Returning to a Place That Changed Me When I first visited the GSGC Clubs in Zimbabwe and Zambia back in 2016, I didn’t know just how much the experience would stay with me. I traveled with a group of friends, guided by Global Sojourns, and what we encountered was powerful: young girls stepping into safe spaces for the first time, mentors showing up with heart and purpose, and a budding organization still in its early years of growth. Nearly a decade later, a few of us from th

When it comes to raising money for GSGC, Russell Ford turns to his backyard art studio and kiln and goes to work. Participating in Clark County’s Open Studios one year, he chose a Cast a Wider Net theme and fashioned…

Your concern and friendship were clearly evident on #GivingTuesday and in GSGC’s COVID-19 Response. On May 5, we exceeded our #GivingTuesday goal of $3,000, and two Washington state-based supporters matched the donations with another $3,000. With that total and what...

For six days in January, Washington resident Lynn Findlay bent over her sewing machine and pulled off a miracle, souvenir tote bags for all attending the 2020 Mentor. “It was a labor of love,” she said. Years ago, Findlay, a...

Laury Bryant thought she had a grasp of how to support struggling communities in Africa — until she met GSGC mentors and teenagers face to face. For the Seattle resident and her husband, Bill, this most recent trip was their...

“Eleven years after the Giving Circle launched, we’re not only still standing, but continuing to learn and grow and have ever greater impact. That is sustainability.” Priscilla Plummer, GSGC founder Global Sojourns Giving Circle’s deep grassroots model has matured and...

Charitable giving was a cornerstone of Jerry Greenwald’s upbringing. Even when times were tough, he remembers his mother and her friends setting aside money for those less fortunate. As a youngster, the Arlington, Virginia resident became a supporter of CARE’s...

By Emily Bronstein, age 15 When I first got involved with GSGC three years ago, during my first trip to Africa with my family, I became determined to stay connected to the girls I met, and to raise funds to...

New Jersey resident Bruce Klein had planned to do more charitable work after retirement. He didn’t plan to do it 7,500 miles from home. Bruce and his wife, Ellen Walsh, had just completed Global Sojourns’ award-winning Safari, Culture and Philanthropy...

New Jersey resident and retired electrical engineer/building project manager, Bruce Klein, is putting his skills to work for GSGC in a powerful way. GSGC has long wanted to create a meeting/safe space to support GSGC activities and to serve members...

“Are you going back?” family and friends have asked in the four months I’ve been home from volunteering with Global Sojourns Giving Circle in Southern Africa. “Of course I’m going back,” is always my response. “I couldn’t not go back.”...

When artist, teacher and GSGC supporter Russell Ford, spent five weeks as part of the vibrant art community that swirls around Wayi Wayi Art Gallery in Livingstone, Zambia, he ate fish from the Zambezi River daily and easily drew parallels between...

Ken Buck and his wife, Marybeth Buck, were Global Sojourns Giving Circle supporters long before Smokey Dube joined the nonprofit as its Program Director two years ago. Still, Ken and Smokey quickly bonded across the miles after they discovered a...

Written by Bart Walters, DMD None of the 30 or so members of Girls Time club in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe said a thing or raised a hand when I asked who uses toothpaste and floss or had been to a...

Roberta M. Plummer, 1925-2017, Vancouver, Wash. Mom was a GSGC donor and in-kind contributor since we formed the nonprofit in 2007. She always supported me in my desire to live and work in Africa, but she went on to give...

One determined family can truly accomplish miracles! Dr. Donna Raison-Waters offered to travel to Africa to lead an Auntie Summit, so GSGC challenged her to raise the funds necessary to cover the full cost of the event. Donna's family -...

In June of 2017, GSGC will host all 11 of our girls club Aunties at an educational workshop in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. We are thrilled that Donna Rasin-Waters, Ph.D., has volunteered to facilitate the forum, sharing her professional expertise in...

Donate in honor of the upcoming “Auntie Summit” June 2-4, 2017 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Donations will help cover the cost for girl club leaders or “Aunties,” to attend this educational and sharing experience. A Heart for Girls. A Heart...

Seventh Grader Raising Funds to Create New Girls' Club Instead of gifts for her recent Bat Mitzvah, Emily Bronstein, a 7th grader from Atlanta, asked for gifts to start The Seraphine Project. Her goal is to encourage additional donations and...