Featured Volunteer resource: Ecovolunteer

By peter | October 17th, 2007 |

Looking for a volunteer travel opportunity of a greener sort? Ecovolunteer allows you to travel for a cause and help out some of the world’s endangered animals.
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21 “Tips” from Safe Traveler

By peter | September 25th, 2007 |

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The folks over at Safe Traveler today provide us today with 21 ways to make our volunteer travel experiences safer.
After sorting through the generic travel advice and the tips... [Read this entry]

Ethical Travel And Volunteering: Tourism Concern

By Kate | August 18th, 2007 |

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If you’re a traveler with a conscience, you’ve probable wondered about the impact of your holiday or volunteer trip.
Tourism Concern - a UK-based organization with a mission to “ensure... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Latin America: Purchase A Guide To Low-Cost Volunteer Opportunities

By Kate | August 12th, 2007 |

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Volunteer Latin America brings together contact information on organizations offering volunteer opportunities – mainly environmental projects but also a smaller number of others like community aid - in a guide... [Read this entry]

UN Volunteers Online Volunteering Service

By Kate | August 8th, 2007 |

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If you want to volunteer with a development organization without leaving home, check out UN Volunteers Online Volunteering Service to see if any organization has put in a request for... [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]

Online Resource: Voluntourism.org

By Kate | July 21st, 2007 |

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Voluntourism.org is a website which brings together resources for individual travelers, non-profits interested in getting involved as host organizations for voluntourists, and corporations considering voluntourism team-building meetings or other activities.... [Read this entry]

Has The Media Influenced Your Volunteer Destination?

By Kate | July 21st, 2007 |

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Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) recently launched a campaign to recruit volunteers for its programs in five countries – Eritrea, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nigeria and Mongolia – which may not be... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Resource: Glimpse Abroad Magazine

By Kate | July 5th, 2007 |

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Glimpse Abroad is an online and print magazine focusing on stories from young people studying and volunteering abroad; it is a non-profit organization which aims to foster cross-cultural exchange, particularly... [Read this entry]

International Volunteer Programs Association

By Kate | July 2nd, 2007 |

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International Volunteer Programs Association is an alliance of organizations offering volunteer opportunities; the main page offers the possibility to search by region, country, type of work and duration. The... [Read this entry]

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