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News and Updates Poland

“Their Light Brightened Darkness Above our Heads,” says Ukrainian Refugee

One month after Olga arrived in Siedlce, Poland, she felt “at home” among the Polish people who took her in after her country was attacked in March. Since then, she’s become a translator for Global Volunteers, and looks forward to many new opportunities to help other refugees. “I feel I have always been brave, and […]

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May 15, 2022/by Michele Gran
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News and Updates Poland

We Left “My Best, Free, Beautiful Country.”

As Ukrainian refugees headed to our Polish partner community of Siedlce in March, 2022, we quickly mobilized short-term volunteers to help provide humanitarian services. At the exquisite rural manor house, Reymontowka, Global Volunteers team members have hosted restorative activities for Ukrainian mothers and children, and learned the horrible cost of war. This post is written […]

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May 7, 2022/by Michele Gran
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News and Updates Tanzania

Team Leader Training Draws Global Volunteers Staff to Tanzania

Global Volunteers’ regularly scheduled Team Leader training has always been anticipated by staff and volunteer team leaders from every corner of the globe as one of those welcoming “yay,” can’t wait “highlights” of the year. Typically conducted in St. Paul, MN, the program was suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. The bi-annual […]

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April 7, 2022/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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News and Updates Poland

Volunteer Assistance During Times of Crisis – Helping Ukrainian Refugees in Poland

Each time a traumatic world event occurs, volunteers from all corners of the U.S. and other English-speaking countries contact us to ask, “How can I help?” In many cases, such as natural disasters, medical emergencies and armed conflict, the need is immediate and specialized.  Trained relief workers, equipped with the skills to handle hazardous, medical […]

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April 2, 2022/by Michele Gran
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News and Updates Texas

Global Volunteers’ Pioneering Team Cultivates Friendship and Respect along U.S. Border

Ten volunteers launched into action the fourth week of 2022 in south Texas to rejuvenate and expand Global Volunteer’s development partnership in the Rio Grande Valley. Eager to demonstrate genuine compassion and acceptance through their service to families and refugees touched by hardship and poverty, they offered their skills and energy to community partner Proyecto […]

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February 8, 2022/by Michele Gran
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Don’t Miss Global Volunteers News and Updates!

As we resume our programs around the world, we want to ensure that you receive all current information and news. If you haven’t received our monthly newsletters and updates, please take a moment to confirm your email on our master list. You will receive a message to opt in to receive our special emails about program […]

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January 11, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
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News and Updates Italy

Inaugural Sicily Program Called “Magical, Meaningful, and Memorable”

Sunday in Italy: Dinner, Wine, and Family

Global Volunteers’ pandemic-delayed Sicily program successfully launched more than a year late with with two teams in November 2021. Team Leader Phyllis Thompson said the long-awaited immersion into daily life through service, conversation, and cultural activities in Castelvetrano was her “dream come true,” and all the team hoped for and more. Phyllis, who first served […]

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January 7, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
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News and Updates Texas

New Texas Partnership Begins With Previous Service Program History

From 1994 through 2000, Global Volunteers worked in partnership with Proyecto Azteca, a non-profit self-help home construction company in the US-Texas border town of San Juan. After federal and state funding declined and undercut the organization’s programming, our service program was suspended until we re-established relations in late 2021. Our renewed Texas Program under Proyecto […]

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November 18, 2021/by Michele Gran
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Conversational English, News and Updates Ecuador

New Community Partner Invites Global Volunteers to Teach Conversational English to Youth in Ecuador

Since 1996, Global Volunteers has partnered with local organizations leading community development efforts in their communities in Ecuador. Now, we are pleased to accept an invitation from a school in Calderón in northern Quito to help teach conversational English to children and youth. Colegio Miguel Ángel Asturias is a school of some 300 students on […]

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November 8, 2021/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Take a Winter Break and Help us Serve Welcoming Communities

It’s time to join a Global Volunteers Service Program! More than 200 international and domestic volunteers returned this summer and fall with heart-rending stories of reunion with children and families, and confidence in our COVID-19 best practices. Now we need you to register and pick up where they’ve left off. Individuals, couples, and families can […]

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November 5, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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