Celebrating a New Playground in Ghana by Courtney Portal
When Courtney Portal helped finished building the playground, the people of the village Aveme Dzeme threw a ceremony for all the volunteers.
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Karibu & Jambo! by Joshua Braunstein
Joshua Braunstein hopes he was able to give the people of Common Ground as much as he received from them. “The accommodations make you feel right at home and Mama Sandra and Mama Elizabeth make one mean chapatti.”
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Nepal: Village and Farm by Savhanna Wilson
Savhanna Wilson found mornings on the farm provided her with peace such as she had yet to find anywhere else in this world.
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Kenya, Farming & Food Preparation by Lauren Nagler
The Masaba Widows Group prepares gardens and shows Lauren Nagler Kenyan cooking, from slaughtering the chicken to putting it on the table.
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Volunteering, A Parent’s Perpective by Lauren Nagler’s Dad
Shana Greene, the Executive Director of Village Volunteers, who helped organize Lauren’s trip wrote to congratulate me for raising a child with a heart so big, she leaves the comfort of a life full of promise to expand her awareness to those in immense poverty.
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