Fifteen months ago, an earthquake ravaged the town of Chengdu in Tibet. Today, homes are still in ruins. Recovery efforts were not able to be made until this April, explained Sarah Daniel, an engineer from Canada, who recently spent four weeks in this plateau region of Asia building homes, teaching English, and immersing herself into [...]

The following post was written by United Planet volunteer Clarke Hung who is currently working in Bolivia. “What’s the biggest animal in the world?” asked Mr. Roly. “The whale or the elephant?” “The monkey!” shouted a little indigenous student. “It’s the whale,” smiled Mr. Roly amidst the ingenuous laughter of her classmates. “And where do [...]

I arrived in Boston on Friday October 24th after a hectic 21-hour journey from Banjul to Boston via Dakar and New York City. The weather was rather difficult for me (extremely cold) but the United Planet team immediately rescued me. They provided me with warmer clothes that kept me comfortable throughout my stay in Boston. [...]

Last Thursday, Dave Santulli, Executive Director of United Planet, left for a trip to the Middle East. Dave is traveling with Ashraf Hegazy, Chairman of United Planet’s International Board of Advisors (IBA), and co-founder of the Harvard Arab Alumni Association. Dave and Ashraf will begin their trip in Jordan, and subsequently visit the United Arab [...]