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, she [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Post written by Roberto, a United Planet Team member. It all started in 1970, when Wisconsin’s Senator Gaylord Nelson decided that people need to be aware of the Earth’s problems. Nelson gathered together more than 20 millions of Americans on April 22, 1970 for a demonstration where a speech on global environment benefits was issued. [...]