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By Nola Godbert VE Volunteer from Hereford, England At the beginning of December I was finding it hard to get into the Christmas spirit in Chile. One reason is the fact that it is so hot and sunny, nothing like the English winters I always associate with the festive season. It also felt strange being […]
Hogar Fundación Promesa
It’s the 14th of December so we have 14 great ways for you to Unite.Act.Engage. this holiday season! nite with us in our efforts to motivate kids. Donate $14! otice a current volunteer’s work, honor them today. nvite 14 of your contacts to VE’s Facebook page. weet about VE. ncourage our current 14 volunteers; […]
VE Supporters
By Elisabeth Hill VE Volunteer from New York, USA Every day at the hogar is completely different – some days are seemingly long, while some fly by. Some days the kids understand every word of my broken Spanish, and others they look at me like I’m crazy and roll their eyes at each simple phrase […]
Hogar Fundación Pléyades
Recently, we asked our service partners what VE Global’s support means to them, since you help make that work a possibility, we thought you’d like to read a few of their comments too. Help us continue to support our Service Partners today! Educadora – “El aporte más importante sin duda alguna es la AYUDA. Sin […]
VE Supporters
By Ali Unger VE Volunteer from New York, USA I am volunteering at a place that we refer to just as the Jardín but which has a longer name that I only recently learned is a type of tree. The Jardín is a day care in a Toma (an informal settlement) that cares for on […]
El Jardín de Peñalolén
By Dennis Vega VE Volunteer from Lima, Peru Dennis volunteered with VE Global for four years. Today, he’s studying his PhD in Germany. Read the original post in Spanish, or click here for the English translation. Llegué a Chile proveniente de Perú con la única intensión de buscar un mejor horizonte, sin embargo mi experiencia ha […]
Mi Club Domingo Savio