GVN Articles
The GVN Team writes articles about volunteer experiences, our partner organisations, fundraising, socially-conscious travel, the issues that affect people in disadvantaged communities, and the fight for a more just and equitable world.
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American Idol Gives Back:
What would she say to those who have some doubts about volunteering? "Don't let the 'oh buts' put you off... It's worth the risk and the challenge for the experience. It's way, way worth it. You know what it's like, the more risk you take, the greater the experience. Life is full of risk."
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
"The day I saw how the children's black and shiny hair was ruined by lice, their innocent faces frowning from the scratching and itching, that was the day I decided that I would shave off my hair so that they could keep theirs."
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Eyes From Ethiopia:
What would she say to those who have some doubts about volunteering? "Don't let the 'oh buts' put you off... It's worth the risk and the challenge for the experience. It's way, way worth it. You know what it's like, the more risk you take, the greater the experience. Life is full of risk."
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Every Step Counts:
"An inspiring tale of how two women, one a volunteer and one a marathon runner, join forces to ensure disabled children at an orphanage in Vietnam receive the medical treatment they desperately need."
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Article Index
AfricaPaper into Pearls (Uganda)
Fighting Fire with Fire in South Africa
Teaching through a West African Downpour
Checking Expectations at the Door in Uganda
Working Together to Make a Difference
An Interview with the 'English Man'
Eyes from Ethiopia
Teaching through a West African Downpour
AsiaSaving Thailand's Wildlife
Smiles and Suffering Amongst India's Poorest Children
Volunteer in Vietnam Finds Frankness, Spontaneity and Generosity
Wedding Celebrations Bring A Brighter Future To All
Discovering The Chinese Way
Blessed By Beanies
Every Step Counts When Fundraising For A Good Cause!
Loss in the Philippines
Being a leader is an action, not a position
Helping out in Cambodia
EuropeGetting Attached to Romania
GeneralAmerican Idol Gives Back
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow.
In the Passing of a Brick: The GVN Story
Conversation About Development
An Addiction Worth Keeping: Volunteering All Over the World
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Mother to Mother, Child to Child
From the Safari to the Slum: Choose Volunteering
The Spirit of the Modern African Woman
Trading Home Comforts for Dreamy Mountains in Nepal
The Worth of a Book: Education in the Philippines
Social Entrepreneurs become the next Agents of Change...
Rescuing Turtles in Costa Rica
In the Passing of a Brick: The GVN Story
Colin's Biography
Latin AmericaThe Disappearance of Ecuador's Mangroves
Opening Pandora's Box: Oil Exploration in Ecuador
Re-building homes and lives in Honduras
OtherKorean-American Crowned Ms. America
PacificWill Work for Scenery
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Metcalfe woman to volunteer with Rwandan youth, EMC Winchester - Winchester, Ontario, Canada
From Forex to Microfinance via Cambodia, Massey University
Almost $15,000 raised for Kenya shelter, The Peterborough Examiner, 30 April 2009
Fleur Visiting Orphanage as Part of African Odyssey, Hawkes Bay Today, 2008
Adventure of a Lifetime, The Geelong Advertiser, 25 November 2008
Local resident will spend six weeks helping orphans, The Citizen Online, 22 July 2008
Trip to Mount Everest will fulfill lifelong dream, Atlanta Journal Constitution, 18 May 2008
Volunteering: a new way of travel Waikato Times, 25 April 2008
Beanie There Done That Dominion Post, 25 April 2008
Charity pair take raising funds to icy extremes Dominion Post, 9 January 2008
Annandale to Kenya and back Fairfax County Times, 12 December 2007
Korean-American Crowned Ms. America The Seoul Times, 8 November 2007
Ask Bill Gates The Microsoft co-founder and leading philanthropist answers selected reader questions in this exclusive NEWSWEEK forum Newsweek Web Exclusive, 10 October 2007
Volunteering - Difficult, demanding but no regrets Extraordinary Lives, Volume 3, Issue 10 2007 (PDF)
A Mighty Heart Time for Kids, 5 October 2007
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
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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