When I was in college there was a man I knew, a dentist, who regularly made volunteer trips to other countries. He would take exotic journeys up the Amazon or to the Far East, and help people out of pain, help educate them, and simply provide compassion to those that would otherwise not have received [...]

A 23-year-old member of the Springfield, Massachusetts’s community, Erin Duffy, is currently volunteering with United Planet to provide invaluable support to a community in Ecuador, while immersing deeply in Ecuadorian life and culture. Erin Duffy left the United States in April 2006 in order to spend a year to work in an elementary school in [...]

Come and meet United Planet at this coming fairs : – C.O.O.L Idealist National Conference in Chicago : March 22, 2007 to March 25, 2007 – NAFSA Annual Conference in Minneapolis : May 27, 2007 to June 1, 2007 We can’t wait until meeting you guys !

You can’t go abroad but still want to volunteer? Check our CAP program to see how you can help in your own community. Communities are like small worlds, encompassing many cultures, races, and religions. As featured on CNN, the Cultural Awareness Project (CAP) is a cutting edge educational program designed to celebrate and bridge diverse [...]