Volunteerism, Who?
Countries represented among our volunteers from overseas: Barbados, China,
Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Haiti, Holland, India, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Norway,
Panama, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, United States of
America, Venezuela and Vietnam.
Colleges and universities represented: University of California-Los Angeles,
University of Washington-Bellingham, Columbia University, University of Oregon,
Yale University, Harvard University, University of North Carolina, University of Miami.
Shortest length of stay: one week.
Longest stay: three months.
Largest representation by country: U.S.A.
Youngest overseas volunteer: 18; oldest, 66.
Volunteers pay their way from overseas, as well as their food and lodging
expenses. Recently, a volunteer house, Casa Paz, has been made available to them.
Current library volunteers are from the Dominican Republic, France, Italy, Mexico,
Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.A. They are educators, artists, business people, retired
community leaders, housewives, retirees, physicians, translators, counselors,
university administrators and students.
Countries represented among our volunteers from overseas: Barbados, China,
Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Haiti, Holland, India, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Norway,
Panama, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, United States of
America, Venezuela and Vietnam.
Colleges and universities represented: University of California-Los Angeles,
University of Washington-Bellingham, Columbia University, University of Oregon,
Yale University, Harvard University, University of North Carolina, University of Miami.
Shortest length of stay: one week.
Longest stay: three months.
Largest representation by country: U.S.A.
Youngest overseas volunteer: 18; oldest, 66.
Volunteers pay their way from overseas, as well as their food and lodging
expenses. Recently, a volunteer house, Casa Paz, has been made available to them.
Current library volunteers are from the Dominican Republic, France, Italy, Mexico,
Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.A. They are educators, artists, business people, retired
community leaders, housewives, retirees, physicians, translators, counselors,
university administrators and students.
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Fundación Mahatma Gandhi
Visión Global, Desarrollo Local
Visión Global, Desarrollo Local
Volunteerism Who? |
| From top to bottom, Vietnam-born Hannah, taking girls to eat pizza; Nancy and Lidia from Las Terrenas teaching handbag design. From left to right: Miriam from San Francisco, CA (USA), teaching a sewing class; and the russian artist Vladimir teaching drawing and painting; . |
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"Be the change you wish to
see in the world."
Mahatma Gandhi
see in the world."
Mahatma Gandhi
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Volunteer photos here.
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