Gratitude from the field…

Isla Popa II, June 27, 2011 Boquete Rotary Club Panama Dear Boquete Rotary Club, I am a Peace Corps Volunteer on Popa II Island in the province of Bocas del Toro.  This letter is in regards to the rainwater catchment system that was installed in the community-with much thanks to the Rotary Club’s support. There [...]

2011 has been a year to remember, & it’s only March!

With the start of the new year, has come the start of an incredible journey. 2011 has been an incredible year for GHA, our volunteers, our partnering organizations, & the communities in which we have been working. Since the beginning of January, GHA has had the pleasure of working with@ 60 new volunteers! To start [...]

Clean water, Muddy trails, & Island tales – “Blame it on the rain…”

Since I moved to Panama full-time over a year & half ago, I’ve had many goals for GHA, many dreams, & many focus’.  It is without a doubt that I recently experienced ALL of these in one collaborative project between GHA, the Rotary Club of Boquete, the Shasta Valley Rotary Club, Contextual Solutions,the Students Without [...]

Solidarity, Collaboration, & Teamwork

Solidarity: n. A union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; fellowship of responsibilities and interests.  (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_in_solidarity_mean) I met Sebastián Zulueta about a year ago, the Executive Director for America Solidaria, an organization based out of Santiago, Chile.  It was he who truly helped me understand the meaning of the word. GHA [...]

“Books from Ben”

“Books from Ben”, is a project dedicated to the memory of Benjamin Seth Pickett.  Ben was the kind of person who took time for kids, time for adventure, and time for those that most of us avoid.  He had a gift that made other’s lives better.  We hope to perpetuate this spirit with our “Books [...]

“They changed our lives, we want to come back & help…”

Students were recently quoted after volunteering with GHA.  The Students without Borders Academy focused their time with GHA working with a smokeless stove project from Contextual Solutions, rain catchment systems for the indigenous community of Salt Creek in the Bocas del Toro Islands, and supporting a medical clinic being constructed for the Casa Hogar Trisker [...]

Rain-water Catchment Project, changes lives!

“Thanks, I was proud to be a part of what we accomplished.  Great teamwork and coordination, due in no small part because of the excellent detailed preparations GHA made.  Hope we can continue this partnership. Jerry Hedrick Member, Boquete Rotary Club (following 17 recent water projects between the Shasta Valley Rotary Club, the Boquete Rotary [...]

GHA makes the News!

Check out our lastest adventures in Bocas del Toro http://www.thebocasbreeze.com/current-issue/february-febrero-2011-vol.shtml DONATE NOW! (click here) REGISTER NOW! (click here) For More Information, please contact us at:  info@VolunteerIsland.org

Featured Group Expedition – “Volunteer Island”

OUR FEATURED Group Expedition is  “Volunteer Island!” Imagine a place where “Service meets Survivor”… Well, imagine no more.  GHA’s newest camp is located in the Caribbean Archipelago of  Bocas del Toro, Panama. This more than 100 acre island property spans from our base camp on the bay over looking the mangroves to weekend excursions on [...]

From Mountain Highlands to Caribbean Islands

GHA’s recent growth has allowed for the support of several new programs.  With individuals & groups coming to Panama from across the globe, GHA will maintain base camps in the mountain highlands of Boquete, Panama & the Caribbean Islands of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago.  Regardless of your desired geographic landscape, you’ll find these to [...]