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An Introduction to the first United Planet Alumni Council President!

March 28, 2011United PlanetAfrica, culture, Team Stories, travel, United Planet, volunteer abroad, Volunteer Stories

We have recently launched our Inaugural Year for the Alumni Council and would like you to get to know them a little better! We would like to introduce you to…

Olivia’s 6 Incredible Months in Ecuador

March 16, 2011United PlanetEcuador, international volunteering, United Planet, Volunteer Story

Olivia traveled to Ecuador in January of 2010 for a Long Term Quest (6 months) with United Planet. She had an amazing trip and changed many lives for the better while she was there. We wanted to share a couple of her blog entries, as well as the link to the rest of her blog if you’re interested in hearing more!

7 Amazing Weeks in Ghana!

March 15, 2011United PlanetAfrica, culture, Gabrielle Guerra, Ghana, travel, United Planet, volunteer abroad, Volunteer Stories

In early February of this year, Gabrielle Guerra, a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Boston University, returned from a 7 week Quest in Ghana.

Llamas, Incan Ruins, and the Joy of Volunteering!

March 9, 2011United PlanetIncan Ruins, international volunteering, llamas, non-profit, Peru, south america, travel, United Planet, volunteer abroad, Volunteer Story

Probably the most fascinating of all of this is, of course, Machu Picchu. Only when you go there and see it for yourself will you realize how majestic it is, and fully understand why it is one of the seven wonders of the world. Not only are the ruins themselves amazing, but the views from being up in the mountains of the other mountains and of the rivers running through so far below you will take your breath away.

Thanks for helping children in Nepal in many ways

March 8, 2011United PlanetKathmandu, Nepal, United Planet, volunteer overseas

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 PlanetAfrica, African music, culture, Festival, Tanzania, Team Stories, travel, United Planet, volunteer abroad, Zanzibar

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.

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An Introduction to the first United Planet Alumni Council President!

Olivia’s 6 Incredible Months in Ecuador

7 Amazing Weeks in Ghana!

Llamas, Incan Ruins, and the Joy of Volunteering!

Thanks for helping children in Nepal in many ways

African music at its best in Zanzibar, Tanzania

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