Behind the Wheel of The WaterVan Project
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- Written by: Maggie Kirkpatrick
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Bringing clean water to communities in need.
Bringing Medicine to Panama's Jungle... via Boat
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- Written by: Sam Mednick
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
A three-day river journey to a remote community in Panama's jungle is all part of the job for Floating Doctors volunteers.
Docs Afloat
Bringing medical assistance to some of the world's most remote communities.
Game Changers: National Geographic Emerging Explorer, Josh Thome is 4Real
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- Written by: James Stairs
- Category: Why we travel
It's not about celebrity; it's about change.
Passion for Plastic
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- Written by: Kat Thomas
- Category: Why we travel
An organization founded in love, the 5 Gyres is researching the world's plastic problem.
Goat Lending NGO Empowers Ugandan Women
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- Written by: Rocky Lis
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
An innovative livestock lending brings farming into the 21st century.
Igniting Reel Change
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- Written by: James Stairs
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Native Bolivian communities fight for social change with the help of Quebec filmmakers.
Changing the Tune of Social Activism
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Why we travel
Vancouver’s Sol Guy is mixing music, celebrity and social activism to spark real change in the entertainment and non-profit worlds.
Tools for Change in Peru
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Unemployed youth in Lima get a leg up thanks to local volunteers and CUSO-VSO.
Taking Public Health to the Street (Dogs)
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- Written by: David Waltner-Toews
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Promoting public health in Guatemala by caring for man's best friend.
Microfinance Helps Nicaraguans Bounce Back
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- Written by: Audrey Quinn
- Category: Why we travel
Small loans from alternative sources are changing lives.
Haiti: One Year Later - Special Section
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- Written by: James Stairs
- Category: Work Abroad
Check out the feature article, photo gallery and video footage from the field.
Picking Up the Pieces in Haiti
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- Written by: James Stairs
- Category: Work Abroad
Nearly a year after the massive earthquake in Haiti, challenges for the reconstruction effort continue. James Stairs checks in with the Canadian Red Cross in Jacmel.
A Second Chance for Honduras’ Mangroves
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy, Photos Jenny DeMarco
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
A Honduran fishing village plants a future for mangroves with the help of Canadian non-profit.
Born Into Bolivia
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy and Terry Sebastian
- Category: Work Abroad
Volunteers, doctors, midwives and traditional Bolivian practitioners work together to save lives in rural Bolivia.
Lighting up Lives in Costa Rica
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- Written by: Erin Tandy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Canadian volunteers bring solar-powered study lamps to their fellow students deep in the jungles of Costa Rica.
First on the Ground in Haiti
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- Written by: James Stairs
- Category: Work Abroad
On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake left Haiti in ruins. Around the world, relief teams sprang into action.
Bearing Witness in Guatemala
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Métis lawyer Brenda Gunn works with Mayan survivors of Guatemala's massacres.
Taking the Show on the Road
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Three Quebec drama students help Peruvian youth find their own voices.
Global Heroes: Changing the World
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- Written by: Verge Magazine
- Category: PhotoPro
Have you ever wondered what a hero looks like?
Verge is proud to introduce our 2009 Global Heroes: 14 men and women who are doing their part to make a difference in the developing world.
Will Work For Scenery - Conservation Volunteers in New Zealand
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- Written by: Megan Tady
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
When Joseph Otari declared the forest he owned just outside of Wellington protected land, he was defying the times.
