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Country Spotlight: Tanzania

At United Planet, we offer volunteer abroad trips to over 40 countries – but we know it can be difficult to decide where you want to travel! The following article…

Birthday Romania

Lessons from Romania

Becky Jackson, a girls gymnastics coach from Orlando, Florida, previously volunteered for organizations like Habitat for Humanity in the United States but had never volunteered internationally. Attracted to United Planet’s mission,…

Killy Koo and Octopus: A Volunteer Quest in Tanzania

United Planet volunteer, Hilary Hampton, recently returned from a Quest to Tanzania where she volunteered at an orphanage.  Here is a blog post recapping her exciting and fulfilling trip: Hilary…

It’s an “Xela-bration!”

Ben became a hero to young children and women at Fundacion Remar, an orphanage and shelter for mothers where he volunteered for two weeks.

Orphans and Cloud Forest and Ecuador!

Working and traveling together as a group is a great way to forge new friendships and create lasting memories. In March 2011, 18 students from Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, spent 2 weeks in Ecuador. Matt Rakhit, 16, has this to say about the trip.