Before you pack your bags, there are a few things I need you to know.

Working in disaster and conflict zones exacts a high mental toll on aid workers. Recognizing the fact would be a good first step.

It takes a special skill set to work as a healthcare provider in an international development setting. Here's what you need to know.

Are ad-hoc volunteers helping or hindering refugee relief efforts in Greece?

Development professional and author, Maia Gedde on what it takes to break into the field.

Volunteers in Cameroon promote widow rights instead of widow rites.

Volunteers in Cameroon promote widow rights instead of widow rites.

British doctor Stephen Fabes witnesses the challenges of delivering medical aid and building trust with nomadic peoples in Kenya.

One man's remarkable efforts to bootstrap his community in the face of crushing poverty.

The Zanzibar Butterfly Centre empowers rural farmers to build their own businesses.

Optimistic findings from the first in-depth study of volunteers' overseas footprint.