covid-19

How to Manage a Team While Work-Parenting During the Omicron Surge

This post is written by Amizade’s Executive Director, Brandon Blache-Cohen, who is letting us in behind the scenes. While Amizade...

10 Ways I Stay Grounded and Find Joy

This blog is written by Amizade’s Director of Operations, Katie Baucco. Katie lives in the South Hills of Pittsburgh with...

10 Tips for Not Crying When Traveling During COVID

This blog was written by Amizade’s Executive Director Brandon Blache-Cohen. As an experienced traveler, Brandon shares tips and personal experiences...

Reflection: Facilitating virtual service-learning programs in a pandemic world

This blog is written by Amizade’s Brazil site liaison Daniel Alexander. Daniel had the opportunity to facilitate two programs with...

A deep dive into public health and misinformation in Brazil

This blog post was written by Amizade participant and Connecticut College student Claudia Marmelo after her VSL experience with our...

5 ways to stay healthy during virtual activities

Have you stopped to think that you’re spending too much time in front of screens nowadays? The COVID-19 pandemic forced...

Why GSL matters: a summer for the books

Daniel Alexander is Amizade’s Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Originally from Brazil, Daniel shares a story of a group of youth...

Community Relief and COVID-19: An Inspiring Story of Dedication

Melissa Nix interviewed Axa Khalid Warraich, an alumna of the Fulbright-Amizade program in Appalachia, to talk about the impressive and...

Reflecting on Service Learning in Washington, D.C.

Nicole Flohr, a senior at Lebanon Valley College, traveled to Washington, D.C. with Amizade just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut...

A Message of Solidarity from Trinidad and Tobago

Please enjoy this uplifting message of solidarity and support from Denise Aleong-Thomas, an Amizade Site Director in Trinidad & Tobago....

Finding Strength in Community

Amizade’s Director of Health, Safety and Security Rachel Helwig reflects on the impacts of COVID-19, in both her professional life,...

Show Solidarity with our Partners Around the World

At the beginning of 2020, we were looking forward to a busy spring and summer season filled with transformative global...