Turning Vacations Into Meaningful Global Impact: Globe Aware, volunteer vacations on the HeartBeet Farms Podcast
Travel can be more than sightseeing and souvenir shopping. For a growing number of travelers, it’s about connection, contribution, and cultural understanding. That idea is at the heart of a recent episode of the HeartBeet Farms podcast featuring Kimberly Haley-Coleman, founder and Executive Director of Globe Aware.
Costa Rica is often celebrated for its rainforests, volcanoes, and pristine beaches—but beneath its postcard beauty lies a deeper story of resilient communities and ongoing sustainability challenges. A Costa Rica volunteer vacation with Globe Aware offers travelers the opportunity to move beyond sightseeing and become active participants in meaningful, community‑driven service.
On this episode of Traveling Culturati, we explore the powerful ways travel can inform, inspire, and even save lives. The episode opens with timely travel news and industry updates, offering listeners valuable insight into current travel trends, changes in the travel industry, and how these shifts are shaping the way we move through the world today.
In the latest episode of the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series, host Nishka Lal sits down with Kimberly Haley Coleman, founder of Leaders of Transformation and Executive Director of Globe Aware, to explore how service becomes leadership – and how purpose-driven action can create lasting global impact.
Service Vacations offer a unique way to explore the world while making a measurable difference — combining purposeful volunteer work with immersive cultural experiences that benefit both travelers and local communities.
In a compelling episode of Epic Begins With One Step Forward, host Zander sits down with Kimberly Haley-Coleman, founder and Executive Director of Globe Aware, to unpack what adventure with purpose truly means – and why ethical volunteer travel is about far more than checking destinations off a list.
Service vacations combine purposeful travel with hands-on service to create immersive experiences that foster cultural awareness, global citizenship, and lifelong learning. In Service Vacations and Teachable Moments, Globe Aware explores how these short-term volunteer travel programs become powerful educational tools for schools, students, and global citizens alike.
Traveling with young children is always an adventure, but what if your next family trip could be more than just sightseeing? Imagine exploring new places together, rolling up your sleeves, and making a real difference in the world. That’s the heart of volunteer travel with young kids-a journey that blends discovery, service, and unforgettable family memories.
In this episode, Stephanie Olson sits down with Kimberly Haley-Coleman, Founder and Executive Director of Globe Aware, to explore the evolving world of volunteer abroad programs and ethical service vacations. Kimberly discusses Globe Aware’s mission to create meaningful, community-driven volunteer experiences in over 25 countries, emphasizing cultural immersion, safety, and long-term local impact.
Unlike traditional tourism, these experiences allow participants to work alongside local communities on impactful projects while immersing themselves in new cultures and environments. Globe Aware’s volunteer vacations are meticulously planned and led short-term international service programs available in various countries around the globe.
In this episode of Doctors Making a Difference, host Dr. Peter Crane sits down with Kimberly Haley Coleman, Executive Director of Globe Aware, a US and Canadian nonprofit with more than 25 years of experience leading short-term global volunteer service trips in 26 countries. The conversation explores how international service and global volunteerism can reconnect physicians with purpose, community, and joy both inside and outside of medicine.
