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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.

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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News and Updates Poland

Siedlce County & Reymontówka Manor House Honor 30 Years of Partnership With Global Volunteers

Global Volunteers’ service program in Siedlce, eastern Poland, celebrated its 30th Anniversary on October 10 with a special gala at the Reymontówka Manor House. The service program in Siedlce, Poland is Global Volunteers’ oldest European partnership; one which began in 1990 to help Polish students advance their English skills. Guests of honor at this celebration […]

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October 29, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Make Sure You Never Miss An Email From Global Volunteers. Here’s How.

Because email services have taken very strong measures to fight spam, some emails from Global Volunteers might be mistakenly routed to your spam filter, or otherwise sent to subordinate folders (such as “promotions” or “other” in Gmail or Outlook). The result is you may never see our messages to you, and we might conclude that you’re […]

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October 11, 2021/by Michele Gran
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Development Impact, News and Updates Peru

Young Voices from Peru: Estefany

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This sixth story in a series about recent high school graduates from our partner community, the Sagrada Familia children’s home in Peru, is about Estefany Arias Ramírez. As a day student at the campus school, she witnessed first-hand the difference between her home environment and the supportive environment in the community. Six years ago, she […]

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June 7, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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News and Updates Montana

Global Volunteers’ 22-Year Partnership with The Blackfeet Nation of Montana

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The Blackfeet Reservation Program in Montana was initiated in 1999 by Global Volunteers Co-Founder Michele Gran and Blackfeet elder Dorothy Still Smoking. 2021 marks the 22nd year of Global Volunteers’ partnership with the Blackfeet Nation. Because of the pandemic, we were unable to serve on the reservation during 2020. But now, our community partners on […]

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May 14, 2021/by Michele Gran
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News and Updates Cuba

Cuban Community Partner Upholds Inclusion, Integrity, and Integrality

Global Volunteers’ partnership with the Cuban Council of Churches (CIC) was cultivated in 2007, before we were formally able to establish a service program on the island. Then, in 2012, we obtained a license to engage American volunteers in support for the Cuban people in Havana and Ciego de Ávila. Following is a brief history […]

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April 19, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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News and Updates Greece

The Challenge of Virtual Learning in Greece

In the year since Greece began its first (of many) national lockdowns due to the fast-spreading Covid- 19 virus, Greek students and teachers have struggled to sustain a reliable school routine. Celia Kopaka, one of our phenomenal community partners in Greece, describes her efforts to keep her students up to date via online learning, and […]

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March 19, 2021/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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News and Updates

Put 33% Back into Your Travel Budget

Tax-deductible Volunteer Programs

Did you know that when you serve with Global Volunteers – in any of our host countries worldwide – you qualify for certain tax deductions? It’s true. You benefit by joining one of our tax-deductible volunteer programs if you’re a U.S. taxpayer, because your volunteer program fee and related costs, such as airfare and visa, […]

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Why I Give: Donor-Advised Funds Simplify Giving

Donor-advised funds are one of the ways that volunteers and donors financially support Global Volunteers’ work in communities around the world. Read on for details on what they are and how they can be used. Passionate about the work of Global Volunteers? A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a flexible way to tailor your philanthropic giving for […]

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December 23, 2020/by Angie Swanson
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News and Updates Montana

A Heart Song for this Holiday Season: Community Partner Sends Message

From the De La Salle Blackfeet School in Browning, Montana on the Blackfeet Reservation, our community partner Brother Dale Mooney sends Christmas greetings, with a reference to the comfort we seek in times of trouble. In a community suffering so many losses in 2020, he offers a “song to sing in our hearts.” In these […]

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December 22, 2020/by Michele Gran
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