Active Retirees, “Empty Nesters” and Baby Boomers Welcome! Jan17

We are frequently asked about age restrictions in our programs. Since our ABV programs are individually tailored, we welcome active middle age and retirees into our programs. We value your life experience and appreciate the skills and maturity that you can share with others. Volunteering...

Ghana: A Day in the Life of an A Broader View Volunteer (Part 2) Nov22

Part 1 The headmaster and the teachers at the school want more than anything to convert some of their classroom space to dormitories so that they can accommodate more students. They estimate, with a couple of dorms, they could increase their enrollment from 20 to 40. More importantly, they...

Ghana: A Day in the Life of an A Broader View Volunteer (part 1) Nov21

Several months ago, I had not heard of Kpando, Ghana. In fact, I would have had to search furiously on a map if you asked me to point to Ghana. A few months later, I awoke to a new dawn in the Volta Region of Africa and wondered what a 65-year-old retired lawyer was going to be able to...

Why Volunteer in Ghana? Nov19

Ghana is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Cote d Ivoire to the west, Togo to the East and Burkina Faso to the North. It is a very rich country in culture with very friendly and peaceful people. The country boasts of many natural resources including gold, forests and mines. As a...

With more than 60 destinations across Africa, KLM airlines (and their partners) are the most used airlines by our A Broader View Volunteers.   With hundreds of weekly flights from Amsterdam,  we are seeing our volunteer requests to Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda begin to sky rocket! KLM...