“Smiling And Suffering”: A Critical Take On Views On Africa From World Hum

By Kate | July 31st, 2007 |

“For those who look at Africa and see only poverty, I say that your view of the world is narrow and sad.. [I recommend] visiting the place; talking to the... [Read this entry]

Has The Media Influenced Your Volunteer Destination?

By Kate | July 21st, 2007 |

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Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) recently launched a campaign to recruit volunteers for its programs in five countries – Eritrea, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nigeria and Mongolia – which may not be... [Read this entry]

Does Aid Lead To Economic Growth? Former IMF Economists Say No

By Kate | July 20th, 2007 |

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I was interested to find an article entitled “Economists see aid to poor nations as ineffective”, which reports the findings of two former IMF economists.
I do think this is... [Read this entry]

A Lesson About Less Charismatic Species From Conservation Co. In South Africa

By Kate | July 8th, 2007 |

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During a recent email interview with Conservation Co founders Dayne Davey and Mark Slatter, and an interesting issue came up,which I thought was worthy of a post of its own.[Read this entry]

World Refugee Day - One More Look

By Kate | June 27th, 2007 |

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World Refugee Day was last week, and unfortunately I produced nothing more than this post here at the Volunteer Logue. However, I’ve been holding on to one article for... [Read this entry]

The Downside Of Voluntourism: How I Agree

By Kate | June 19th, 2007 |

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The Volunteer Logue recently featured a guest piece by Our Man In Granada – Steve Jackson – on the topic of voluntourism, specifically a look at the downsides of... [Read this entry]

“Voluntourism”: Not So Black And White

By Kate | June 19th, 2007 |

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The Volunteer Logue recently featured a guest piece on the downside of voluntourism; on the whole, I think author Steve Jackson makes a number of valuable points – many of... [Read this entry]

“Voluntourism”: Not So Black And White (2)

By Kate | June 19th, 2007 |

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(Find Part 1 here.)
Focusing mainly on the problems with short term volunteering in contrast to longer term volunteering leaves out what is, I believe, a large piece of the... [Read this entry]

“Our Man In Granada” On The Downside Of Voluntourism

By Kate | June 18th, 2007 |

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Steve Jackson is a former VSO volunteer (in Vietnam), and a current self-funded volunteer in Nicaragua. He’s also the author of the blog Our Man In Granada.
He took... [Read this entry]

“Our Man In Granada” On The Downside Of Voluntourism, Part 2

By Kate | June 18th, 2007 |

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(Find the beginning of Steve Jackson’s guest post here.)
“Imagine you spend two weeks as a voluntourist. Say you have no skills but are happy to help build a... [Read this entry]

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