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Running Beyond Expectations: Volunteering, Community, and the Xinyu Marathon
When people think about volunteering in China, they often imagine classrooms, schools, and cultural exchange activities. What many don’t expect is how deeply the experience can extend into everyday community life — including sport, healt...
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Discovering China’s Natural Side: Why Volunteering Doesn’t Mean Living in a Polluted Megacity
For many people in New Zealand, the idea of spending time in China comes with a familiar concern: crowded cities, pollution, and endless concrete. For prospective volunteers considering the Hongi Volunteer Programme, this is often one of...
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How Sammy Brought Netball to Her School in China
For Sammy, volunteering in China became an opportunity to connect with her host school in a way that went beyond language and the classroom. With a strong background in sport, she saw an opening to intro...
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Sharing Māori Culture and Discovering China Through Exchange
For Isla, volunteering in China became a deeply personal journey of cultural discovery. While she travelled with the intention of supporting classrooms and engaging with local communities, she quickly fo...
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Volunteers Take the Stage in Fuzhou
For many volunteers, one of the most unexpected and rewarding aspects of the Hongi Volunteer Programme is the opportunity to take part in major public cultural events. For volunteers placed in Fuzhou, J...
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Rangi discovers Wushu in Jiangxi
For many participants, the Hongi Volunteer Programme is about far more than assisting in classrooms. It is an opportunity to immerse themselves in daily life in China, to learn directly from local commu...
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