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News and Updates Cuba

Acknowledgment to Global Volunteers from a Cuban Student

March 15, 2016 Poem written by: Gerardo,  Cuban student who works with Global Volunteers   Since November of last year we’ve been lucky to receive every month a happy team of the Global Volunteers   Ever since, we have been blessed to have these people around. to have their love so profound and also to […]

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April 25, 2016/by Global Volunteers
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News and Updates Cuba

Thank You from our Cuba Program Partner

Dear brothers and sisters, You might wonder what kind of work you come to Cuba to do. Indeed, you do not come to build schools, because we have schools and education, available for everyone. You do not come to do medical work, because we have excellent free medical service, and we don’t need evangelism because […]

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April 7, 2016/by Global Volunteers
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News and Updates, Reaching Children's Potential Ecuador

Reading Glass Campaign – A Great Success

With the help of our wonderful volunteers, we carried out a reading glass campaign in Ecuador to distribute reading glasses to members of the community. Since 1996, Global Volunteers has partnered with the local organization FUNDAC (the Spanish acronym for Foundation of Ladies of Calderón) in Calderón, Quito. Quito is the capital of Ecuador, nestled […]

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February 26, 2016/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Group Volunteering, Service-Learning Montana

Service-Learning for Pharmacy Students in Montana

by Mindy Lull, Professor at Wegmans School of Pharmacy Three years ago, I had a wild idea to find a service trip in the United States where I could take a group of my students to experience a new culture, help a community in need, and grow together as teammates.  I’ve traveled on service trips […]

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January 25, 2016/by Global Volunteers
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Cultures and Traditions Peru

Christmas in Peru

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Christmas in Peru, by Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar: There is no Thanksgiving in Peru, and no other holiday comes close to Christmas in terms of the excitement and commotion it causes. Yes, there is no snow. In fact, it’s summer in Peru. But that does not prevent people from wearing Santa hats. In fact, […]

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December 21, 2015/by Global Volunteers
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Cultures and Traditions Peru

A Different Holiday Story in Peru

A Different Holiday Story

A Different Holiday Story, by Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar: Holidays in Peru and the U.S. are similar in many ways. In both countries most people think of getting together with the family around a nice turkey dinner. But it is also different in many ways. For instance, in Peru most people don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. But […]

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December 2, 2015/by Global Volunteers
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Reaching Children's Potential Peru

“Look mom! That’s my hand!”

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It has been a most satisfying progression. First, we were asked by the community of Alto Progreso to help build a wall next to the community Pre-K and soup kitchen (which serves 120 children). This wall was needed to protect the children from a 12-foot drop, which recently led to two children to fall and injure themselves. The following […]

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June 27, 2015/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact, Reaching Children's Potential Peru

First Service Program at a Shanty Town in Peru

The Dimensions of Poverty

And so we finally started our service program in Alto Progreso. Alto Progreso is a struggling community of about 350 families in Pamplona Alta, in the barren hillsides of Lima. Sherry was our first volunteer for the job. Upon arrival, we did not know how things would turn up, but we had much excitement and expectation. […]

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March 27, 2015/by Global Volunteers
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Conversational English, Projects for Professionals, Reaching Children's Potential

Leverage Your Professional Experience to Enrich the Lives of Others Abroad

On any given Global Volunteers service program, a collection of students, working professionals and retirees come together to make a difference in a community requesting help. How they contribute depends upon each volunteer’s commitment to service and personal experience and energy. For instance, on one service program, a contractor, a sales representative, a dairy farmer, an […]

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February 27, 2015/by Global Volunteers
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Conversational English, Volunteer Voices Vietnam

Teaching English to Vietnamese Students is an Act of Love for Vietnam Vet

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Jim Gorski, a Vietnam veteran and volunteer from St. Paul, MN,  describes how teaching English to Vietnamese students with his wife Mary Lou enabled him to “pay a debt” to the country’s people. After serving with Global Volunteers in 2014, he and his wife volunteered in Ipalamwa, Tanzania, teaching English and supporting our Reaching Children’s […]

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March 15, 2014/by Michele Gran
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