Global Volunteers' unique philosophy of service ensures your work projects help advance the host community's current development vision and goals. Always serving at the invitation and under the direction of host community partners, each Global Volunteers team member works alongside local people, and personally contributes to needed project financing through their service program fee. Our long-term commitment to work in partnership on sustained community development projects enables you, in just a short time, to serve as a critical link in a chain of lasting community enhancements. Global Volunteers' Chinese project leaders have asked for assistance in three primary areas:

• Teaching conversational English to students of all ages
• Teaching English skills to teachers
• Caring for disabled and abandoned infants

English Teaching: Teach conversational English to students at the elementary, secondary and university levels. At summer language camps, students and volunteers meet for conversation and informal learning activities. Or help Chinese teachers of English learn the "fine points" of the language. While they are skilled in the rules of grammar and sentence structure, their ability to pronounce English correctly varies. Please note our host in Kunming has set an age limit of 80 for volunteers on this program.

Child Care: Care for disabled and vulnerable orphans at a private foster home providing personal and compassionate care. Volunteers help the overworked local volunteers feed and diaper the babies and play with toddlers. Read on about the La La Shou Education Center.

Read on for a description of work projects in each host community.