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Service-Learning, Why I Give Tanzania

Why I Give: Student Alumnus Sustains Tanzania Dental Support From Home

A mention of  Global Volunteers on our partner’s website moved Maddy Aungst, an aspiring dental student, and her dentist father to help meet the needs of families and children in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Project in Ipalamwa, Tanzania. After appealing to family, friends, and their faith community for material support, the father and […]

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February 5, 2021/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Volunteer Voices

Active Alumni Lean on Lessons from Communities Abroad

Tim Cunniff and Keith Kresge are Global Volunteers “veterans.” Between them, they’ve served on 44 programs in 18 different countries – from Tanzania to the Cook Islands.  Despite the obvious contrasts between these societies, they say one truth is common to all: People are more alike than different on a basic-needs level.  But, how people […]

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July 21, 2020/by Michele Gran
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News and Updates Peru

Peruvian Psychologist and Children’s Home Director Claims Volunteers are “Essential”

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Miguel Rodríguez, a psychologist and founder of Comunidad de Niños Sagrada Familia in Ventanilla, Peru, answers questions about inviting volunteers into the children’s home. While the Peruvian government offers no advisories or regulations about visitors in children’s homes and orphanages, Rodríguez, Global Volunteers’ community partner, defends his belief that short-term volunteers enhance children’s care, growth, […]

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April 23, 2020/by Michele Gran
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Rural Caregiver’s “Model” Pregnancy Instructive for Village Mothers

Regina Mhagama, Global Volunteers’ Tanzania Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Caregiver Supervisor, said her second pregnancy in 2019 was an opportunity to demonstrate recommended prenatal practices to the 518 pregnant women and mothers in the RCP program. Together with her son Daniel, she models essential skills in early childhood interventions so mothers can improve their babies’ […]

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April 10, 2020/by Michele Gran
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Staff Worldwide Peru

An Inspiration From Youth During a Time of Crisis

Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar offers a stirring reflection on displaced children’s action against a seemingly indomitable enemy – COVID-19. We’re reminded by Sagrada Familia’s community that in the face of fear and confusion, we all have a choice to respond with clarity and bravery. By Daniel Salazar COVID-19 hit Peru first at the beginning […]

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March 26, 2020/by Michele Gran
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Partners' Stories Peru

Once Surviving on the Street, Sagrada Familia Teacher Now Pays it Forward

Thanks to the opportunity she had to learn English, Liz (left) was able to become a professional teacher.Global Volunteers 2020

Liz Díaz was 10 when Miguel Rodríguez found her selling candy on the street. He asked about her family and learned that conflicts with her mother had made it very difficult for Liz to live at home. Further, her parents were unable to provide adequate nutrition or education, so her future appeared very dim. Years before, […]

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March 26, 2020/by Michele Gran
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Development Impact, Reaching Children's Potential

Proper Hand Washing Saves Lives Worldwide – How You Can Help

Considering all medical interventions combined, washing hands with soap and water remains the most effective way to prevent infectious disease from spreading, and is a cornerstone of our development efforts in Tanzania’s Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program. Parents say their family’s health greatly improved after they adopted proper hand-washing habits and technology at their […]

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March 20, 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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Volunteer Voices

Volunteers Discover Valentines Around The World

The spirit of Valentines Day is evident to Global Volunteers all year around – all around the world. These reports – in the words of our team members – tell of the human sentiments that can’t be captured on a greeting card. The Language of Love Mark Bierbaum calls his service in Peru “a joyful […]

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February 14, 2020/by Michele Gran
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Development Impact, News and Updates

2019 Retrospective: Projects Worldwide Advance Support for Children and Families

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Throughout 2019, volunteers provided greatly needed services to families in all corners of the globe, aided by Global Volunteers donors, institutional collaborators and corporate supporters. Following are highlights from a landmark year of volunteer-assisted development. Labor Projects in South America In March, an exclusive team of Medtronic employees committed a week to upgrading FUNDAC’s second […]

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January 8, 2020/by Michele Gran
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