Jun 082012
 
Ben: An Opportunity to Volunteer at a Health Clinic in Nicaragua

Teaching Traveling: Are you a teacher seeking a great volunteer project for the summer?

Are you a traveler wanting to give back by teaching your skills to those in need?

Listen now as Benedict (Ben) Del Buono tells us about the volunteer program at the Roberto Clemente Health Clinic in Nicaragua!

Ben, tell us about your background.

Ben: I’m 25, from San Jose, CA, and currently work as an Aide in the radiology department of Good [...Read More!]

Mar 212012
 
Why is Stop Kony Getting More Press Than World Stop TB Day?

I have a message for you from my friend who is a doctor in Mozambique.

“It’s painful,” my friend wrote to me yesterday, “that the Stop Kony campaign has gotten millions of views and floods of press, but World Tuberculosis Day (which is this Saturday, March 24!) has gone unnoticed.”

Read this excerpt from a Message About TB by the United Nations Secretary General to understand why you should care:

“For too long, tuberculosis [...Read More!]

Jun 072011
 
Volunteer To Run An HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign In Tanzania

Want an AMAZING travel and education opportunity? Read this, just in from Teacher-Traveler extraordinaire, Monica Wong about how YOU can help run an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in Tanzania!

Take it away, Monica!

What is the most important tool in limiting the spread of HIV/AIDS? Education.

At Support For International Change (SIC), an organization dedicated to limiting the impact of HIV/AIDS in underserved communities, we offer volunteer programs that allow university students and [...Read More!]