking in most of the developing world is a tedious, complicated, and hazardous task. Why? The method used, open fire, is inherently dangerous and unhealthy. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) says cooking over an open fire causes more deaths than tuberculosis and malaria. But clean, safe cooking technology is available, and Global Volunteers […]
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 […]