Hands On Disaster Response

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

Hands On Disaster Response has worked in Indonesia (earthquake response), USA (Katrina assistance) and Thailand (Tsunami response), and currently is involved in the Typhoon Reming Response in the Philippines –... [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]

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]

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]

Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

By Kate | February 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders is definitely one of the best-known non-profits and it’s not surprising why: it’s easy to see the good in providing free or... [Read this entry]

Resource: Charity Navigator

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

So you’ve decided to donate money or your time. How can you know that the organization you’ve chosen is a good one?
One method which should form part of... [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]

Volunteer Resource: Independent Volunteer Website

By Kate | February 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Independent Volunteer is a collection of about thirty independent organizations – primarily in Asia, but also in Africa and Latin America. You can view a list of projects by... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Opportunity Resource: Idealist.org

By Kate | February 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Idealist.org (Action Without Borders) is a site dedicated to connecting “people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives… independent of... [Read this entry]