Nonprofit Offers Volunteer Opportunities in Cuba Jean Hopfensperger - Star Tribune
go to original August 20, 2015

Global Volunteers' 30th Anniversary Video (Global Volunteers)

Some of the nation’s first volunteer service trips to Cuba are being organized by a U.S. nonprofit long involved in international volunteerism.

Global Volunteers has launched two-week Cuba tours that combine volunteer work such as teaching English and building community gardens, along with cultural events and a chance to check out those famous 1950 Chevys.

“This is an opportunity for Americans to legally volunteer in Cuba,” said Bud Philbrook, CEO of Global Volunteers. “It’s a landmark program.”

Founded in 1984 by Philbrook and his wife, Michele Gran, Global Volunteers has long taken teams of volunteers to less-developed countries to work on a variety of service projects. They work in 17 countries on five continents, ranging from Mexico to Tanzania to Vietnam.

The volunteer work includes repairing buildings, building container gardens, helping with child care, and nutrition education, said Philbrook.

...Visitors participate in full-day work assignments and have opportunities for “people-to-people activities” on weekends and other times. For more information, go to GlobalVolunteers.org.

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