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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.

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

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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June 3, 2022/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 Maggie Bjorklund
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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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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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November 1, 2019/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Projects for Professionals, Service-Learning Tanzania

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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Projects for Professionals, Volunteer Voices Peru

Retired Physician’s Love for Children Leads her to Peru Volunteer Service Program

Global Volunteers Alumna Maggi Gallaher said retirement has liberated her to indulge her appetite for volunteering. For her fourth service program, she served at Sagrada Familia, a community in Peru serving 1,400 at-risk children, from one month to 17 years. The community shelters about 600 homeless and abandoned children and provides nutrition, healthcare and education. […]

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July 22, 2019/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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Conversational English, Projects for Professionals Poland

Poland Summer English Language Camp is a Retired Teacher’s “Reward”

service experience in Poland

Linda Noonan says teaching English to children as a volunteer abroad was an opportunity to fulfill a long-time dream.  As a retired teacher from Illinois, she knew her knowledge and education were top-notch qualifications.  So she was eager to try teaching students in a foreign culture and test her creative skills in many different ways. […]

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November 4, 2018/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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Projects for Professionals, Volunteer Voices Tanzania

“Crowdsourcing” Teacher Returns to Service With Gratitude for Supporters

crowdsourcing to volunteer abroad

Many volunteers fund some or all of their service program by fundraising – through appeals to their friends and family members. New York teacher Kelly Malloy’s “crowdsourcing” covered her costs for two service programs – in addition to schoolbooks for students in Tanzania.  It started when she planned to celebrate her 50th birthday by volunteering […]

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August 28, 2017/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Projects for Professionals, Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Women and Children: Centerpiece of RCP Projects Worldwide

projects for mothers and children

Female volunteers of all ages have always been the foundation of Global Volunteers’ programs. Some 70% of our team members every year are women. Children, of course, are the focus of every service program. And, mothers are crucial for giving children a healthy start in life. So, it’s obvious why projects to help mothers and children form the […]

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May 16, 2017/by Michele Gran
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