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Wildlife Direct: Update With Some Troubling News

Date: May 21st, 2007 |

Regular readers will know that I am a fan of the Wildlife Direct blogs which belong to rangers working to protect endangered animals in Congo.
One blog in particular – that of Atamato, in Ishango, who works to protect hippos and other wildlife in eastern Congo – has some troubling news. Just yesterday, [read more]

Win Big With The Bootsnall Treasure Hunt

Date: May 18th, 2007 |

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How would $250 in hostel vouchers help your plans to volunteer abroad? Would you mind going on an adventure trip for Turkey…for free? Do I need to ask if you’d accept $2000 towards a round-the-world ticket?
If you’re thinking these prizes are not too shabby and you’re up for a competition, have a look [read more]

Profile And Update: La Tortuga Feliz In Costa Rica

Date: May 13th, 2007 |

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I recently received an email update with news from La Tortuga Feliz, an organization in Costa Rica which the Volunteer Logue originally mentioned here. They are continuing their sea turtle conservation efforts, and now have six horses to facilitate the patrolling of the beaches; they will soon have two more as two horses have [read more]

Help Publicize A Women’s Cause For Mother’s Day

Date: May 12th, 2007 |

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Do something special for your mom on Mother’s Day (especially relevant if you’re in the US or one of the other countries celebrating mothers on Sunday, but certainly possible elsewhere) – and why not send an e-card featuring information about a good cause as well, or even make a donation. Sure, she may get [read more]

Summer Internships At Idealist.org

Date: May 11th, 2007 |

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If you’re in the right place and meet the right requirements (you have to read the ads!), you could be on the way to an 8-10 week summer internship with Idealist.org.

A Human Resources Intern is needed in New York to help streamline their processes, and will ideally be either an undergrad or graduate student studying [read more]

Around The Web: May 20

Date: May 20th, 2007 |

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So it’s not exactly only “On Volunteering”, but still around the web and still relevant in this area:

Low cost laptops developed to lessen the digital divide worldwide may have found a market in the US.

French aid workers taken hostage in Afghanistan are released.

An innovative way to train service dogs, with a perhaps surprising side benefit.

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Mumbai Workshop For Stray Dog First Aid By “Welfare Of Stray Dogs”

Date: May 15th, 2007 |

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When was the last time you helped a stray dog? If you’ll be in Mumbai in early June, you can learn how to by taking part in a workshop alongside potential first aid volunteers.
One of the more interesting organizations I’ve come across in person is Welfare of Stray Dogs, based in Mumbai, India. [read more]

The Downside Of Volunteers

Date: May 13th, 2007 |

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I was at first not sure what to make of this rather negative take on volunteers, which essentially says that many people volunteer because they are hard to employ, and others – or those same ones – may enjoy whatever power they come to wield in a volunteer position. As such, not only are [read more]

Peace Brigades International Update And Events

Date: May 12th, 2007 |

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PBI UK is promoting a fundraiser for an organization with a similar mission: the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom:
“Just in case you are bored with nothing to do this Saturday night – May 12 – WILPF is organising a fundraising party, with Latin-American music (salsa, merengue and samba) mixed with Congolese drummers…” Starting [read more]

“Activate” Online Newspaper Interview With Idealist.org Founder Ami Dar

Date: May 11th, 2007 |

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Ami Dar founded Action without Borders and its companion website, Idealist.org, in 1995, and it has since become one of the premiere resources for volunteers, non-profit managers – staff – and jobseekers, and people interested in social change all around the world. It has apparently welcomed no less than 40,000 organizations and a quarter [read more]