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Where was the First Reality Tour?

Posted by in Africa, African Diaspora, Civil Rights, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Partner and Trip Leader Stories, Peace and Conflict on 13th June, 2012 | No Comments

Where was the first Reality Tour?Guess where our first Reality Tour in 1989 visited. Find out as Global Exchange Co-founder Kevin Danaher shares a bit of history…about (hint, hint) Africa.
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Serial Reality Tours Tripper Hoping to Travel to Uganda Next

Posted by in Africa, Asia, Citizen Diplomacy, Civil Rights, Europe, Guest Posts, Middle East, Peace and Conflict, Trip Participant Stories on 30th May, 2012 | 2 Comments

Jane Stillwater, Reality Tours AlumniJane Stillwater is preparing for her 6th Reality Tour to Uganda. Learn how this Citizen Diplomat does it and how her other journeys to Afghanistan, Belfast, North Korea, Iran, and Cuba gave her lots to share.
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Wanjiku Mwangi, Uganda Program Officer Shares Her Story

Posted by in Africa, Guest Posts, Human trafficking, Partner and Trip Leader Stories on 23rd May, 2012 | 1 Comment

Wanjiku_Mwangi_headshotWanjiku Mwangi helps Reality Tours organize and facilitate Uganda delegations focused on the issue of human trafficking. She explains more about this and the lasting impacts of these trips in this latest guest post.
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Understanding Uganda Reality Tours: Part 2

Posted by in Africa, Citizen Diplomacy, Human trafficking on 21st February, 2012 | 1 Comment

Malia in UgandaYesterday I shared with you some of the background on our Reality Tours trips to Uganda. Today in Part 2 of this two-part series, you’ll read my firsthand account of traveling on a Reality Tours trip to Uganda:
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Understanding Uganda Reality Tours Part 1

Posted by in Africa, Citizen Diplomacy, Human trafficking on 21st February, 2012 | No Comments

Prof. Judy Dushku with Ugandan Children, Suffolk University Delegation to Uganda 2009.Malia Everette shares the story behind Reality Tours launching Uganda in 2009 and recounts the personal transformation inspired by her experience.
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Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Rules It Will Not Allow International Election Observers

Posted by in Africa on 28th July, 2011 | 6 Comments

EgyptianWomen_bannerIt was announced this week by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) that Egypt will not allow international monitors to observe the upcoming parliamentary elections. Despite this decision, Global Exchange WILL be sending our first delegation to Egypt this January.
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From One End of the Rainbow to Another

Posted by in Africa, Featured, Regions We Visit on 3rd September, 2010 | 1 Comment

pride5Global Exchange is now proud to introduce its first ever LGBTQ-focused Reality Tour to none other than the self-proclaimed “Rainbow Nation” itself – South Africa.
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The Journey Has Begun! Introducing the Reality Tours Blog

Posted by in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Uncategorized on 8th June, 2010 | No Comments

Photo Credit: Laura Stevens, Reality Tours Photo Contest WinnerGlobal Exchange Reality Tours blog invites you to Meet the People, Learn the Facts, Make a Difference! The idea for a Reality Tours blog came from members of the global community. Over the years people have expressed a desire to: Hear more about the work that we do as a dynamic human rights organization working »
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Welcome to our New Blog!

Posted by in Africa, Regions We Visit, Uncategorized on 2nd March, 2010 | 1 Comment

A big heartfelt welcome to you! Thanks for finding your way to the Reality Tours Blog. We’re putting the finishing touches on it now. Feel free to follow us on Twitter and Facebook (buttons to your right, up a little) where we’ll update folks about new blog posts along with other tantalizing tidbits from the »
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South Africa: A Brief Encounter 12 Years After Apartheid

Posted by in Africa, Regions We Visit, Trip Participant Stories on 20th October, 2006 | No Comments

By Sherrill Hogen After only 18 days in South Africa I am hardly an expert, but I want to share what I saw and learned of this complex and beautiful country. I had to keep reminding myself that I was visiting a place that had undergone a huge transition just 12 years ago and is »
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