“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.”
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.
“Closing my eyes and listening to these rhythmic, haunting sounds gave me goosebumps. It hit me for the first time that I was thousands of miles and worlds away from everything I knew. I couldn’t wait to start my journey.”
Oh, women of Ecuador! How can you be so strong, efficient, beautiful, and caring all at once?
A wee story about the joys of volunteering in another country. Rather than traveling. Even as a backpacker… And by “volunteering” I mean: living and working with people. That’s all.
For the past few years, United Planet has been delighted to work with Flagstone Reinsurance, based in Canada, to send groups of employees on Short-term Quests to several countries.
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