By: Hay Soe I started my 2760th Karen New Year with goals and resolutions, with my loved ones, and with excitement for the new semester in school. Others started their Karen New Year with great tragedy. Karen villages all throughout
Less Than Human
The Power and Efficacy of Youthlinc’s Service Year & Partnership Model
By Justin Powell Youthlinc’s mission is to create lifetime humanitarians. Humanitarians, once created, can then individually and collectively seek to change systems that are failing marginalized populations, reduce poverty, improve access to healthcare, address economic, gender, and racial inequities, etc.
Learning Lessons from the Villagers in Yanamono II, Peru
By: Shelly Burningham Human beings are diverse in many ways. We come from different lifestyles, religions, gender, race, and nationalities. Despite those differences, we all feel joy and pain. Youthlinc has given me the opportunity to understand the world better.
Checking in with Joji from Fiji
By: Joji Raqio As a teacher at Mataso Primary School here in the Fiji Islands we were fortunate to have formed a wonderful relationship with this amazing organization. They first came to our school in 2018 and we have been
The Buoc Village 2020 Construction in Vietnam
By: Tong Quang Nam I am Nam. I am writing this to send my great thanks to the organization for helping Buoc village’s residents recover and improve their living standards. As a person who has spent years in Buoc village
Donor Profile: Utah State University
By: Justin Powell Youthlinc and Utah State University have been working together in a variety of ways for the past fifteen years. Originally students and faculty took part in the Service Year program and dozens of USU students were able
Join us as we explore Mongolia
We are excited to invite you to join us in Mongolia for the first time in summer 2021. Mongolia is a place of adventure, where you can experience firsthand rich nomadic culture and beautiful untouched landscapes. Our Mongolia 2021 Service
International Sustainability and the Youthlinc Model
How does Youthlinc choose a new site? IN-COUNTRY COORDINATORS Youthlinc partners with local NGO’s and Rotary clubs in-country to ensure our work will benefit the overall community in a positive way. Partners are vetted out and have stellar reputations for
The Fiji Business Committee
My name is Venice Lupus and I was a part of Fiji July 2019 as a member of the business committee. Almost everyday as a part of the business committee, myself and one other member would teach business seminars to
Returning to San Martin, Guatemala in 2021
By Jordan Taylor Guatemala is home to volcanoes, rainforest, and ancient Mayan sites. There is an endless need and a desire to improve. As one of our closest sites, Guatemala proves that you don’t always need to travel far to