Thinking Globally Will Help Make a Better Tomorrow
Each person joining does so a unique experience of the world, and their own expectations of what they want from, and want to give whilst volunteering. We work with you to achieve that, whilst appreciating your commitment to the purpose you have chosen to join us for. On completion, our volunteers say that what they experience when they join us far exceeds their expectations.
But we want more than that, and we hope you do to, We want the world to work for everyone, and we believe that being informed is key to that. Knowledge and understanding comes through having the opportunity to interact with local people, learn new skills yourself, (from Sri Lankan cooking, to managing a hostel, to TEFL teaching, or doing PhD research supported by us), and having access to written information.
Wherever I am in the world, I always enjoy reading the local news - highlight ways of interpreting the events differently to the ways that other cultures may interpret similar things. Therefore, links to local newspapers can also be found. None of the links to these websites represent an endorsement, or acceptance by GAFV of the views propounded in them.
The website links below, focusing on global data, are grouped by theme. Many more can be added, and
“The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action.
- Peter Drucker -
The Golden Message: reminding us of humanity’s inter-connectedness, uniqueness, and the eternity of hope.
Find out here
“It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge.”
- Caleb Carr -
Websites linking you with global information
Global inter-governmental Governmental Organisations
UNSD - Welcome to UNSD (The UN statistics division)
UN Comtrade (Free access to detailed global trade data)
World Bank Open Data | Data (Economic, social, environmental data)
Data at WHO (Health related stats and info)
UNESCO World Heritage Centre (Info on cultural and national heritage sites)
Human Rights Monitors
Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide (hrw.org)
Eco Monitors
Forest Monitoring, Land Use & Deforestation Trends | Global Forest Watch
Home - Global Footprint Network (Economic footprints / sustainability metrics)
Global business lobbies
The World Economic Forum (weforum.org) (reports and data on global economic, social, and economic trends)
Websites with global data
IndexMundi - Country Facts (Country profiles, and data visualisations)
Our World in Data (data and visualisations on global topics)
Worldometer - real-time world statistics (worldometers.info) (on global issues)
globalEDGE: Your source for Global Business Knowledge (msu.edu) (economic and business info, and comparison tool)
Global Industry Market Sizing - NationMaster (data, stats. country comparisons)
https://www.travelriskmap.com/
World Population by Country 2023 (Live) (worldpopulationreview.com)
OECD https://data-explorer.oecd.org/
OECD https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=HEALTH_WFMI
Statista - The Statistics Portal for Market Data, Market Research and Market Studies
News from our project countries
Kenya: Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME | Nation)
Ghana: Modern Ghana - Breaking News, Ghana, Africa, Entertainment
Myanmar: The Irrawaddy - Covering Burma and Southeast Asia
Myanmar: Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight
Sri Lanka Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines
Uganda: Home | Monitor
Government│Other Travel Advisories
Travel Advisories (state.gov) (US DoS travel advisories for US citizens travelling abroad)
Travel Health Notices | Travelers' Health | CDC (Global travel advisories)
Destination Advice | Passport Health UK (passporthealthglobal.com)
Need a Mosquito Repellent? Find Out Here! (happytravelbird.com)
Country Profiles
The World Factbook - The World Factbook (cia.gov) (Stats on every country)
Global Crises Monitors
Global Conflict Tracker l Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org) Ongoing info about political unrest, conflicts, and coups
ACLED | Bringing Clarity to Crisis (acleddata.com) Real time data on political violence and conflict
CrisisWatch | Crisis Group Analysis and reports on conflicts and crises around the world.
United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) worldwide | United Nations
Current Time - 2023 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (thebulletin.org)
Global Weather and Natural Disaster Information
Travel Advisories (state.gov) (US DoS travel advisories for US citizens travelling abroad)
Earthquake Hazards Program | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov) (real-time earthquake info)
National Hurricane Center (noaa.gov) (Atlantic and Pacific)
GDACS - Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (Earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, and other natural disasters likely to ruin your day)
Project Countries’ MOH Sites
Ghana Moh.Gov.gh - Ministry Of Health
Kenya Incoming Travellers | Ministry of Health (Kenya, Yellow Fever page)
Myanmar Ministry of Health (MOH) Myanmar (nugmyanmar.org)
Sri Lanka Ministry Of Health - HOME