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Fifty Shells of Grey
It was a late July afternoon. The temperature had not yet cooled, and its intensity raged on. The sun still hanged high in the sky, casting a warm exotic glow, the kind that makes the sensible seductive and the prudent pleasure-seeking. The morning had been spent...
Once upon a time…
For the last three months, our childcare volunteers and coordinator have been working closely to fulfill the requirements of the early childhood development curriculum. Gaps in the children’s learning showed in the analysis of the previous quarters assessment results....
June 2017: GVI Laos Monthly Achievement Report: Menstrual Health workshops
Objectives: • Improving the health and well-being of the Lao community • To provide health, life-skills and vocational classes to the local community • Expand existing partnerships and develop and grow new ones On June 10th-11th and 17th-18th, GVI Laos was invited to...
Rice, rice, and more rice
Week 1: Getting used to Kochi, starting project work It’s been nearly a week in India but it’s felt like a full month already. Fort Kochi, the northern part of a peninsula called Kochi right off the main city called Ernakulum, is definitely an interesting area. Fort...
Is It Better To Give To A Charity Or Volunteer?
Many things in life come down to whether you have the time or the money. Helping people and projects is no different, and anyone with an altruistic streak will eventually find themselves questioning whether it is better to give to a charity or volunteer. The simple...
Rising to the challenges of conservation in Phang Nga
Rising to the Challenges of Conservation in Phang Nga As a first time conservation volunteer, I was eager to gain first-hand experience of the difficulties faced by conservationists. Conservation work as a Marine and Coastal Conservation volunteer here in Phang Nga...
Traditional Treasures
Jarees’ shop is frequently visited by staff, interns and volunteers to increase our daily sugar intake after a long ele hike. However, on Monday afternoon I went to Jarees’ shop for a different reason. One of our short term leadership interns, Annika, provided a small...
Learning to Lead at Phang Nga!
When our program leader first let us know that a leadership course was part of our DukeEngage Thailand program, I couldn’t help but groan internally. After an entire school year, I was looking forward to eight weeks of engaging activities – how exactly did a...
How To Not Feel Like A Tourist When Volunteering
‘Traveler or tourist’ is a topic that has been hotly debated in hostels around the world, but a more interesting question is ‘volunteer or tourist’? Volunteering is a completely different activity to being a tourist, but that doesn’t stop international volunteers...
3 Reasons why you should do your Dive Master at Pez Maya
‘’Divemaster’’ sounds so much cooler than ‘’ (Advanced) Open water scuba diver’’ The first time I took a breath under water was an amazing experience. It was intense yet soothing, and from that moment on I knew that a profession in scuba diving was a path I...
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