Projects You Should Know About: 88 Bikes

By Kate | July 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

If you’re looking for an innovative project to provide inspiration, look no further than 88 bikes. The brainchild of brothers Dan and Jared Austin, 88 bikes linked individual donors... [Read this entry]

Next Generation Nepal: May Update And Fast-Approaching Fundraiser

By Kate | June 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I recently received the May newsletter for Next Generation Nepal and I’m providing a slightly unnecessary summary here as NGN newsletters are now available online at the main website.
But... [Read this entry]

El Shadai Children’s Home In Uganda

By Kate | June 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

El Shadai Children’s Home in Uganda, 2 hours east of Kampala, provides not only a place to live for 26 orphans, but a family atmosphere. It is a community-based... [Read this entry]

Next Generation Nepal Party: You Are (Probably) Invited

By Kate | June 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

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... [Read this entry]

Ambassadors For Children: Volunteer Placement Organization

By Kate | May 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Ambassadors For Children is in one sense a volunteer placement agency; it’s a non-profit organization which makes ties with local projects or organizations and plan trips which include a few... [Read this entry]

Around The Web On Volunteering: May 31

By Kate | May 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

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:... [Read this entry]

Next Generation Nepal: April Newsletter Update

By Kate | May 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Photo from NGN

The April 2007 Next Generation Nepal (NGN) newsletter is out and world-traveler-turned-volunteer-turned-kids’-charity-founder Conor has a lot to report:
This month’s newsletter features two happy stories of kids ... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Placement Organization: Globalteer

By Kate | May 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Globalteer is a UK-based non-profit organization with four main projects into which it places volunteers:

Cambodia kids - volunteers can teach English, Japanese, sports or art, or assist orphanage staff in... [Read this entry]

Human Rights Watch Update: Campaign Against The Use Of Child Soldiers

By Kate | May 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Human Rights Watch is highlighting its work this month on the campaign against the use of child soldiers. It has produced a short video and supports the recently proposed... [Read this entry]

Two Uganda Events: Change The Truth Fund And Invisible Children

By Kate | April 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Invisible Children’s Displace Me event was held this weekend. The goal was to raise awareness generally about the war in Uganda, and more specifically about the plight of children... [Read this entry]