Not Just for Kids: Volunteering Abroad for Retirees
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- Written by: Claudia Laroye
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
People with decades of experience bring valuable skills to a volunteer placement.
Not Just for Kids: Volunteering Abroad for Retirees
People with decades of experience bring valuable skills to a volunteer placement.
Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"
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- Written by: Diane Selkirk
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.
Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"
Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.
Stepping Stones to Safety: Volunteering in Mexican Migrant Shelters
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- 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.
8 Signs Your Volunteer Abroad Program is Legit
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- Written by: Caelan Beard
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
How to find the right overseas volunteer placement that truly benefits everyone involved.
8 Signs Your Volunteer Abroad Program is Legit
How to find the right overseas volunteer placement that truly benefits everyone involved.
International Volunteering: The Challenge of Returning Home
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- Written by: Heather Sinclair
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Spoiler: Unpacking your overseas experience will be about as interesting to your friends as unpacking your backpack.
International Volunteering: The Challenge of Returning Home
Unpacking your overseas experience will be about as interesting to your friends as unpacking your backpack.
12-Month "Youth Inclusion Advisor" Placement in Sri Lanka
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- 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.
So, You Want to Become an Aid Worker?
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Read this first for a reality check.
7 Human Trafficking Myths That Need to Be Busted
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- Written by: Lindsey Higgs
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Too often, sound bites, generalizations and misconceptions mask the true complexity of this global problem.
Trash Talk in Panama
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- Written by: Caroline Cassard
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
A volunteer discovers solving waste problems isn’t as simple as a quick clean-up tutorial.
A Ceremony I'll Never Forget
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
I was invited to help light a fire; little did I know that it would help light a fire within.
Should I Volunteer with an Anti-human Trafficking Program?
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- Written by: Katie Bergman
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Stories of human trafficking survivors stir strong emotions. The desire to help is not a bad one; but the question is, how?
International Aid: The Importance of Consultation
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Your first task as an international volunteer? Learn to listen.
The Thorny Issue of Orphanage Volunteering
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- Written by: Sam Mednick
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Well-founded criticisms tangle with on-the-ground realities. Should volunteers be part of the mix?
Humanitarian Aid Work: Who's Helping the Helpers?
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- Written by: Sam Mednick
- Category: Travel Health
Working in disaster and conflict zones exacts a high mental toll on aid workers. Recognizing the fact would be a good first step.
The Circle of Healing
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
A program aimed at providing assistance to female survivors of violence is launched in Copán, Honduras.
Dear Aspiring Overseas Volunteer
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- Written by: Katie Bergman
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Before you pack your bags, there are a few things I need you to know.
Cooking Lessons in Myanmar
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- Written by: Mikaila Ross (sponsor content)
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
What can a group of women running a restaurant in Myanmar teach a veteran Toronto cooking school instructor and Cuso International volunteer? Plenty.
Dear Aspiring Overseas Volunteer
Before you pack your bags, there are a few things I need you to know.
Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering
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- Written by: Bernice Yanful
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.
Volunteering in the Jungles of Peru with Cuso International
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- Written by: Kathryn Dunmore (Sponsor content)
- Category: Latest program news & sponsored content
Read about Rubén’s incredible experience with his wife and daughter as an International Development Scientist in the Amazon jungles of Peru.
Are Aid Workers Flexible to the Point of Breaking?
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- Written by: Izabela Wlodarczyk
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What's the true cost of "adaptability"?
