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The Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) is a child-focused, parent-driven, family-centered, and community-led comprehensive effort. It begins with pregnancy, and continues through the 18th birthday, with a focus on the first 1,000 days of life. In Tanzania, parents participating in RCP have successfully reduced childhood stunting by 20% through volunteers’ efforts.

Mission Accomplished!

Team 227 woke up to a rainy morning on Friday, the final day of service for the California Contingent. Watching our Team Members sit down to enjoy our first bite of breakfast at 7:00 a.m. sharp was a thing of beauty, though young Master Haiden was delayed by the onset of a cold and the […]

August 8, 2014/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund

Starting our service in Costa Rica

It feels like we’ve been in Costa Rica waiting patiently for this day: our day to start serving, to begin connecting, to meet those who we’ve only yet envisioned in our minds. So after our Team #227 had breakfast and a quick team meeting, we headed down the roadside with smiles on our faces and […]

August 4, 2014/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund

Conversational English, Reaching Children's Potential

Getting Our Feet Wet

Our first day of classes. We set out in 2 teams with excitement and trepidation. Steven had given us a description of the schools and number of students to expect, but we did not know what level of English we would find in our students. We had prepared as much as we could on Sunday […]

March 17, 2014/0 Comments/by Stephen Raja

Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

SUPER – Thank You

Message For the Day: Children, Paper Chains, and Being Truly Grateful Being a team of one has its disadvantages, like not having the time to blog everyday. I’ll do my best to get as much in here as I can in the time that I have. My mornings at the hospital have been very rewarding […]

March 4, 2014/0 Comments/by Stephen Raja

Projects for Professionals, Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Helping Students to Love Learning

Message of the Day: “I learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Our message of the day inspires and reminds us as to why we are here, a written reminder we can read/share with friends this […]

March 3, 2014/0 Comments/by Michele Gran

Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

Autism and Music Rules

Message For the Day: Autism and Music Rules Rani left us well sated yet again as Kathi and I left for what promised to be another rewarding day at St. Thomas. Karen and Sheeba were off to get Stela Mary a much needed eye exam. I was especially excited about the morning because while shopping […]

February 25, 2014/0 Comments/by Stephen Raja

Reaching Children's Potential St Lucia

Earth Box Progress in Anse La Raye

Today was the last day for “TEAM EARTHBOX” to give service in Anse la Raye. We have been fortunate to be lead by Marie-Louise Reid, a community member absolutely passionate and very knowledgeable about agriculture in St Lucia. The team started debriefing and discussing about the work that had been covered over the week and […]

December 13, 2013/0 Comments/by globalvol

Reaching Children's Potential St Lucia

St Lucia Earth Boxes

Today was an extremely hot day out! Team Earth Box set out to replant the Earth Boxes that had been left at the two Early Childhood Centre’s in Anse La Raye. At the Kid’s Step Preschool there was a buzz of activity with kids singing, teachers instructing and privileged Global Volunteers assisting with the children […]

December 11, 2013/0 Comments/by globalvol

News and Updates, Reaching Children's Potential Vietnam

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. […]

October 3, 2013/0 Comments/by Michele Gran

Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

Our first day volunteering at Colegio

We woke up and had breakfast in the hotel. Then we walked to the Colegio. We walked to the principal’s office where we were greeted by Karen. She took us around to each classroom and answered all of our questions. After we saw the classrooms, we moved on to the farm. We saw the dairy […]

August 19, 2013/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund

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