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Tag: Volunteering

Home Posts Tagged "Volunteering" (Page 4)

Two New Projects in Ghana!

May 18, 2012United PlanetAnimals, childcare, childcare volunteering, volunteer abroad, volunteer africa, volunteer ghana, volunteer opportunity, volunteer summer, volunteer with animals, Volunteering

Ghana, located on the western coast of Africa, has been a popular destination for many of our volunteers in the past. We have both long-term and short term programs that…

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Life Lessons from Nepal

June 3, 2010United PlanetAsia, interview, Nepal, travel, traveling, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer experience, volunteer overseas, Volunteer Story, volunteer work, Volunteering

The following post is a interview with United Planet volunteer Carrie Schramm, who has just returned from a Volunteer Abroad Quest to Nepal.   What was most surprising to you…

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Cotopaxi – Onward and Upward

May 20, 2010United PlanetEcuador, Latin America, peace corps alternative, travel, traveling, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer experience, Volunteer Story, volunteer work, Volunteering

The following post was written by United Planet volunteer Olivia McMaster, who is currently working in Ecuador. One of the most recognizable peaks on the Panamerican highway, Cotopaxi, has been…

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Teaching English on the Equator

March 26, 2010United PlanetEcuador, foster care, Latin America, photo series, school, volunteer abroad, Volunteer Story, Volunteering

Last December, Karen Berry from Canada traveled to Ecuador as a United Planet volunteer. These are some of the pictures she chose to share with us from her unforgettable experience….

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Meet Ian Utley, United Planet’s Country Coordinator in Ghana

July 27, 2009United PlanetAfrica, Ghana, international volunteering, Team Stories, United Planet, Volunteering

Written by United Planet Country Coordinator Ian Utley Mekyia mo! Born in 1972, I am originally from the farmlands of Lincolnshire in England (similar to rural Idaho), where I played…

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United Planet’s First Pre-departure Training for Long-Term Volunteers

June 23, 2009United Planetculture shock, Foreign Culture, health, international volunteering, long term volunteers, Massachusetts, peace corps alternative, pre-departure training, safety, travel, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer overseas, volunteer work, Volunteering, worldwide

Post written by Li, United Planet’s International Programs Manager. I am happy to write about our first in-person pre-departure training for United Planet’s long-term volunteers. These volunteers will take off…

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