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The world over, your professional skills can be a lifeline for children and families living in poverty. In just one or two weeks, you help maximize children’s learning capability and development, support pregnant women, mothers and families, and care for elders with your unique talents.

Mental Health Projects, Projects for Professionals Tanzania

Mental Health Volunteers Describe Projects to Serve and Learn

In this fourth installment for Mental Health Awareness Month, four Global Volunteers mental health professionals describe their own experiences working with local people on life-affirming projects in Tanzania. “Global Volunteers had had this incredible idea of helping the children of Ipalama to grow to be healthy mentally and physically and spiritually,” said Volunteer Catherine Mayer. […]

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May 22, 2025/by Michele Gran
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Mental Health Projects, Projects for Professionals Tanzania

Corporate Medical Volunteers Promote Mental Wellness in Tanzania

Convenient MD volunteers Jo Beltre, Brittany Berg, and Diana McWilliam shared their healthcare expertise in homes, schools, and village meetings, promoting mental wellness in the Ukwega Ward. In this report from the field, they stop to reflect on the community’s uncanny receptivity and the unexpected joys of teaching in rural Africa. The corporate team of […]

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May 9, 2025/by Michele Gran
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Projects for Professionals Peru, Tanzania

How One Nurse Used Her Skills to Serve the World

What drives someone to keep searching for deeper meaning in service? For Global Volunteers alumna Laurie Hanly, it wasn’t just about travel or cultural exchange—it was about using her nursing background to make a real impact. A seasoned volunteer across Africa, the U.S., and Central America, she often felt her nursing skills weren’t fully utilized. […]

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May 2, 2025/by Global Volunteers
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Conversational English, Projects for Professionals, Volunteer Voices Vietnam

International Service is a Gateway to the World, says Google Manager

Volunteer converses with visually impaired student in Vietnam

Elizabeth Wang, Senior Marketing Product Manager at Google, sought both a different way to travel and a meaningful way to give back to the global community. After reviewing several organizations online, Elizabeth selected Global Volunteers’ Vietnam service program. She served in Hanoi at Blind-Link, a non-profit organization which trains visually impaired adults in massage therapy […]

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April 28, 2025/by Global Volunteers
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Projects for Professionals Peru, Tanzania

Medical Professionals and Students Sought for Health and Wellness Service Projects

Medical and Health Volunteer Abroad Programs

Global Volunteers’ community service in the areas of children’s and families’ physical and mental health centers around education, disease prevention, and hands-on care. We work to address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #3, which seeks to ensure health and well-being for all, at every stage of life. Our work worldwide begins with pregnant mothers […]

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December 1, 2024/by Global Volunteers
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Conversational English, Projects for Professionals

Recommended Teaching Volunteer Abroad Programs

Teaching Volunteer Abroad Programs

“Once A Teacher, Always A Teacher.” Whether you’re an aspiring teacher, experienced teacher or retired teacher, you’ll always be a teacher. And volunteering with Global Volunteers may be the perfect opportunity for you to share and develop your teaching skills while gaining international volunteering experience in schools which don’t have reliable access to educational resources. Welcome […]

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October 18, 2024/by Global Volunteers
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Projects for Professionals Vietnam

Armanino LLP Employee Groups are First Post-Covid Volunteers in Vietnam

The first Armanino team posed for a group photo after a day of volunteering

Twenty-five employees and guests from Armanino LLP, a top 25 US accounting and consulting firm, joined Global Volunteers co-founder Michele Gran serving in Hanoi, Vietnam as the first team back since the beginning of the pandemic. Having been under Covid-19 restrictions for a long time, Vietnam is still recovering from the pandemic. On that matter, […]

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January 24, 2023/by Global Volunteers
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Projects for Professionals Tanzania

Retired Dentist Returns to Practice Through Volunteer Service

Dentistry volunteering in Africa

Procerfina Kebabian, a retired dentist from Massachusetts, decided to spend her winter differently this year and embarked upon a volunteer journey to Tanzania for three weeks. Originally from the Philippines, Procerfina (Procy) retired from dentistry practice 30 years ago. Procy says she felt honored by the request to teach oral health care in Tanzania and […]

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May 30, 2020/by Global Volunteers
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Projects for Professionals, Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Early Childhood Leader Lends Skills as Global Volunteer

Since 1977, ZERO TO THREE has helped protect and strengthen babies’ brains through formative family and community connections critical to babies’ and toddlers’ well-being and development. Lynette Aytch, Director of Leadership Development at ZERO TO THREE, shares how her experience with Global Volunteers in Tanzania significantly expanded her understanding, knowledge, and skills in serving infants, […]

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March 20, 2020/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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Supporting Children and Families as Volunteer Extends her Professional Satisfaction

Four-time Global Volunteer Gemma Lewis has always been passionate about supporting children and their families. As a Children’s Care Coordinator with the National Health Service in the UK, she works with families of children living with severe disabilities to ensure they receive appropriate physical and emotional interventions. It was with this focus on practical support […]

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July 24, 2019/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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