Two weeks to take-off!
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- Written by: Andrew O'Dea
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Andrew O'Dea's mantra for preparing for his overseas volunteer project? "Optimism!"
"Explore, dream, discover."
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- Written by: Andrew O'Dea
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
As Youth Challenge International blogger Andrew O'Dea prepares to depart for Guyana, he reflects on Mark Twain's famous words.
How to Survive a Ghanaian Health Care Clinic
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- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Sometimes navigating foreign medical clinics can cause more pain than the initial illness.
Welcome to Ghana, My Sister
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- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
An intern reflects on the advantages—and disadvantages—of people mistakenly believing that she's Ghanaian.
Arrival Survival
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- Written by: Zalina Alvi
- Category: Study Abroad
Returning travellers are often surprised to find that the process of reintegration is rife with challenges – and ripe with opportunities.
Working Abroad on Rwandan Radio
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- Written by: Dan Robson
- Category: Work Abroad
A comedy of errors teaches Canadian journalists about dedication.
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.
International Volunteering: State of the Nation
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- Written by: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
As volunteering overseas takes off, growing pains lead to new challenges for the field and for volunteers.
Volunteer Worldwide on Organic Farms
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- Written by: Catherine Ellingson and Matthew Johnson
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
How to successfully grow your own WWOOF trip—and find the farm of your dreams.
Down the Garden Path: 6 Best Tips for Choosing the Right WWOOF farm
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- Written by: Catherine Ellingson and Matthew Johnson
- Category: Sidebars
WWOOF Farm Checklist
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.
Tools for Change in Peru: Special Section
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: PhotoPro
Unemployed youth in Lima get a leg up thanks to local volunteers and CUSO-VSO.
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.
Volunteering in National Parks Worldwide
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- Written by: Susan Griffith
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Travel to some of the world's most pristine landscapes—and help keep them that way.
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.
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.
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.
How to Find an Ethical Volunteer Organization
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- Written by: Gonzalo Duarte and Mark Franklin
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Volunteering abroad can be extremely rewarding—but how can you be sure you're really helping?
It's for You: A Firsthand Tale of Volunteering in Costa Rica
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- Written by: Matt Stevens
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
A brief volunteer stint parallels all the challenges and joys of development work.
