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Clarissa Volunteered Online to Achieve Her Career Goals

September 28, 2020United Planetonline volunteering, united planet alumni, virtual volunteer

Clarissa is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a minor in Thematic Arts (Film). “I plan to pursue a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and…

Annika Shares Her Passion on How to Live Sustainably

August 7, 2020United Planetenvironmental sustainability, tips and advice, virtual volunteer, volunteer online

Annika Jensen has a passion to live sustainably and that started when she was in elementary school. I had the privilege of going to a small environmental school from 2nd…

A Day in the Life as a Virtual Volunteer and 4 Productivity Tips

June 11, 2020United Planethow to be productive, online volunteering, productivity tips, virtual volunteering, virtual volunteers

Take a glimpse into the lives of United Planet’s virtual volunteers. Also, find out what their productivity tips and tricks are when volunteering from home! The common theme of the…

Virtual Volunteer Bridget Raises Awareness For Mali

June 11, 2020United Planetonlinevolunteer, United Planet, United Planet service scholarship, United Planet volunteer, virtual internship, virtual volunteer, virtual volunteering, Volunteer Mali, volunteeronline

Virtual volunteer, Bridget Gleason shares her experience on the work she has done to raise awareness for an organization in Mali, Africa. She virtually worked on this program for a…

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Nursing Abroad for a Week in Peru

March 16, 2020United Planetcanada international volunteer, cape breton, cape breton university, global health project, Group volunteer abroad, group volunteer trips, international nursing project, nurses abroad, nursing abroad, nursing students abroad, nursing volunteer abroad, volunteer peru

We’re so happy that Cape Breton University (CBU) decided to join our nursing abroad project to Peru and here’s a snippet of their adventure! Exploration commence! Before they started their…

Hannah in Chile: Making a Difference

March 2, 2020United PlanetChile, international volunteer, Santiago Chile, Teaching Abroad, volunteer, volunteer abroad, Volunteering

We are glad that we could be a part of Hannah Updegraff’s journey to connect with a new community and got an immersive, hands-on experience during her short-term quest to…

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