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Not Just for Kids: Volunteering Abroad for Retirees

Details: Written by: Claudia Laroye; Category: Volunteer Abroad

People with decades of experience bring valuable skills to a volunteer placement.

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Not Just for Kids: Volunteering Abroad for Retirees
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People with decades of experience bring valuable skills to a volunteer placement.
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Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"

Details: Written by: Diane Selkirk; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.

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Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"
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Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.
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Stepping Stones to Safety: Volunteering in Mexican Migrant Shelters

Details: Written by: Sean Power; Category: Volunteer Abroad

Driven by gang violence, crop failure and poverty, Central American migrants head northward in search of a better life.

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8 Signs Your Volunteer Abroad Program is Legit

Details: Written by: Caelan Beard; Category: Volunteer Abroad

How to find the right overseas volunteer placement that truly benefits everyone involved.

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8 Signs Your Volunteer Abroad Program is Legit
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How to find the right overseas volunteer placement that truly benefits everyone involved.
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International Volunteering: The Challenge of Returning Home

Details: Written by: Heather Sinclair; Category: Volunteer Abroad

Spoiler: Unpacking your overseas experience will be about as interesting to your friends as unpacking your backpack.

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International Volunteering: The Challenge of Returning Home
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Unpacking your overseas experience will be about as interesting to your friends as unpacking your backpack.
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International Volunteering: The Challenge of Returning Home

Details: Written by: Heather Sinclair; Category: Travel Health

Spoiler: Unpacking your overseas experience will be about as interesting to your friends as unpacking your backpack.

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International Volunteering: The Challenge of Returning Home
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Unpacking your overseas experience will be about as interesting to your friends as unpacking your backpack.
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International Work in Health and Medicine—An Overview

Details: Written by: Verge staff; Category: Work Abroad

Worldwide inequalities in the availability and quality of health care means that international demand for medical and health professionals is enormous.

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International Work in Health and Medicine - An Overview
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Worldwide inequalities in the availability and quality of health care means that international demand for medical and health professionals is enormous.
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12-Month "Youth Inclusion Advisor" Placement in Sri Lanka

Details: Written by: Uniterra; Category: Latest program news & sponsored content

The Uniterra Program is now accepting applications for a volunteer Youth Inclusion Advisor for a project in Sri Lanka. Return flights, accommodations and a modest monthly living allowance are included. Apply by January 31st, 2019.