Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: What shocked me most were the unnecessary deaths of children and pregnant women. I was told that pregnancy means half-dead half-alive, so it is normal for pregnant women to die. I doubted that.  Read article

Arusha, Tanzania: Tear stained cheeks. Melancholy hugs. Joyous but sad songs. All of these are things volunteers experience when they leave Loving Hand for the Disadvantaged and Aged (LOHADA).  Read article

The broad development objectives of this programme are to build capacity for the use and adaptation of innovative agricultural practices; enhance and support the growth of small to medium enterprises and facilitate the adaptation of relevant training curriculum to meet demands of new skills through volunteer exchange programme between Asia and Africa.  Read article

Jan Taylor fulfilled her long-time ambition to become a volunteer. She's in her mid-50s and  shocked to "see poverty" for the first time.  Read article