Reaching Children's Potential Archives

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 57% through volunteers’ efforts.

Reaching Children's Potential

Beginning the Second Week – Chennai, India

Monday, Oct 15, 2012 Behind every cloud is a rainbow The start of another week—a hearty breakfast by Rani of hard boiled egg, chutney, and we were ready to face the day. Today, I spent the morning at St. Thomas Hospital helping Sister Metilda and the other staff working with children with a variety of […]

October 15, 2012/by Stephen Raja

Global Volunteers Team 212 : Colegio Continues

This morning I woke to another well made delicious breakfast and the coffee I am now extremely addicted to. After breakfast we went back down to the school to work. While the group was working on the trail again I was shadowing with a farmer named Rafael. He first showed me how to make cheese. […]

July 28, 2011/by Michele Gran

Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

Planting trees to off set carbon footprint.

Journal by Ella: All 3 of us were working on the project in the green house reforestation with the native costarrican plants… sifting the soil to separate it from stones, then filling small plastic bags with it. Small seedlings were then transplanted into the individual bags and watered. Someday Igor will bring his children to […]

June 20, 2011/by Michele Gran

Family Volunteering, Reaching Children's Potential

Team 209 : Global Volunteers Costa Rica at local highschool

Our team starts the day by digging posts to replace at the new greenhouse site. This new construction will house growth of the reforestation trees (planted at Colegio site and the Santa Elena Reserve) and hydroponic vegetable garden. Here Ella , Igor and agricultural teacher Daniel measure the plastic ceiling on the basketball court. Tomorrow […]

June 13, 2011/by Michele Gran

Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

Gravel, Cloud Forests & Traditional Dance!

Thursday, February 24th Thought of the day and Journal by Chris: “A forest of these trees is a spectacle too much for one man to see.” – David Douglas Today we finally got to see the cloud forests! We started off the day graveling trails with the Colegio kids as well as a few European […]

February 25, 2011/by Michele Gran

Reaching Children's Potential

EarthBoxes in Chennai!!!

Did you happen to see our EarthBox photos from India on our Facebook last week? If not, please check out some of the amazing images below!! In early January a team of Global Volunteers brought the first Earthboxes to Chennai to be cared for and used by the children at the SEAMS Childrens Home. Volunteers will […]

February 4, 2011/by Stephen Raja

News and Updates, Reaching Children's Potential

Pam on Why She Leads Global Volunteers’ Teams

I am so lucky to be a volunteer team leader for Global Volunteers. The most extraordinary people decide to participate in our programs. It is a privilege for me to work with them. My friends ask why I continue to lead teams…the answer is so simple. I have an absolute belief in the philosophy of […]

February 22, 2010/by Michele Gran

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