Global Volunteers works in partnership with community leaders on genuine development programs, creating impact in the areas of health, nutrition and intellectual development.
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 […]
Global Volunteers promotes the well-being of children around the world so they can realize their full potential. Working in partnership with our local partners, we inspire volunteers to contribute their skills to projects addressing health, nutrition, hunger, and education. This is the second post in a series about the specific areas of child development that […]
This fifth story in a series about recent high school graduates from our partner community, the Sagrada Familia children’s home in Peru, is about Alexander Ramos. He’s grateful for the chance to go to college, and doesn’t complain about the difficulties life has presented him – choosing to prepare himself to contribute to society using […]
This fourth story in a series about recent high school graduates from our partner community, the Sagrada Familia children’s home in Peru, is about Rosita Betel Durán. Just like many others in Peru, Rosita’s education has been delayed due to the pandemic, but she still looks ahead with hope. Above: Rosita working in the kitchen […]
Global Volunteers’ multi-faceted partnership with Rise Against Hunger is a model for international cooperation to multiply NGO impact. Through Journey to Serve, Rise Against Hunger encourages like-minded people associated with their multiple programs to participate on Global Volunteers service program abroad to “help end hunger, create food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture on […]
Each year, the International Day of Peace is observed worldwide on September 21. The UN General Assembly established this observance in 1981 by calling for a cessation of hostilities, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace. To Global Volunteers, service is an active expression of peace […]
This third story in a series about recent high school graduates from our partner community, the Sagrada Familia children’s home in Peru, features Yorki Paisij Ollarce. Yorki talks to Peru Community Manager Daniel Salazar about his childhood as part of this large community, and his hopes for a career. Yorki, what was your journey to […]
Global Volunteers Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar has been working closely (while keeping a safe physical distance) with our Peru Partner Miguel Rodríguez throughout the pandemic to ensure Global Volunteers’ projects continue. Most recently, he helped Miguel purchase fresh food to be delivered to the children and teachers in quarantine inside the Sagrada Familia Community. […]
This second story in a series about recent high school graduates from our partner community, the Sagrada Familia children’s home in Peru, is about Vilma. Today, she’s studying interior design in Lima, but before being taken in by Global Volunteers’ community partner, Miguel Rodríguez, she lived with few educational opportunities. Read on to learn about […]
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 […]