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GVN Press Center
GVN's Media Team writes and places articles about volunteer experiences, socially-conscious travel, the issues that affect people in disadvantaged communities and the fight for a more just and equitable world.
Everyday, thousands of people around the world give up their time, money and comfort level to volunteer in a community in need far from their own homes. Not prompted by fame or fortune, their efforts and generosity are astounding and noteworthy, and can be taken as an individual protest against a global current of hopelessness, despair, inequality, greed, racism and xenophobia.
As world leaders and economic policies continue to divide the world between the haves and the have-nots, people are realizing that volunteering gives them a voice to remind other communities that they have not been forgotten. In the process, they're proving that the act of volunteering, of taking on a responsibility for humankind, of declaring that a stranger has the basic and fundamental right to a life free of suffering, is incomparable to any other gesture.
It is our belief that through raising awareness about the plight of others, we can slowly turn the tide and empower individuals and communities to work toward a better world.
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Paper into Pearls
by Erina Khanakwa
"My big idea was to help the women of Africa; to build them an online presence, GrassrootsUganda.com, from where they could sell their goods. This will help them to reach markets that have been traditionally well out of their reach."
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Taking Time Out To Preserve Alaska's Wilderness
by Julie Thompson
When New Zealander Michael Slade decided that it was time to take a break from city life, the Global Volunteer Network's Alaska program seemed like the perfect opportunity. The Alaskan culture and wilderness fulfilled his expectations and more, despite any apprehensions.
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Rebuilding Homes and Lives in Honduras
by Julie Thompson
As Tabitha Boonstra showed the children of La Esperanza in Honduras their picture on her digital camera, she could not believe their reaction. 'They would come running up to you from wherever they were, and they'd be yelling 'photo, photo!'
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GVN in the News |
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LFHS graduate poised to provide help to impoverished Philippines, > Pioneer Local, August 12, 2008
Local resident will spend six weeks helping orphans, > Pioneer Local, July 22, 2008
Trip to Mount Everest will fulfill lifelong dream, > Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 18, 2008
Volunteering: a new way of travel > Waikato Times April 25, 2008
Beanie There Done That >Dominion Post, April 25, 2008
Charity pair take raising funds to icy extremes > Dominion Post, January 9, 2008
Annandale to Kenya and back > Fairfax County Times, December 12, 2007
Korean-American Crowned Ms. America > The Seoul Times, Nov 8, 2007
Ask Bill Gates The Microsoft co-founder and leading philanthropist answers selected reader questions in this exclusive NEWSWEEK forum > Newsweek Web Exclusive, Oct 10, 2007
Volunteering - Difficult, demanding but no regrets > Extraordinary Lives, Volume 3, Issue 10 2007 (PDF)
A Mighty Heart > Time for Kids
Russian Reflections: More than just a "holiday" > Edwards Magazine
Notes on NZ Mammals - NZ Fur Seals at Turakirae Head > PDF
Travel With A Challenge > Travel With A Challenge
Aid Worker's Foray Into Little Liberia: > SBS Radio (5 July 2006)
UNH students take time to work with orphans in Kenya: > Portsmouth Herald (29 December 2005)
Couple remembers relief work in India: > Times Herald-Record (26 December 2005)
SJA Graduate Wants To Make World A Better Place To Live
> Caledonian Record (26 August 2005)
The Inspirational People of Romania and Why Humanitarian Volunteering is Such a Worthwhile Thing to Do!: > One World One People (23 September 2003)
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Be The Change: > www.cnn.com/bethechange
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