A Scary Story Of Getting Seriously Ill In The Middle Of The Night In A Fairly Remote Town Abroad

By Kate | May 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Opting to volunteer abroad may place you in more remote locations or in developing countries – and in these cases getting sick is both more serious and perhaps more likely.... [Read this entry]

A Scary Story Of Getting Seriously Ill In The Middle Of The Night In A Fairly Remote Town Abroad, Part 2

By Kate | May 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Read part 1 of my scary story of getting seriously ill in the middle of the night in a fairly remote town in India first.
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D ran to the... [Read this entry]

A Scary Story Of Getting Seriously Ill In The Middle Of The Night In A Fairly Remote Town Abroad, Part 3

By Kate | May 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Read part 2 of my scary story of getting seriously ill in a fairly remote town abroad first.
After a few hours, I felt well enough to leave. Maybe... [Read this entry]

Around The Web On Volunteering: April 7

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

Positions for international volunteers at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing are now open: get in while you can!

Another reason to volunteer…and keep volunteering: older people who volunteer are healthier... [Read this entry]

Paul Newman: Donating To Charities…Through Salad Dressing

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

Paul Newman started Newman’s Own, Inc. with his salad dressings twenty years ago and over time, the company has earned more than 175 million through selling dressings such as Creamy... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Placement Organization: Visions In Action (VIA)

By Kate | March 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Visions In Action manages relief and development programs in Uganda and Liberia and also places volunteers in Mexico, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda for periods of six to twelve months.... [Read this entry]

United Nations Volunteers

By Kate | February 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The UN Volunteers “supports sustainable human development globally through the promotion of volunteerism, including the mobilization of volunteers,” and over 30,000 people have participated in UN Volunteer peace, relief and... [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]

Volunteer Placement Organization: i-to-i

By Kate | February 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

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]