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

By Kate | June 19th, 2007 |

(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]

“Our Man In Granada” On The Downside Of Voluntourism, Part 3

By Kate | June 18th, 2007 |

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(Start here for the first part of Steve Jackson’s guest post)
“The voluntourists (VTs) have contacted the NGO in the developing country. They’d like to visit and play with... [Read this entry]

Interview With Neil, Former Katimavik Volunteer: Part 3

By Kate | June 13th, 2007 |

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Find Part 1 and Part 2 of the Volunteer Logue interview with former Katimavik volunteer Neil, and read on here to find out what he feels he gained from the... [Read this entry]

Interview With Neil, Former Katimavik Volunteer: Part 1

By Kate | June 12th, 2007 |

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I had the chance to do an email interview with former Katimavik volunteer Neil (see the Volunteer Logue Profile of Katimavik here) and he was kind enough to answer all... [Read this entry]

Interview With Neil, Former Katimavik Volunteer: Part 2

By Kate | June 12th, 2007 |

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After asking Neil about his motivation to do Katimavik as well as the volunteer work he did in Part 1, I also made sure to ask him about the living... [Read this entry]

The Case Of The Steep Steps

By Kate | May 26th, 2007 |

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One of the organizations I volunteered with independently – a non-profit in a developing country – was involved in the construction of a new building complex. The project was... [Read this entry]

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

By Kate | May 18th, 2007 |

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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 |

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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]

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