Volunteer Abroad Blog http://blog.abroaderview.org Volunteering Overseas Blogger Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:56:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 A Broader View Volunteer: Tanesha in Vietnam http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/12/a-broader-view-volunteer-tanesha-in-vietnam/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/12/a-broader-view-volunteer-tanesha-in-vietnam/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:54:12 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=390 The Vira I Heinz (VIH) Scholarship Program for Woman in Global Leadership presents an excellent opportunity to travel and study abroad for young woman in their sophomore and junior year.

The $5,000 scholarship has been used by student to visit and study in exciting places, including Ghana, Argentina, Ecuador, Tanzania, South Africa, Russia, and Vietnam. http://www.viraheinz.pitt.edu

A Broader View Volunteers has had the pleasure to host two winners of the VIH Scholarship. Chantal Barr traveled with ABV to Ghana and Tanesha Waid traveled to Vietnam.

Tanesha Waid, class of 2013 at Arcadia University, was a 2011 recipiente and used her scholarship to travel and volunteer in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam. Tanesha spent four weeks at an orphanage home to over 60 children. While there Tanesha focused on teaching English, and focused her time on education of the small children.

Upon her return to the USA Tanesha continued her support of the orphanage by hosting a luncheon fundraiser at Arcadia University which was held on December 07th 2011. A Broader View staff was invited to attend and share in this happy event with Tanesha.

Thank you!

No tags for this post.]]> http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/12/a-broader-view-volunteer-tanesha-in-vietnam/feed/ 0 Abroaderview Member of the ADA American Dental Association http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/abroaderview-memeber-of-the-ada-american-dental-association/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/abroaderview-memeber-of-the-ada-american-dental-association/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:40:54 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=346

No tags for this post.]]> http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/abroaderview-memeber-of-the-ada-american-dental-association/feed/ 0 Travel With a Purpose: Verge Magazine http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/travel-with-a-purpose-verge-magazine/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/travel-with-a-purpose-verge-magazine/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:25:01 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=336

Tags:
]]> http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/travel-with-a-purpose-verge-magazine/feed/ 0 SNMA Medical Missions 2012 http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/snma-medical-missions-2012/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/snma-medical-missions-2012/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:05:53 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=322
  • Serve along side other SNMA & MAPS members.
  • Assist with clinics, hospice and HIV outreach in Tanzania.
  • Serve and shadow in a large public hospital in Honduras.
  • Programs coordinated by A Broader View Volunteers Corp: www.abroaderview.org
  • Contact international@snma.org for application and information packet. (Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2011)

    • SNMA Medical Missions 2012

    No tags for this post.]]>     http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/11/snma-medical-missions-2012/feed/ 0     Oxandale Wins Internship Photo Contest http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/09/oxandale-wins-internship-photo-contest/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/09/oxandale-wins-internship-photo-contest/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:06:52 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=319 Junior nursing major Courtney Oxandale was chosen the winner of the “Sweet Internship Photo Contest” hosted by the Career Center this past summer.

    Students interested were asked to submit a photo and a written statement of their internship experience.

    Career Center Contest.jpg
    Courtney Oxandale’s winning photo shows her posing with her students.

    Oxandale was voted the winner by Career Center staff and the deans of different schools. She spent eight weeks in Kenya, Africa, where she worked as a student nurse and teacher. She spent her mornings helping with tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, prenatal, maternal and wound care in a local clinic. In the afternoons, she worked as a fifth grade science and math teacher at a school of 243 students. She lived with a local Kenyan family and commuted to work everyday.

    Courtney found her internship through an online organization, “A Broader View Volunteers.”

     

    To learn about the other contest entries, sign up to receive the Career Finder newsletter atcareer.truman.edu.

    No tags for this post.]]>     http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/09/oxandale-wins-internship-photo-contest/feed/ 0     Uganda Painting Mural Orphanage / School http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/07/uganda-painting-mural-orphanage-school/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/07/uganda-painting-mural-orphanage-school/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:41:20 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=312 We are fundraising to finish this Orphanage/School. They need a kitchen, bathrooms, showers, more classrooms, dormitories and a Playground. You can donate through youtube (verified Non Profit 501 c3) All donations are tax deductible. 100% of the donation goes directly to the construction of this Orphanage. Thank you for your help.

    No tags for this post.]]>     http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/07/uganda-painting-mural-orphanage-school/feed/ 0     Volunteering in the Galapagos Islands http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/06/volunteering-in-the-galapagos-islands/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/06/volunteering-in-the-galapagos-islands/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:45:56 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=307 Volunteering in the Galapagos Islands

    Santa Cruz Island is located in the center of the Galapagos archipelago. It is the hub of most activity in the Galapagos since it is home of the National Park Headquarters and the world-renown Darwin Research Station. This island is a good place to see many animals like the giant tortoises, marine iguanas and the sea lions.

    Our social welfare programs will allow you to work with very small children, babies, toddler and also pre-school and higher education while in Santa Cruz.
    Volunteers begin and end their journey in Quito. You will spend the first 2 nights in Quito (with meals) receiving your program briefing and orientation. You will be provided roundtrip airline tickets to Santa Cruz and be escorted to the airport in Quito. Flight time is approximately 3 hours.
    On arrival in Santa Cruz you will be met by your host family at the airport and they will accompany you to their home. The journey from the airport to the host family include a short ferry ride followed by a 45 minute bus ride into town.

    The ABV Galapagos program include the following services:

    • Airport meet and greet in Quito
    • 2 night accommodation/meals in Quito
    • Orientation, project briefing in Quito
    • Airline ticket Quito to Galapagos
    • Entrance fee ($100) Galapagos National Park
    • Ingala ID card
    • Meet and greet in Santa Cruz
    • Host family accommodation and 3 meals a day in Santa Cruz
    • Volunteer project placement 35-40 hour per week
    • Transfer to Santa Cruz airport at end of program
    • Airline ticket Galapagos to Quito
    • Airport reception in Quito
    • Final overnight/meals in Quito
    • Departure transfer to Quito

    Volunteers will not have any out of pocket expenses once in Ecuador for the program. Flights, park fees, and all transportation costs are included in program cost. Budget $200-$300 a month for incidental spending.

    more info here: http://www.abroaderview.org/volunteers/ecuador

    Tags: , , ,
    ]]>     http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/06/volunteering-in-the-galapagos-islands/feed/ 0     Volunteer Sea Turtles Programs http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/06/volunteer-sea-turtles-programs/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/06/volunteer-sea-turtles-programs/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:20:55 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=300

    Costa Rica – Volunteer Sea Turtles Programs

    Volunteering in Costa Rica, despite being a tiny nation, draws over one million visitors each year – and you can see why. The varied topography means you can cruise a cloud forest one day, climb a volcano the next, and finish unconscious in a hot sandy beach.

    Costa Rica is a tropical country and experiences only two seasons: wet and dry. The dry season is generally between late December and April, the rainy season lasts the rest of the year.

    The highlands are cold: San José and the Central Valley get an ‘eternal spring’ average low of 15 ° C (60 ° F) and highs averaging 26 ° C (79 ° F). Both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts are almost suffocating throughout the year – preparing for a bad hair day.

    Temperatures vary little between seasons, the main influence on temperature is altitude. Low-level moisture can be oppressive.

    Location

    Costa Rica is one of the world’s most popular destinations for eco-tourists because of its biodiversity. It has been stated in various places that Costa Rica may contain as much as 6% of the worlds plant & animal species – this in a country that is only as large as the States of Vermont and New Hampshire (combined) in the U.S.A. Costa Rica is Spanish for rich coast. As such, one can expect to find this place to be the ideal tropical paradise with bewilderingly diverse landscapes, flora, and fauna. From rain forests, to dry tropical and temperate forests, to volcanoes, to Caribbean and Pacific beaches, to high mountains, and marshy lowlands.

    About the project

    The sea turtle conservation program aims to protect the Kemp’s Ridley, Leatherback and Green Sea Turtles’ nesting populations on various beautiful Costa Rican beaches. This program has been helping to protect the nests from human poachers and, more recently, from the erosion of the beach. The nesting season of turtles runs from May to December (depending on the beach) but it goes all year long, reaching its highest peak in December. (In December 2009, about 1,200,000 arrived to the beach in the nestling week at the Ostional Project). Each season, the Costa Rica turtle conservation program recruits volunteers to help in the research and conservation work, such as night patrolling, working in the hatcheries, collecting eggs, and rescuing turtles. During this time, you will have a chance to work directly with turtles, taking shell and nest-dimension measurements, collecting eggs, and tagging the rear flipper of the turtles.

    Important note: Sea Turtles programs are located in remote wildlife reserves with very basic living conditions and a limited variety of food. There is a lack communications: no Internet, weak mobile signals, public phones may not be in order as well.

    more info here: Costarica-seaturtles.com

    No tags for this post.]]>     http://blog.abroaderview.org/2011/06/volunteer-sea-turtles-programs/feed/ 0     A Broader View Holiday Donation: Mombasa, Kenya http://blog.abroaderview.org/2010/12/a-broader-view-holiday-donation-mombasa-kenya/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2010/12/a-broader-view-holiday-donation-mombasa-kenya/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:56:08 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=295 A grant provide by A Broader View Volunteers was used to buy Christmas food supplies for 110 children and for the faculty staff at the orphan village school in Mombasa. Our Mombasa education program provides lunch 5 days a week to the orphans and local village children attending school at the project. For many of these children this is the only meal they receive each day. A donation of $500 was also used to help buy much needed building supplies for the new primary school classes. In order to complete this project (including electricty and construction materials) we are asking for donations in any amount. All donations made to an ABV Volunteer program are Tax Deductible and 100% of the funds are sent to the project. If you can help our programs with a donation, Paypal Donation Account: volunteers@abroaderview.org Toll Free number: 1-866-423-3258 Skype: abroaderview.org

    No tags for this post.]]>     http://blog.abroaderview.org/2010/12/a-broader-view-holiday-donation-mombasa-kenya/feed/ 0     Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show http://blog.abroaderview.org/2010/12/philadelphia-inquirer-travel-show/ http://blog.abroaderview.org/2010/12/philadelphia-inquirer-travel-show/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:09:26 +0000 A Broader View http://blog.abroaderview.org/?p=285

    Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show

    No tags for this post.]]>     http://blog.abroaderview.org/2010/12/philadelphia-inquirer-travel-show/feed/ 0