News

VSO On The Media And Volunteer Tourism

Date: June 8th, 2007 |

I recently came across an article from Black Britain, reporting that Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO – profiled here at the Volunteer Logue) is concerned that it will be unable to fill the needs of its volunteer partners in five countries (categorized as its five least popular countries) – Nigeria, Eritrea, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Mongolia. [read more]

Animal Welfare On The Price Is Right

Date: June 6th, 2007 |

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At the age of 83, Bob Barker is retiring from The Price is Right.
But what does he have to do with volunteering? As an animal lover and past animal shelter volunteer, I associate Bob Barker with his message which he religiously seemed to give at the end of every show: Have your [read more]

Next Generation Nepal Party: You Are (Probably) Invited

Date: June 2nd, 2007 |

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Next Generation Nepal is throwing a party to celebrate its first birthday as an organization and to raise money - to help more trafficked children and also reunite them with their families. The good news for most readers is that you don’t have to go all the way to Nepal to join in the [read more]

Volunteer Opportunities On The Bootsnall TravelJob Site

Date: May 29th, 2007 |

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If you are a volunteer or are recruiting volunteers, you have an excellent potential resoure in the new Bootsnall TravelJob Site. The team at Bootsnall – the company that hosts this logue – asked me to let you know about this latest development.
If you are part of an organization which needs volunteers, you can [read more]

Bhopal News

Date: May 29th, 2007 |

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The latest news about Bhopal (see my take on the background here) is that the Madhya Pradesh government has arranged for an Indian firm in Gujurat - another state - to burn the chemicals for 9 million rupees. Environmental groups are protesting this. There are definitely health hazards of leaving the chemicals sitting [read more]

Around The Web On Volunteering: June 7

Date: June 7th, 2007 |

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The story of the founder of i-to-i volunteer placement organization, who just sold the business for £20 million.

Smiling in the same language: students volunteer with refugees in Pennsylvania.

A Stanford program which pairs undergraduate students with English language learning children.

An American physician reflects on his time spent volunteering medical services in Sudan.
Doctors Without Borders/MSF is [read more]

Volunteer Gear: Invisible Armor Hand Sanitizer

Date: June 3rd, 2007 |

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Most of us have at least heard of ailments such as Montezuma’s revenge, Delhi belly, and so on, which regularly afflict travelers. Most of us have also heard that when you are regularly exposed to some germs, you aren’t affected as much or at all by them – but when they are totally new [read more]

Around The Web On Volunteering: May 31

Date: May 31st, 2007 |

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A new edition of The Midnight Special is out and its volunteer founder is hoping to find additional free-world people to subscribe to this literary compilation of voices rarely heard: those of prisoners, in this case prisoners involved in a creative writing workshop.

Check out the newly established Change The Truth Fund website; this fund benefits [read more]

Bhopal Background

Date: May 29th, 2007 |

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I realize the importance of seeing the glass half full, but sometimes I read things that just make me want to throw my hands in the air. I spent several weeks in Bhopal, India, the city where the 1984 Union Carbide disaster occurred, so a story featured on Yahoo News today caught my attention. [read more]

Online Resource: Reuters Alert Net

Date: May 26th, 2007 |

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Alert Net is the portion of Reuters dedicated to humanitarian issues. There are daily news articles from countries and situations around the world and if there is a particular country or issue you are interested in you can subscribe to updates.
The additional features though are what make this site something above and beyond others. [read more]