By Tom Bricks Einhorn VE Volunteer from Connecticut, USA Coming from the United States, the sports that people think of as relevant and important do not always reflect the opinion of the rest of the world on the same matter. Here in Chile, they tend to be more in line with the rest of the […]
Archive: March, 2012
Seven Months in Closing
By Briana Flynn VE Volunteer from Massachusetts, USA Almost seven months ago I landed in the Santiago airport and the reigning emotion was panic. I didn’t know my address in Chile for the immigration papers. That, and I was about to become a daily fixture in the lives of 30 girls, some my own age, none […]
Hogar San Francisco de RegisJornada: This Experience was Different
By Benedicte Carriere VE Volunteer from Ontario, Canada To be honest, I approached last weekend’s Jornada with mixed feelings. While a retreat with VE volunteers and staff with the goal of resting, re-focusing and bonding seemed like a great, and much needed, idea I couldn’t help but think of previous, not so enjoyable, retreats I […]
JornadaFishing for “G”
By Michelle Newman VE Volunteer from Pennsylvania, USA Soledad* was writing out rows of letters for the afternoon homework session. As a 10 year old who cannot read, letters and words do not yet hold meaning for her. Still, Soledad’s love of stories and language is not muted. She loves being read to and often […]
Hogar San Francisco de RegisThank You, NYU Stern!
Recently, NYU Stern´s MBA Executive Program students donated $2,000 USD to VE Global as a part of their upcoming trip to Chile! They chose VE due to the love and support we provide for children at social risk and our commitment to having volunteers with different backgrounds from all over the world. As a part […]
VE SupportersThe Ups and Downs of Working at San Fran
By Amy Yellen VE Volunteer from California, USA Wednesday February 22nd was Carnaval, the kids’ prize for completing their summer reading goals during ¡Vamos a Leer! It was a fun day of games, limbo, lunch, and pool time in La Florida. It was fun to get to meet all the kids (all hogares came to the […]
Hogar San Francisco de RegisAlumni T-Shirt Competition!
VE is creating a T-shirt for all its alumni volunteers so we are launching a competition asking them to come up with an exciting new design! Check out the details of the competition here. The winning T-shirt will be available to buy on our online merchandise store and the winner will receive one for free. […]