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A Message from Tibet

Monday, April 26th, 2010

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 Olivia are [...]

A World of Readers

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

In December of 2008, United Planet volunteer Gloria Wells went on a two-week Quest to Tibet. When she returned, she knew she wanted to do more for the amazing children she had worked with as a volunteer. After speaking with the English teacher at “Number One Middle School” in the Yushu region of Tibet, [...]

2010 Scholarship Winner: Laurie Lundeen

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

This year our featured United Planet Scholarship Essay Winner is Laurie Lundeen. Her all-encompassing vision and desire to expand the world for her students captured our hearts and we think you’ll see why. Laurie applied to the Chile Quest prior to the recent earthquake. Her time and efforts there
now are even more important.
We wish [...]

Welcoming in the Year of the Tiger

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

This post, written by Li Jia, United Planet’s International Programs Manager, was published previously on the UP Blog but because we love it so much, we thought we would share it with you again this year! Hope you enjoy learning about Chinese New Year Traditions as much as we did.

I have always loved celebrating Chinese [...]

United Planet’s First Pre-departure Training for Long-Term Volunteers

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Post written by Li, United Planet’s International Programs Manager.
I am happy to write about our first in-person pre-departure training for United Planet’s long-term volunteers. These volunteers will take off in August 2009 to spend six months or one year volunteering at local organizations in their host communities. Their destinations include Brazil, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland, [...]



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