The Midwesterner Who’s Building Homes in Mali

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Siraba School, Volunteers

From Houston to Haiti, John Alex’s United Aid Foundation brings help to ravaged communities. With no electricity, no internet, and no running water, New Year’s Eve in Mali is the ... Read more

Remembering a Friend in India

June 20, 2020August 5, 2020 Hope

It was an unlikely friendship. Until his death in June 2020, Nirmaldas ran a tiny sundry shop near the Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital in Bhopal, India, surrounded by chip bags ... Read more

National Volunteer Week, We’re Celebrating Globally

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Education, Health, Hope

One Global Village is a small but mighty nonprofit organization that relies solely on volunteers. As we celebrate National Volunteer Week, we salute those volunteers that help us to provide ... Read more

Boi: 12th Anniversary & Rockhurst

April 16, 2020April 18, 2020 Education, Health, Hope

On April 16, 2020 Paul Beirne penned this message to his fellow teachers and staff at Rockhurst High School. Twelve years ago today, Boi went through a 24-hour surgery to ... Read more

Preventing Coronavirus in Dagabo

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Health, Siraba School

The One Global Village team and partners in Mali are mobilizing to bring best-practices information and supplies to help prevent any incidence of COVID-19 in the village of Dagabo. Mali ... Read more

Learning and Growing

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Health, Siraba School

The spring carrot crop from the Djeneb Garden at Siraba School is so plentiful that it has produced enough carrots for every student and teacher at the school! The Garden ... Read more

Bhopal India Mission 2020

March 11, 2020April 20, 2020 Education, Health, Volunteers, Women & Girls

In February our team of 25 traveled to Bhopal India to provide surgical care and education to the residents of Bhopal and its surrounding villages. This team along with our ... Read more

Menstrual Health Management in India

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Health, Hope, Women & Girls

For months, Lisa Buchholz and Jessica Buchholz have been “Rounding Up Undies” in preparation for the Menstrual Health Management project in Bhopal, India. Lack of access to affordable menstrual health ... Read more

New Year, New Projects

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 Siraba School, Volunteers

Watching the ball drop in Times Square? Nope—that’s not how One Global Village rolls. OGV volunteers celebrated the new year in Dagabo, Mali, launching a series of projects to benefit ... Read more

Rounding Up Undies for India

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Health, Women & Girls

Lack of access to affordable menstrual health products continues to affect millions of school-age girls in the developing world. In India, women and girls face serious challenges when it comes ... Read more