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

By Kate | July 8th, 2007 |

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]

Volunteer Alert - Concerns About Volunteer Organization IICD

By Kate | May 3rd, 2007 |

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Via the How To Live Your Dreams Of Volunteering Overseas site, I recently came across information and links in connection to a warning about the volunteer organization International Institute for... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Work In Africa From About.com

By Kate | April 16th, 2007 |

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Volunteering In Africa from About.com recently turned up in one of my Google News Alerts. I must admit I know little about volunteering in Africa - but I thought... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Resource: Transitions Abroad

By Kate | March 26th, 2007 |

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Transitions Abroad is an excellent resource not only for those interested in volunteering abroad but for those interested in working or studying abroad as well; it’s an in-print magazine which... [Read this entry]

Lady Mechanic Initiative In Nigeria

By Kate | February 24th, 2007 |

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Yahoo news and The Christian Science Monitor report on the Lady Mechanic Initiative in Nigeria, which trains disadvantaged and/or vulnerable women to become mechanics. Trainees receive $25/month while they... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Swimming Instructors…In Uganda?

By Kate | February 23rd, 2007 |

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After AIDS and malaria, what is the leading cause of death in landlocked Uganda? That would be drowning.
The Associated Press reports that the country’s lakes are essentially a... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Placement Organization: i-to-i

By Kate | February 5th, 2007 |

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i-to-i places participants in international volunteer opportunities. In the last twelve months, i-to-i “helped 5,000 people volunteer at worthwhile projects in 23 countries.” i-to-i also arranges team-building challenges... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Resource: Independent Volunteer Website

By Kate | February 3rd, 2007 |

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Independent Volunteer is a collection of about thirty independent organizations – primarily in Asia, but also in Africa and Latin America. You can view a list of projects by... [Read this entry]

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