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Hunter Stephan, from the September 2012 volunteer class, taught 30 children how to play ultimate frisbee at our monthly health and wellness program, Liga de Deportes. They also played soccer, ate a healthy lunch, and were quizzed on frisbee trivia!
By Aubrey Todd, VE Volunteer, January 2013 If I had been asked what I would have learned after my time spent volunteering in Chile, I know I would’ve have said something about maturing and growing up to become an adult. I surprised myself not by the fact that I was right, but how I got […]
We celebrated our biannual Festival de Arte this month! The theme was recycled art and the categories were plastic, cardboard, group art, mixed materials, and performance. It was great to see all of the creations the children came up with!
Our office team keeps growing! We are excited to welcome Nicole Hoyrup from Copenhagen, Denmark to the VE Global community. Nicole is our new Assistant Executive Director Intern and will assist with program management and resource development. The annual event, Carnaval, at the end of February, celebrating the end of our ¡Vamos a Leer! reading […]
By Laura Muñoz de Benito, VE Volunteer, January 2013 Being a volunteer and committing myself to work in a place outside my comfort zone was something I had been considering for quite a while. It took around 7 years for this decision to be made and for the idea to take shape, but at last, […]
At this month`s Liga de Deportes, we had a great yoga workshop taught by VE Global`s Chilean Board Treasurer, María Jose Fuentes. The children also enjoyed playing basketball and soccer, eating a healthy lunch, and answering trivia questions about yoga for prizes.
