As many of you know, a devastating fire occurred at our orphanage in Romania this past December that damaged several buildings. (You can read about it on our blog and hear more about how you can donate). Thankfully, no one was injured during the blaze, and since then we have been able to raise over [...]
In late February, one of our host countries, Chile experienced a devastating earthquake. Our In-Country Coordinator Paul Fischer sent us word shortly after explaining the situation there. Please read below. The earthquake was 8.8 in the city of Concepcion, which is 6 hours South of Santiago by car. There are still thousands of people (including [...]
The following is a message we received from our Tibetan Country Coordinators in light of the recent earthquake: Dear UP friends and members, We feel so thankful for your help and warm hearts. You have been really helpful all the time and we really do feel better when we receive word from you. Judy and [...]
Post written by Robert Flook, a United Planet volunteer. In June of 2007, I made the decision to travel to Tanzania to learn more about the country. As a science student who had acquired some formal education about human diseases such as HIV, I wanted to share this knowledge with people in other countries. I [...]
