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Volunteering With Another Person

By Kate | April 18th, 2007 |

Plenty of people travel with a friend or partner and want to volunteer together. Is it a good idea? During my five month trip to India, I traveled... [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]

Volunteering In Relief Work

By Kate | April 8th, 2007 |

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In the wake of a natural or other disaster, it may seems that any help available is useful. In theory, this may be true, but in practice, too many... [Read this entry]

Can I Just Turn Up And Volunteer?

By Kate | April 2nd, 2007 |

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Many people are either hesitant to make a commitment to an organization or cause remotely – without actually being there – and others are just not certain enough of their... [Read this entry]

Interview With A Returned Peace Brigades International Volunteer - Colombia

By Kate | March 23rd, 2007 |

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June, a returned Peace Brigades International volunteer, was kind enough to share her experience accompanying human rights workers in Colombia via an email interview with the Volunteer Logue. She... [Read this entry]

Culture Shock For Volunteers Abroad

By Kate | March 22nd, 2007 |

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Each location you visit will have its own charms and peculiarities; culture shock is one phenomenon which, to some extent, can affect us all. “But I’m just volunteering, why... [Read this entry]

Experiences With Culture Shock

By Kate | March 22nd, 2007 |

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I like to think of myself as immune to culture shock – I’m a well-seasoned traveler who knows how it goes in many places, I’m not naïve, and I certainly... [Read this entry]

Volunteering To Teach English: Some Common Questions

By Kate | March 21st, 2007 |

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If you’re reading this post, you have a skill that many people around the world would also like to have: English language ability. It might not sound like the... [Read this entry]

Table Of Contents: General Tips And Advice

By Kate | March 18th, 2007 |

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For now this will include both General Tip And Advice and Perspectives. For an index of Organizations, see the first table of contents.
General Tips And Advice

Around The Web On Volunteering: March 17

By Kate | March 17th, 2007 |

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It’s spring break time, and as some college kids chill out on the beach, others have decided to participate in “alternative spring break”: some Wisconsin kids stay at a migrant... [Read this entry]

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