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 [...]

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 [...]

The Power Of Travel

Posted by A Broader View in Travel on 31. Jul, 2009 | No Comments

In his thirteen years as general manager of the Holiday Inn along Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand, Wolfgang Meusburger had never thought much about supporting the community. Just positioning his hotel as a luxury oasis on one of Thailand’s most overbuilt honky-tonk beaches was challenge enough. On the ocean side, crowds of beer-swilling tourists, counterfeit [...]

11 places you should definitely try to see on a round the world trip

Posted by A Broader View in Travel on 22. Feb, 2009 | No Comments

Our world is filled with must-see sights and attractions, and some of them are far easier to reach than others. Seeing the Eiffel Tower or the Coliseum in Rome is easy on nearly any casual swing through Europe, whether it’s early in your life or late. Sights like those are also surrounded by hundreds of [...]