Big Brother Contestant Off To India To Apologize

By Kate | March 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Jade Goody, the British woman who reportedly “racially abused” fellow Big Brother contestant Shilpa Shetty, a Bollywood actress, has apparently traveled to India and committed to donate her earnings... [Read this entry]

Around The Web On Volunteering: February 25

By Kate | February 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

From the Aid Workers Network: why should you pay to volunteer?
In Biloxi, Missouri, the volunteer village set up in Yankie stadium in the wake of Hurricane Katrina is still... [Read this entry]

Lady Mechanic Initiative In Nigeria

By Kate | February 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Yahoo news and The Christian Science Monitor report on the Lady Mechanic Initiative in Nigeria, which trains disadvantaged and/or vulnerable women to become mechanics. Trainees receive $25/month while they... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Swimming Instructors…In Uganda?

By Kate | February 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

After AIDS and malaria, what is the leading cause of death in landlocked Uganda? That would be drowning.
The Associated Press reports that the country’s lakes are essentially a... [Read this entry]

Around The Web On Volunteering: February 18

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

Breathe a sigh of relief: if you’d like to provide volunteer services in Lynch, Kentucky, you will not need to pay $20.
Marie Curie Cancer Care in the UK needs... [Read this entry]

Documentary: Ghosts In The City, Strays In Istanbul

By Kate | February 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Check out the trailer for Ghosts in the City, a short documentary film on stray dogs in Istanbul which will be aired in March. Produced by EHDKD, a full... [Read this entry]

Around The Web On Volunteering: February 15

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

See how one man spent the summer of 2006 in Alaska as a volunteer…and visit the Alaska State Park website to see how you can do it.
Think chilling in... [Read this entry]

Born Into Brothels: Documentary

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

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I happened to get the very last ticket to the showing of the documentary Born Into Brothels at the 2004 Sarajevo Film Festival – it... [Read this entry]

From The Headlines:Interesting Donation

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

Widow’s estate creates $4M windfall for Texas town describes how the town of Grandville, Texas, came into a large amount of money: Wynonia Pallmeyer, whose husband had been a resident... [Read this entry]

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls

By Kate | February 10th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Briefly, for those who have been living under a rock, Oprah Winfrey has build the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy outside Johannesburg, South Africa, which will accommodate and educate 150 girls;... [Read this entry]