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 [...]

As we reported before, United Planet just donated some money to the Aldea Infantil in Cusco, Peru so they could buy materials to renovate and repair kitchens and living areas. They’ve been nice enough to send some photos of the work in progress. Fun stuff…

Osee Romeo of Cameroon brought a flood of light to a classroom full of 6th graders in Boston, MA on Friday as he presented about his country, culture, and challenges. The kids were captivated, and responded with questions about dance, fishing, and child labor in the African country.

United Planet recently donated money to enable staff and volunteers to restore and update the buildings by painting and installing new tiles in the kitchens.

United Planet also places volunteers from other countries here in the U.S. We love hearing their stories about encountering American culture and traditions. Alex from Austria is in Chicago for six months; we were happy to hear about her first Thanksgiving!