Volunteer as a senior and make retirement count with global service corps

Peter first visited the home to Mt. Mount Kilimanjaro while on concern in United Republic of Tanzania as an international banker. He's been trekking there ever since, although his greatest feats remain close to the land, where he is promoting sustainable agribusiness.

Peter's experience with sustainable agriculture in United Republic of Tanzania developed through his engagement a year and a half ago in Global Service Corps (GSC), a non-profit volunteer abroad organization. Peter participated as a military volunteer in GSC's sustainable agriculture programme for four weeks. Like other GSC military volunteer, he lived with a local household and learned skills that helped him to contribute to the local community, such as edifice organic plots with farmers, leading biointensive agriculture trainings, and instruction English to villagers.

The need for sustainable agriculture was obvious to Peter, who went on to found bosom Helping Hands Inc., a non-profit corporation that is workings with GSC to provide farming supplies and equipment for agricultural programs in United Republic of Tanzania. Peter was inspired to start this venture when, as a military volunteer, he noticed the farmers with whom he was workings were in need of more basic tools, forks, hoes, lacrimation cans, seeds, and works. Peter has also contributed money for the development of a community market for locally grown organic fertilizer produce.

In add-on to workings on these undertaking, Peter also maintains close ties with The Sibusiso Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to schooling Tanzania's vulnerable, mentally disabled children and helping them to develop their potential and integrate into society.

For more info

Global Service Corps' International Volunteer and Intern Programs (from two weeks to six months), 300 Broadway, Ste. 28, San Francisco, CA 94133-3312; Tel. 415-788-3666 x128; , www.globalservicecorps.org. Academic credit is available and programs are tax deductible.

Amy Warren, the Communications Director for Global Service Corps, and Winsun Hsieh are both MBAs with an unbusinesslike passion for international travel and helping others. They have both volunteered abroad in recent years.