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International Partner Stories

Our international partners accomplish amazing things with volunteers. Read their stories.

Volunteer assistance is critical to enabling our international partners to create change in their communities. Many of them have shared the work they were able to accomplish with the help of international volunteers. Read their stories below. 

 

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The Buenos Aires Project August 05, 2011 Voluntario Global, Argentina My name is Bree and my friend Izzie and I came to Buenos Aires from Sydney, Australia two and a half months ago. We have been volunteering with Voluntario Global in orphanages known as ‘Querubines’ (meaning ‘Angels’) outside of the city located in Beccar and Olivos. Their purpose is to give children from complicated backgrounds a second chance at a family lifestyle in a caring and stable environment.I (Izzie) was placed in an orphanage situated in a suburb called Olivos. Like Bree’s is as well, Olivos is a middle class suburb on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The house was donated with the intent of providing a comfortable, safe neighbourhood for the kids to grow up in. I remember my first, not-so-shiny-impressions of the 1.5 hour commute to Olivos,... Working with Orphan Children Read More

 

 

One Year in Haiti! August 01, 2011 European Disaster Volunteers, United Kingdom In June, EDV passed our one year mark in Haiti, and what a year it has been. From June 2010 to June 2011, 153 EDV volunteers directly affected the lives of 2,104 Haitian earthquake survivors. Those 2,104 include children now attending school in a classroom EDV built, orphaned children living in new, safe housing, adults attending (and teaching!) our English classes, and vulnerable children receiving health education so that they can grow into healthy adults leading their communities toward a better tomorrow. You can check out all we’ve accomplished in Haiti in our One Year Report.We’re incredibly grateful to the more than 1,000 individuals who have given over the last year to keep our projects running as well as to the... Proud of his art! EDV runs an art programme at the Hands Together to Defend the Children Orphanage, helping the kids work through stress. Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz Working together to build classrooms! Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz Classrooms taking shape: Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz Learning English in a community English class. Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz One of the orphaned children we work with happy in his new house. Photo Credit: Micaela Beyebiere One of the kids at the Hands Together to Defend the Children orphanage in her new house with her favourite English teacher. Photo Credit: Micaela Beyebiere Read More

 

 

L'Inde, que d'aventures! July 31, 2011 AIM Abroad, India C'est dans le pays le plus colore du monde que j'ai fait mon entree. Ouvrez bien vos yeux car il y a quelque chose de merveilleux a chaque coin de rue. Arrivee a Delhi pour passer la premiere nuit a Faridabad et deja la vie a l'indienne vous innonde de chaleur, de chansons locales, de lumiere et de couleur. Le premier jour, recontre avec les petits orphelins de Faridabad, ils vous sautent dessus et reclament toute votre attention et bien evidemment, impossible de resister a tant d'emotion. Ces petits ont tant d'amour a partager, ils font chaud au coeur et c'est avec le sourire que vous en repartez.Apres une bonne nuit de sommeil, depart aux aurores pour me rendre a la ville rose, Jaipur. Quelques six heures de bus parmis... Read More

 

 

My Experience with Abriendo Mentes, by Shelia O'Brien July 29, 2011 Abriendo Mentes, Costa Rica My experience at Abriendo Mentes was nothing short from amazing. The level of energy that the staff,interns, and volunteers exuberate is inspiring and it definitely motivated myself to come back and volunteer next year. The program opens your eyes to the real issues of Potrero, a community where education is not the priority but where family values and hard work governs the town. Abriendo Mentes is making an exceptional effort at trying to help the town's lack of educational systems, especially when it comes to teaching the English language. Although my time volunteering was only a few weeks, I was able to notice significant differences in the childrens' performance. Not only are the children sweet and adorable but they are smart and show great potential... Shelia with Sofia Read More

 

 

ASK PROJECT FROM JAPAN July 23, 2011 Childline Uganda, Uganda ASK PROJECT from Japan Under AIESEC International to CHILDLINE UGANDA MITYANA for one weekWe visited a couple of schools n delivered educating sessions on HIV/ADIS issues to all communities. We were working as a play so that kids can get the point in a easy, relaxed n vivid manner. They were smart n did a good job in assessment. A staff from Childline Uganda was of great help in a way of confirming the schools, on-site management n miscellaneous stuff  HOME VISIT TO CLIENTS ASK TEAM FROM JAPAN DURING SESSIONAL WORKSHOPS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ASK TEAM DURING PLAY/DRAMA ASK TEAM AFTER A HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOP WITH HIV CLIENTS Comment on this story

 

 

I Only Wish it Shall be Great July 22, 2011 Project Why, India I stumbled upon this picture while sorting the thousands of photos on my computer. I do not know how I had missed this snapshot! It was taken a few weeks ago when school results were announced. The three little topped their respective classes and had brought their report cards to show it to their teachers. The picture was shot just outside our Govindpuri primary centre.The little girls were very proud of the attention they were getting. I think that till then no one had lauded their effort. That is too often the plight of children born on the wrong side of the fence. The stars that adorned their report cards are never praised by their parents who often are too busy to take a moment to give their children the... Read More

 

 

Our Volunteers tell about La Copa America July 22, 2011 Voluntario Global, Argentina Copa America is well and truly underway. After a stuttering start the tournament is beginning to sparkle, demonstrated by last nights games Brazil dismantling Ecuador 4-2 after Paraguay had been held to a 3-3 draw with Venezuela. The ‘big’ footballing nations, notably Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, all look set to progress to the quarter finals but there have been plenty of positives for the rest, with nations such as Bolivia and Venezuela proving the strength in depth of Latin American football. Copa America offers a platform for each nation to showcase their own unique style of football, nurtured over the past century, in a proud continent with such a rich footballing history.It was Argentina who hosted the first organised Latin American tournament in 1916, with only themselves, Brazil, Uruguay and... Read More

 

 

Qokiso orphans at Daktari July 18, 2011 Daktari Bush School and Wildlife Orphanage, South Africa Normally Daktari works with 5 local schools, but during school holidays Daktari sometimes gives the opportunity to the even less privileged children to stay with us. In week 26 Daktari welcomed 10 children of Qokiso Orphanage to have a week of learning about nature, wildlife, social skills and a lot of FUN. This is the feedback from Sarah and Bjørg, who are in charge of the Qokiso Orphans Project:Thank you so much for giving our kids such a good time. The week spend at Daktari is such a wonderful and unforgettable experience for our orphans, and it makes such a good impact on their lives.  I asked some of them what they liked best, and Humphrey said without having to reflect: The food!!! I had a good laugh; he just... Qokiso kids Read More

 

 

Clean up in Metz village with Daktari kids & volunteers! July 16, 2011 Daktari Bush School and Wildlife Orphanage, South Africa Thursday Daktari organised a clean up in Metz village. At 11.00 in the morning the Daktari volunteers met 20 enthusiastic kids at the taxi rank in Metz village. We started off with singing to get the spirit going and talking about littering and how long plastic takes to break down (10.000 years!!). Mokgadi, from Maruleng municipality, came and brought us 40 garbage bags and gloves to help, thank you for that! After the intro we started and cleaned the whole taxi rank and 3 kilometres of street towards Ramatau School! It looked fabulous. By the end we had 65 garbage bags full!!! To celebrate we took the kids for a soft drink at the dam, with a beautiful view of the mountains. We are very proud of the volunteers Christy,... Village clean up. The whole clean up crew. The clean taxi rank. Cleaning. Cleaning. Cleaning. More garbage. cleaning. Read More

 

 

Radio Launch at Los Pibes Community Center July 15, 2011 Voluntario Global, Argentina One of the projects volunteers at Voluntario Global take part in is ‘Comedor Los Pibes’. A community centre which serves as a soup kitchen, feeding over 100 people in need every day and providing not just a warm meal but also serves as a social meeting point for those who needed it. However, last week the community centre hosted a completely different activity with the launch party of the community radio station FM Riachuelo taking place there on Friday. I went along to with a few other volunteers to party who were there to celebrate the launch of the radio station.Located in the barrio of La Boca, FM Riachelo is a radio station which aims to provide a voice to everyone; their motto being “Donde caben todas las voces” (Where... Read More

 

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