Alumni volunteer Ann Sweeney serves with Global Volunteers “to learn about other cultures, build relationships with people, and contribute to others in areas of need.” A 10-time volunteer, starting in 2006, Ann returned from her Puerto Rico Service Program in March 2024 with more unique insights about the value of international travel. “We get to […] The post Service, Amid Colors and Coquis, in Puerto Rico appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

The Reaching Childrens Potential Program (RCP) Mental Wellness Initiative was formally launched in 2021 after three years of investigation and research into the community’s mental health needs and openness to co-creating treatments and interventions with Global Volunteers.  The major goal is to optimize mental wellness in the Ukwega Ward by educating leaders and families on […] The post Mental Health Professionals Invited to Enrich Pivotal Projects in Tanzania appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

Since the summer of 2005, Global Volunteers has partnered with the Municipality of Malevizi to conduct the English Language Summer School, focusing on basic conversational English, pronunciation, and motivation for learning for elementary school students. Starting in June 2024 the summer school will be hosted at the Elementary School of Krousonas, in the village of […] The post Summer of Conversational English in a picturesque, mountainous village in Crete! appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

Global Volunteers relies on ten guiding principles. These principles have proven essential to the success of our partnerships with communities around the world. We share them with all our volunteers as they prepare for their service program because they will help them better serve the community with which they will be working and help them […] The post 40 Years of Service: Global Volunteers’ Guiding Principle – We Serve Only Where We Are Invited appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

The 2024 work plan for the RCP Mental Wellness Initiative in the Ukwega Ward of Tanzania leans heavily on volunteers’ personal and professional experience. Despite cultural, communication and geographical differences between volunteers and local people, we know we all struggle, yearn, worry, dream and cope in reassuringly similar ways. When volunteers candidly share how they […] The post Mental Wellness Plan Matches Volunteers’ Skills to Parents’ Needs appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

The teenage and young adult years are often full of challenges as children move toward adulthood and make increasingly important decisions about their futures. During this time, teens are finding their niche in their communities, forming relationships, and developing skills that they will carry with them as adults. Volunteering with Global Volunteers during this formative […] The post Building a Better Future: The Importance of Volunteering as Teenagers and Young Adults appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

The curiosity of meeting new people and sharing knowledge with young minds, combined with her desire to visit the land that her paternal grandparents were born led Gail Licciardello, a retired Occupational Therapy Professor from Maine to serve with Global Volunteers in Sicily, Italy.  In this blog post, Gail generously shares her reflections on the […] The post Beyond Tourist Trails: A Volunteer’s Journey of Cultural Immersion in Sicily appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

High school students from Loyola Blakefield School in Towson, Maryland partnered with Global Volunteers on the Blackfeet Reservation of Montana in 2022 and 2023 to apply their school’s values to people’s real-life needs. Read on to learn how our working relationships with schools create enduring service-learning partnerships. It’s been a long day of service, and […] The post Loyola Students’ Embrace of Service Learning Offers Model of Effective Volunteering appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

Flavian Isembert, Anse la Raye Elementary School Principal and Global Volunteers Community Partner, sat down with our November volunteer team to answer questions about the challenges of leading an under-resourced school, and volunteers’ role in improving students’ literacy. Throughout, he stressed that in the face of inevitable setbacks, the outside assistance of patient and caring […] The post Work With Us For Children’s Sake, Says St. Lucia Educator appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more

Volunteering is a powerful and fulfilling way to impact the world, and the Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) in Tanzania offers a unique and transformative setting for contributing to meaningful change. Tanzania Mental Wellness Education Manager Regina Mhagama invites students, professionals and those with lived experience in mental wellness to assist her as a two- […] The post Six Reasons to Contribute to Mental Wellness in Tanzania appeared first on Global Volunteers ..read more