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Tag: Asia

Home Posts Tagged "Asia" (Page 3)

Happy 12th Birthday China Summer!!!

May 29, 2012United PlanetAsia, China, Foreign Culture, Groups, international volunteering, local culture, travel, traveling, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer overseas, Volunteer Story, volunteer work

For the past 11 summers, volunteers from all different walks of life have traveled to China to participate in the China Summer Teaching Program. Participants in the program work with roughly 150 rural Chinese students to provide educational opportunities to these students and strengthen environmental awareness.

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回复Losar—Tibetan New Year!

February 22, 2012United PlanetAsia, Festival, Foreign Culture, international volunteering, travel, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer overseas, Volunteer Story, volunteer work

Happy Tibetan New Year!!   Today, February 22, 2012, is the day of the Tibetan New Year. We thought we would share a story from one of our WONDERFUL volunteers,…

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Teaching in Nepal and making a difference. One volunteer shares her story.

January 23, 2012United PlanetAsia, Foreign Culture, international volunteering, local culture, travel, traveling, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer overseas, Volunteer Story, volunteer work

While on sabbatical from teaching, Arlyn volunteered in Nepal.

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Fashion Blogger and Volunteer Extraordinaire Travels to Nepal!

October 28, 2011United PlanetAsia, Foreign Culture, international volunteering, local culture, Local festival, Nepal, non-profit, photo series, travel, traveling, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer overseas, Volunteer Story, volunteer work

Meet Lilyanne, a fashion blogger from Vancouver with an edgy style and a passion for life. Here are some of the highlights as well as a few pictures from her 4 week long journey.

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United Planet Day Contest Winners Announced

October 19, 2011United PlanetAfrica, Asia, contest, Ecuador, India, Nepal, Uganda, United Planet, United Planet Day

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.

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Group of Boston Public School Students Travels to Mongolia for Three Weeks

September 8, 2011United PlanetAsia, Groups, local culture, non-profit, travel, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer overseas, Volunteer Story

ean was one of 11 Boston Public School students and three teachers selected to join a three-week expedition to Mongolia as participants in the U.S. Department of State’s U.S.-Mongolia Emerging Youth Leaders Program. This October, Mongolian teenagers will travel to Boston to learn about journalism and the role of free expression in democratic society.

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