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Returned United Planet Volunteers Keep the Spark Alive

March 9, 2011United Planet

We’re excited to announce the launch of the United Planet Alumni Council! We send thanks to all the returned volunteers who have offered to spend their time and energy with…

Thanks for helping children in Nepal in many ways

March 8, 2011United Planet

When United Planet VP Theresa Higgs was in Nepal recently, she dropped by the orphanage in Kathmandu where Sarah, a United Planet Long-term volunteer, is working with children. Sarah had sent in a video of her kids singing, and won a gift of $100 from United Planet for her project.

African music at its best in Zanzibar, Tanzania

March 1, 2011United Planet

Visitors from every corner of the world come to Zanzibar to be part of this event which hosts musicians from all over Africa. The city is vibrant with the many people and the sounds of music played in the open air of the Old Fort, at the Stonetown waterfront.

A Writer in India: What a Wonderful World

February 8, 2011United Planet

I spend the mornings with a group of seven boisterous, sprightly and extraordinarily respectful mentally-challenged kids, teaching them simple English and maths, singing songs and, weather permitting, playing sports and going for walks in the nearby forest.

If I were to say that I have never before seen children so jubilant to attend school, I would not be exaggerating in the least.

University of Idaho sends a group to Chile to help rebuild in wake of earthquake

February 1, 2011United Planet

The University of Idaho recently sent a group of 13 students and two professors to build houses in Chile. The decision was a response to Chile’s devastating 8.8 earthquake in February 2010, the fifth strongest in recorded history, which had left thousands of Chileans homeless.

Stories from Moldova – One of Europe’s Poorest Nations

January 25, 2011United Planet

As Tatiana Melnic of the Children’s Center – Viiturul, said, “the children’s future is our future.” Can’t we say the same about the future of Moldova and our own? After all, we live in an increasingly interconnected world.