Volunteer Vacation Resource: Bootsnall.com

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

If helping out at community gardens in Cuba, teaching English in Ghana, or assisting with domestic animal rescue in South Africa is your thing, look no further than Bootsnall.com. ... [Read this entry]

VolunteerSouthAmerica.net: June Update

By Kate | June 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

VolunteerSouthAmerica.net remains one of the best online sources of information on independent volunteering in the region. In addition to links to the websites of nearly 100 organizations which incorporate... [Read this entry]

“Leave Your Campsite Cleaner Than You Found It”

By Kate | April 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

One Brown university graduate will be spending two and a half years in Guatemala, involved in an English-language instruction program at a school run by women’s cooperative Unidas Para Vivir... [Read this entry]

More On Volunteer South America.net

By Kate | April 28th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I came across Volunteer South America.net and reviewed it here about a month ago about one month ago. The site is a great resource for potential volunteers, offering links... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Peten News And The Rural Literacy Project

By Kate | April 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

In its April newsletter, Volunteer Peten announced that the construction of a new community library – in connection with the Rural Literacy Project - has been completed thanks to... [Read this entry]

Volunteer To Teach English With CasaSito In Guatemala

By Kate | March 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Volunteer Latin America Links

By Kate | February 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Tim at Independent Volunteer was kind enough to forward me a number of yet-to-be-published links. I have started to check them out and will share a few of the... [Read this entry]

Peace Brigades International

By Kate | February 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

When invited, Peace Brigades International sends “teams of volunteers into areas of repression and conflict. The volunteers accompany human rights defenders, their organizations and others threatened by political violence.” So... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Placement Organization: Cross Cultural Solutions

By Kate | February 10th, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Cross Cultural Solutions provides short-term volunteer placements for international participants; “one of the primary goals of the organization [is] to follow the lead of local organizers and provide them a... [Read this entry]