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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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Children at Daktari December 10, 2012 Daktari Bush School and Wildlife Orphanage, South Africa  Due to summer holidays we didn’t have any students last week, so we decided to invite the staff kids to Daktari. Here are Refilwe and Busi, grandchildren of Josephina enjoying their week at Daktari ☺ Comment on this story

 

 

Bicycle For Education Project December 08, 2012 Ngerengere River Eco Camp, Tanzania Ngerengere River Organization in collaboration with volunteers  has come up with an idea of introducing bicycle facilities to students who stay far away from school in Bwawani village.The idea  is to provide bicycle loans to parents with a child who is attending school in a difficult situation especially on distance manner.The loan will be issued at specific terms and conditions, which intend especially the further use of the repayable loans to acquire more bicycles for many more children. As a result we are insisting to establish a long term running project.The Bicycle for Education Project is planed to work in three locations of which all areas are away from the existing primary school: Lukwambe sub village, Mkono wa Tembo and Kivuga Maasai.Some funds have already been given  and we... Read More

 

 

The 1913 Kentucky Derby and Changes for New Hope December 07, 2012 Changes for New Hope, Peru      In 1913 at the annual running of the Kentucky Derby throughbred race, a most amazing thing happened. Roscoe Goose rode his throughbred Donerail, with 91-1 odds against them, to victory. It was the greatest longshot victory in the history of the race.    You may be asking yourself, ¨What does a horse race in Kentucky in 1913 have to do with Changes for New Hope in the Peruvian Andes?¨ Well, nothing really, with one small exception. We both grabbed onto a seemingly impossible challenge and with tenacity and determination, overcame every obstacle to achieve an initially elusive success.     There are a few differences though. While Roscoe and his noble throughbred had a finish line to cross, at Changes for New Hope, we have no finish line. I came... Read More

 

 

Kate Gasparrini, volunteer in the organic garden in a psychiatric hospital: “The best moments are when I can have good conversation with the patients” December 06, 2012 Voluntario Global, Argentina Name: Kate GasparriniNationality: AmericanOccupation: Non Profit EducatorVolunteering Period: September 2012 – December 2012Email: kate.gasparrini@gmail.com What made you want to apply to volunteer and in particular for the project in the psychiatric hospital?I’ve always liked volunteering, because I thinks it’s a good way to learn about different communities and I wanted to improve my Spanish. Because I studied psychology and I was interested in seeing how mental health treatment is different in other countries than my own. And I want to be a social worker and have contact with people with different mental illnesses, it’s important for me to have that experience. I wanted to come to BA because I came here on vacation last summer and loved it and I wanted to travel and see more of south America.How would you... Read More

 

 

A toast to The Laundry Project! December 06, 2012 Voluntario Global, Argentina  Last Friday, the 30th of November, we celebrated the grand re-opening of the Laundry Project “Su Lavandería”. The cooperative is entering a new phase in their project, so there were plenty of reasons to celebrate! We took a tour from one of the workers, and received an explanation about the new machinery – which increases the capacity of the laundromat. After this brief tour, we had the opportunity to talk with the new team of young people working there. It was a very special occasion to meet the individuals whose lives had been changed in great ways because of this project. The team was very hospitable to us by treating us as friends and offering us drinks, delicious empanadas and cakes.While we were chatting away, there were several activities... Read More

 

 

Omprakash Grant report December 05, 2012 Voluntario Global, Argentina A year after that first boost that Omprakash gave us, not only by donating money for the new machine, but also putting trust in us and saying:"You can achieve a better future for some young people and be an example for many others".That bond and that trust, allowed us to continue looking for ways to grow and create more job opportunities.The new machine that Omprakash donated was added to the Laundry in 2012, and during the same year, another two machines and an iron were bought.Below you will see some testimonials and the official video that tells the story of the Laundry Cooperative. "Su Lavandería" was reinaugurated this last November 30, 2012. We want to share the video documentary of the Laundry Project’s history. Click here or see below You can... this picture say everything!!!! our souvenirs made by an art cooperative. Nice small laundry machines!!! Read More

 

 

Patricia and Ned visit the UK December 04, 2012 Intag, Ecuador  During Oct and Nov 2012 the Intag managers Patricia (formerly Rodriguez) and Ned visited family in the UK.  Here are some pictures, sent with our saludos to past volunteers! talk on Intag and basket making class in Ellingham primary school. Patricia and Ned on Hadrian's wall, England. learning the english way of making baskets, and showing the ecuadorean way! Comment on this story

 

 

La Loma, Intag, Nov 2012 December 04, 2012 Intag, Ecuador  For future travelers looking for volunteer oppurtunites; this is one of the best I have found so far in my travels. Moving to intag I had no desire to live in San Antonio or even more in the boonies of intag. This program is amazingly flexible. I desired to live closer to Cuellaje because i wanted be be closer to civilization and I got just that. You can live close to the city or as far in the mountain as the program offers. Its completely you choice and the program coordinators will back whatever you decide. I tought English up in Laloma, a community 20 minutes walking distance from Cuellaje, and If it wasn t for my visa, I wouldn t have left. The children in the community were so... Read More

 

 

Hope Restored!!! (Part-1) December 03, 2012 Childline Uganda, Uganda It is now 10 months since the Today for Tomorrow Programme began, this is indeed unbelievable to me, people around me and the general public about what is happening!!!!!!!And the questions always around me are; how do you do this? Will you manage? You can not believe that even organisations operating in the area could not give it a try and a thought at any time yet many of them say they work in HIV&AIDS related activities in the community!!!. This was my dream and due to my inspiration of the two HIV positive children that come to take an HIV Sero status-test in the hospital where I was training in Mityana district during my University Training. I sat down and ranked the so called Orphans and Vulnerable Children,... Game kits (balls, tennis balls, color chaiks etc) Donation from Marc- A volunteer from Denmark Food Donation from Mild May Uganda to TFT kids Rescued Kids and HIV-positive in the uniforms donated by Marc a volunteer from Denmark Some of the TFT kids presenting their coloured ballons (TFT) Agnes a TFT child full of Joy during a play time (TFT Programme) Salome and Kizza, all HIV-positive being rescued from their former home (Child Rescue programme-TFT) Japanese volunteers during a rescue of phiona from her former home(child rescue programme) Scholastic donation from the Japanese Volunteers Read More

 

 

Daktari Fundraising Contest has started! December 03, 2012 Daktari Bush School and Wildlife Orphanage, South Africa  The Daktari Fundraising Contest has started. If you would like to win an amazing prize, then please help us fundraise. For more info visit our website: www.daktaribushschool.org Comment on this story

 

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