Volunteer Abroad Blog

ABV donates to Youth Program in Tanzania

Posted by A Broader View in Charity on 03. Jan, 2010 | No Comments

A Broader View Volunteer donations have purchased 2 new sewing machines and provided a month’s rent for our Youth Programs in Dar Es Salaam.

This program is set up to better the lives of the youth in Tanzania by advocating for the rights of the young, create awareness about HIV/AIDS and  also provide vocational training to the children who dropped [...]

Upcoming Events

Posted by A Broader View in Uncategorized on 02. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

Civic Engagement Expo
September 11, 2009
The September 11 expo will be an excellent opportunity to showcase the important work of local non-profit and community organizations and for these groups to recruit volunteers. Our first civic engagement expo was held as part of last January’s Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service. The expo kicked off our MLK365 [...]

Why pay to volunteer?

Posted by A Broader View in Travel on 01. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

You are offering your time, skills and enthusiasm for free – so why do you have to pay to volunteer?

It is a question many volunteer sending agencies in the US are asked time and time again. There is no hard and fast rule, and each potential volunteer should consider it their own responsibility [...]

Trouble in Paradise, be prepared just in case?

Posted by A Broader View in Travel on 29. Aug, 2009 | No Comments

After Kenya’s opposition leader lost a disputed presidential election in December, the country descended into chaos. Tribal mobs attacked each other with machetes and clubs in the countryside, while in Nairobi, residents burned tires in the streets. Although none of the thousands of foreign tourists in the country at the time were attacked, many travelers [...]