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Founded in 1993, Global Service Corps (GSC) is a non-profit leader in both short & long term service learning, volunteer, study abroad and international internships in Cambodia and Tanzania. Global Service Corps is dedicated to fulfilling our mission of designing and implementing effective service-learning programs that provide maximum benefit to our program participants and the communities we serve. Through the hard work of our staff, support of our advisory board, collaboration with our partners and the participation of hundreds of volunteers each year, GSC has earned its reputation as a leader in international volunteerism, service-learning and community development. Global Service Corps now offer a 15 college credit semester or 9 credit summer abroad service-learning program.
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Volunteers make a difference in the lives of Cambodia's youth through the Orphan Care Program.
Volunteer participants experience Cambodia's rich Buddhist culture firsthand by learning and living alongside monks at host wats (monasteries).
Volunteers talk with locals, work with locals and connect with locals to gain a deeper understanding of Tanzanian culture and international development.
Help Tanzanians increase their access to healthy, nutritious produce through community sustainable agriculture workshops.
Volunteers and staff members teach Tanzanians youth how to grow their own vegetables and enhance their food security.
Go beyond site seeing. Volunteers are given the amazing opportunity to work alongside local Tanzanians on community development projects to make a difference together.
Immerse yourself in Buddhist culture as a volunteer in Cambodia.
Volunteers and Global Service Corps staff lead trainings in HIV/AIDS prevention and sustainable agriculture in Tanzanian communities.
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ltoland
6 Feb 2014
Volunteering with Global Service Corps was an experience that far exceeded my expectations. I spent 4 months in Tanzania in the fall of 2013. I participated in their Sustainable Agriculture...Read more
Volunteering with Global Service Corps was an experience that far exceeded my expectations. I spent 4 months in Tanzania in the fall of 2013. I participated in their Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security program during which time we traveled to numerous villages to lead organic agriculture community trainings. Each week presented amazing, unique experiences. The villages I traveled to and worked in were all villages that GSC had outstanding and lasting relationships with.
It was beyond rewarding to work with the GSC staff and villagers on innovative, yet simple projects that had huge impacts on lives of those we worked with. We built water efficient and nutrient rich organic gardens called keyhole gardens, grain storage containers and rainwater harvesting systems at the homes of voluntary participants. The work was hands on, challenging, and empowering. I learned so much about small scale organic agriculture practices and community development through education. The aim of the projects was not only to build something that served purpose in increasing their access to healthy food but also to educate individuals so they are able to build and care for these innovations on their own.
GSC embraces full immersion. Volunteers live with a Tanzanian family and develop close friendships with staff members and training participants. I walked away with phenomenal insight into Tanzanian culture and lifestyle. I even learned a good bit of Kiswahili! It was amazing to travel to villages so remote and work with community members in such mutually inspiring and positive ways.