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 [...]

United Planet is very excited to announce that Chie Goto will serve as the Country Manager in Japan for a new voluntary international exchange program between Japan, the United States, and other countries, entitled United Planet J-Initiative, J-Center Volunteer Leaders2(pronounced Volunteer Leaders squared). Starting this week, Ms. Goto will oversee this program that expects to enroll over 650 American and Japanese volunteers within four years.

We’re really delighted to announce a fantastic opportunity to live and teach in rural China for four weeks in 2011.

July 27 – August 22, 2011 | Haojiping in Hunan province

On December 5, 2010, United Planet will join the chorus in singing the praises of volunteers everywhere in celebration of International Volunteer Day, designated by the United Nations in 1985 to recognize the immeasurable contribution volunteers make to communities throughout the world.

This year, we gathered the incoming crop of Long-term volunteers (they’ll head out in January 2011 for either 6 months or a year) for a weekend of training on a beautiful lake in New Hampshire. We had a great time getting to know them, and engaging in lots of fun activities.