CONTACT INFORMATION
info@globalbuddies.net
A deposit of $500 per person will hold your pace in any open Global Buddies program. Please register early, as our trips fill quickly.
We also offer custom trips for schools and other groups. Programs can be designed to fit your school break schedule.
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
Global Buddies is a joint program of UTU Social Ventures and the UCLA Semel Institute Global Center for Children & Families. Together, we are inspiring children and families around the world to become lifelong global citizens and environmental stewards who understand their own power to make a difference.
UTU Social Ventures
UTU incubates programs and projects that help families create a strong foundation for balanced and healthy lives. Global Buddies is UTU's flagship program—building bridges among families around the world, to create a healthy environment in which all have the opportunity to thrive.
UTU incubates programs and projects that help families create a strong foundation for balanced and healthy lives. Global Buddies is UTU's flagship program—building bridges among families around the world, to create a healthy environment in which all have the opportunity to thrive.
UCLA Global Center for Children and Families
The Global Center for Children and Families promotes the well-being of children and families in the U.S. and worldwide. GCCF develops and implements new ways of using science to give families the tools they need to bring up healthy children in today’s world.
TRIP LEADERS
All trips are led by experienced, well-traveled professionals who have worked with children and families around the world. Trip leaders provide individual attention and expert guidance before you travel, while abroad and after your return.
Diane Flannery, Ph.D.
Diane Flannery has traveled extensively in Asia and Africa, bringing 25 years’ experience and an international perspective on children and families. Diane is Co-Director of the UCLA Global Center for Children and Families, which is opening The UCLA Family Commons—an innovative family wellness center—in Santa Monica. She serves on the Advisory Board of Women for Peace of the Western Cape in South Africa.
E:DFlannery@mednet.ucla.edu