Interview Wth A Former Volunteer ESL Teacher of Kosovar Refugees

By Kate | August 28th, 2007 |

Imagine returning home to Nova Scotia from Japan and almost immediately volunteering to organize an ESL program for Kosovar refugees. This was exactly the situation facing EFL teacher John... [Read this entry]

“Smiling And Suffering”: A Critical Take On Views On Africa From World Hum

By Kate | July 31st, 2007 |

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“For those who look at Africa and see only poverty, I say that your view of the world is narrow and sad.. [I recommend] visiting the place; talking to the... [Read this entry]

Volunteers You Should Know About

By Kate | July 29th, 2007 |

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Some volunteers search for the right opportunity – others see a need and respond to it. Conor Grennan is a stellar example of the latter; he started out as... [Read this entry]

Some Observations On Fundraising

By Kate | July 14th, 2007 |

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I’ve had an opportunity over the last few months to gain some insight into fundraising, mostly from the side of non-profit organizations approaching donors. This is not really a... [Read this entry]

Interview With True Travellers’ Society Founder, Andrew Wahba

By Kate | July 12th, 2007 |

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The Volunteer Logue recently featured a review of True Travellers Society, an organization and website which puts current and potential international travellers and volunteers in touch directly with local organizations.... [Read this entry]

Interview With Conservation Co. Founders

By Kate | July 7th, 2007 |

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Conservation Co founders Dayne Davey and Mark Slatter took some time out to do an interview with the Volunteer Logue about their new organization, which offers volunteer trips linking international... [Read this entry]

Ways In Which Volunteering Is Like “Lost”

By Kate | July 2nd, 2007 |

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First of all, you may well find yourself in a strange and mysterious but beautiful place, needing to figure out how to work with strangers from all different walks of... [Read this entry]

A Volunteer Celebration With The Kerala Builders

By Kate | June 24th, 2007 |

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One of the extra-curricular highlights of my volunteer stint in India was attending the farewell party for a team of builders; they had come all the way from Kerala to... [Read this entry]

The Downside Of Voluntourism: How I Agree

By Kate | June 19th, 2007 |

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The Volunteer Logue recently featured a guest piece by Our Man In Granada – Steve Jackson – on the topic of voluntourism, specifically a look at the downsides of... [Read this entry]

“Voluntourism”: Not So Black And White

By Kate | June 19th, 2007 |

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The Volunteer Logue recently featured a guest piece on the downside of voluntourism; on the whole, I think author Steve Jackson makes a number of valuable points – many of... [Read this entry]

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