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Free Time Options Ecuador

Explore Quito Through These Fabulous Photos: You’ll Fall in Love

With its gorgeous mountainous landscapes, the city of Quito offers tons of beautiful places to explore. Its juxtaposition of colonial architecture and outdoor markets with modern buildings, classy dining, and exciting nightlife have something for everyone. Because a picture speaks a thousand words, we’ve put together this collection of photos of this beautiful Andean city […]

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January 28, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Family Volunteering Greece, Poland, South Dakota

Summer Service Programs for Kids

One International Truth About Children One thing that unites children the world over is their love of new experiences. On their journey to adulthood, kids learn life’s lessons through daily interactions with the people who surround them.  It’s where trust, generosity, strength, love, curiosity, and insight are formed.  Our community partners invite us each year […]

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January 31, 2019/by Michele Gran
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Family Volunteering, Volunteer Voices South Dakota

New York Mother and Daughter Thrive as Volunteers on South Dakota Reservation

volunteer in South Dakota

Lisa Godek and her 13-year-old daughter, Chloe Fargo, are committed to helping others outside of work and school. Their latest service trip was a week on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where they lent a hand to the native Lakota people through everyday tasks and a children’s fair. Here Lisa and Chloe reflect […]

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November 26, 2018/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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Volunteer Voices Montana

Volunteers Working Hand-in-Hand on the Blackfeet Reservation

Global Volunteers Blackfeet Reservation

Every Global Volunteer team keeps a daily journal of work projects, insights, and lessons to document their own experience in the partner community.  In these team journal excerpts, volunteers describe the hand-in-hand effort to make a difference alongside local people on the Blackfeet Reservation of Montana.   Monday, September 3:  We Spread Out on Community […]

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September 9, 2018/by Michele Gran
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Volunteer Voices Greece

Volunteer Teacher Recalls her Greek Classroom Adventure

Having fun learning English in Greece

You can become part of a team of volunteer teachers and students in Crete. When you help the children of Malevizi with their English skills, you experience their culture through their lives and interests. Val, a Greece Volunteer, shares her journal entry recalling two unforgettable weeks of “summer language camp” with eager Greek students: “As […]

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July 31, 2018/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Service-Learning, Volunteer Voices Montana

Student Service-Learning Was Essential in Forming my Career Choice, says Volunteer

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Jed Pettit, a Montana volunteer and recent University of Alberta graduate, sent us this letter to students who are considering joining a Global Volunteers student volunteer program. Read on to learn what motivated him to offer this advice to other college students. Many young people today face challenges in getting into their college or university program […]

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November 7, 2017/by Global Volunteers
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Family Volunteer Abroad Discounts

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Opportunities to make a genuine difference worldwide await you as a family! Global Volunteers is your safest, most affordable option abroad. To encourage service together, we offer family volunteer abroad discounts.  Refer to all international program discounts here. Further, as a 501-C3 tax-exempt organization, all program-related costs – including airfare – is tax-deductible for U.S. taxpayers. […]

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January 23, 2017/by Michele Gran
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Family Volunteering, Group Volunteering

Global Volunteers Offers Best Service Programs by Season

Global Volunteers is recognized for offering some of the best programs to volunteer for worldwide. This is largely because of our focus on sustainable development in all our partner communities. Many volunteering families, couples, students, groups, and professionals plan their service by season – summer vacation, winter and spring breaks, and fall “shoulder” season up to a […]

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January 17, 2017/by Michele Gran
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Family Volunteering Peru

Super Summer Family Volunteering in Peru: The Hill Family

family volunteering in Peru

Summer Family Volunteering in Peru – Sydney Hill and her new friends in Alto Progreso. The teens shared an interest in soccer.  The children welcomed hugs and games just as kids everywhere do.  Neighbors worked together to build a stairway for safety and access on the steep cliff. At the conclusion of their two-week project, they […]

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January 11, 2017/by Michele Gran
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Hill-Family-Volunteering-in-Peru.jpg 1125 1500 Michele Gran https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Michele Gran2017-01-11 11:31:092021-11-25 22:20:06Super Summer Family Volunteering in Peru: The Hill Family
Group Volunteering, Service-Learning, Volunteer Voices Cuba

Student Volunteer Recommends Cuba Volunteer Program for Group Service-Learning

Student serving in Cuba

Brandy was part of a University of Central Missouri summer student volunteer group in Cuba. After two weeks of teaching conversational English to Cuban children and people and supporting the community in other ways, she wanted to share a message with anyone considering serving in Cuba. Brandy hopes you will pick up where she left […]

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November 30, 2016/by Global Volunteers
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