Global Volunteers is the leading non-profit volunteer abroad organization offering short-term volunteers the opportunity to contribute to development abroad or in the U.S. Founded in 1984, Global Volunteers works in 17 countries worldwide. All costs are tax-deductible.

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Farming in Cuba

Global Volunteers assists local farmers in our partner community of Ciego de Avila.  On our inaugural service program in May, 2015, volunteers worked alongside paid community laborers on weeding and harvesting produce at “Garden Number 2.”  (Read “Being a Farmer In Cuba” on one volunteer’s blog.)  The vegetables are provided to childcare centers and sold to community […]

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Landmark Cuba Volunteer Program Begins!

After a quick one-hour flight to Santa Clara, we’re off to Ciego de Avila with our gracious hosts, Eduardo and Ramon. We arrived at our wonderful hotel (Hotel Ciego De Avila), got our room assignments and had dinner at a nearby restaurant. On Sunday, we had the privilege of joining Eduardo for his Church service. […]

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“Be an Agent for Peace and Justice”

The direct flight from Miami to Havana is disarmingly brief, as I discovered during my first trip there on a Global Volunteers People-to-People program in 2012. After our ascent, we enjoyed just a few minutes at “cruising altitude” before the captain announced our descent into Cuba. It shouldn’t have been surprising since we were only […]

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New Service Program Announced!

We’re thrilled to announce that beginning in May, Global Volunteers will send volunteer teams on two-week service programs to assist children and families in Ciego de Avila, a rural community in the island’s interior, on projects for conversational English, cooperative farming initiatives, and building painting and repair.  Other work projects are expected to be added throughout 2015. […]

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New Opportunities for Americans in Cuba!

In December, President Obama announced a series of actions aimed at easing travel and trade restrictions between the United States and Cuba. With these changes, Global Volunteers is prepared to begin a new relationship with our community partners in Ciego de Ávila. Highlights of the changes being made in U.S.-Cuba relations include: Once relations are re-established, […]

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Award for Global Volunteers!

Thanks to the work of more than 3, 000 volunteers for the people from the region of Siedlce, Poland, Global Volunteers has been recognized with the prestigious Ludomir Benedyktowicz Award in the field of language education of the children and youth in particular. The volunteers have received many words of appreciation for their work and […]

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Moses is Married! – The Practice of Dowry Explained

By Tanzania Country Manager Edward Mgeni Our friend and Global Volunteer program assistant Moses Kifyasi has married Zamuda  Mgaya.  On this occasion, it is interesting to describe our practice of a dowry before a marriage can be permitted.  This is my experience as a life-long villager in Pommern. When deciding a dowry in this community [The […]

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Explaining Blind-Link and Omamori Spa in Hanoi

We would like to introduce volunteers to our new organization, Blind-Link, and the Omamori Spa, a place for employment for visually impaired young Vietnamese adults.  We have finalized an important partnership between Global Volunteers and Blind Link to benefit the poorest and most vulnerable adults in Hanoi. Blind-Link has been a dream for many years.  […]

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An Interview with Country Manager Stephen Raja

India Country Manager Stephen Raja Chinnappan What is your perspective on the Global Volunteers organization in your community? Over 13 years of service to the community, I fully believe short-term volunteers have had a huge positive impact on each of our community partners. Especially for the children, Global Volunteers are a motivational and encouraging factor […]

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Why Volunteering Matters in Lima, Peru

Interview with Giovanna Luna Victoria, Director of Puericultorio A. Perez Aranibar (PPA) Q: What is your opinion of Global Volunteers’ work at the PPA? First of all, I would like to thank Global Volunteers for helping us greatly since 2004. We have a totally vulnerable population and I have seen a lot of social sensibility from […]

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