by admin | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorised
This is the second in a series of guest posts by Naomi Shafer from Clowns Without Borders. I grew up in a small, rural town (okay, it’s a village of 300), and have always been interested in international work. Before my parents moved to Vermont, both had worked and...
by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
This is the first in a series of guest posts by Naomi Shafer from Clowns Without Borders. When I was 18, I did a volunteer program to plant trees…in Siberia. For context, Siberia has 20 percent of the earth’s forests, and 60 percent of the boreal forest in the...
by admin | Aug 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
This is a guest blog post by student Ritika Dey, volunteer and entrepreneur with Aarogya menstrual health project in Delhi. When I signed up to volunteer with Connecting Dreams Foundation, I had no idea what I was getting myself in to. I am a student studying...
by admin | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
This is a guest post by student Sydney who went to an unusual high school that emphasized service learning. For my middle and high school years, I attended a school founded on the principles of global engagement, purposeful living, and ethical responsibility. Service...
by admin | Jul 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
This is a guest post by Mary Beth Gossman about how values don’t dry up when international volunteer opportunities do. With the world and travel at a standstill, some of the volunteer work we would normally be engaged in may not be possible. Many people who take...
