United Planet Blog

United Planet Day Contest Winners Announced

October 19, 2011United Planet

Our Grand Prize Winner is Andi Enns,who wrote a wonderful piece about her experience in Uganda and how it influenced her to raise money for a Ugandan village upon her return home.

ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, A RETIRED COUPLE GIVE THEIR CHILE QUEST AN 11

October 12, 2011United Planet

This is a warm-hearted couple from the U.S. who just finished a volunteering tour in Chile. They enjoyed home stays, mining tours, sharing with students, and so much more. We love our volunteers!

Lovely lovely video from group of nursing students in Ecuador

October 11, 2011United Planet

Fabulous group of nursing students in Quito, Ecuador made this wonderful video. Enjoy!

China Summer Teaching – Report from 2011

October 5, 2011United Planet

This summer we sent a great group of students to Haojiping; a beautiful and remote area of the Hunan province in China. We were inspired by the memories they shared and touched by the impact the program made on everyone involved…don’t worry, the program will run again this summer so you can get involved with China Summer 2012!

8 months after the Great East Japan Quake…

September 26, 2011United Planet

Webinar featuring Ms. Chie Goto, United Planet Japan Country Manager.

A beautiful window on a village in Ghana

September 20, 2011United Planet

“I am the volunteer Owen who participated the united planet program in Ghana this summer, I joined this program in August. After I came back, I made a video about this experience.”