Saving the World 101: How to Start Your Own NGO
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- Written by: Wendy Glauser
- Category: Work Abroad
Anyone with a hammer and a shovel can start an international non-governmental organization, but you'll need more than just good intentions to make it work.
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International Opportunities in the Health Sciences
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- Written by: Elena Sosa Lerín
- Category: Work Abroad
Looking to hit the road with your stethoscope? Here's how to put your degree to work overseas.
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Best Practices and Volunteer Organizations
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- Written by: Susan Griffith
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Faced with myriad choices, how do you find a credible volunteer abroad organization?
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Take a Grown-Up Gap Year: Part 2
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- Written by: Susan Griffith
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Is the world really your oyster? Expert Susan Griffith presents the second part of her article on grown-up gap years, with insight on the practical reality of volunteering abroad.
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15 Ways to Travel for Free (Or At Least Cheap)
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Budget Traveller
Travel around the world on an empty wallet? Yes, it is possible.
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How to Plan Your Gap Year
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- Written by: Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Each year, more and more young Canadians are choosing to augment their education by taking time out to travel—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.
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Postcards from Pakistan
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- Written by: Sean Guistini
- Category: Why we travel
How a young Canadian organized and funded his own journey to Pakistan where he volunteered in a refugee camp on the Afghan border.
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Don't Let School Get in the Way of Your Education: The Value of a Gap Year
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- Written by: Stephen Baxter
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Taking a "gap year", or year off, is standard in much of the world. The idea of a year off is just starting to catch on in Canada, and there are thousands of ways to to get out and go...
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Volunteer Abroad: How to Choose a Volunteer Programme
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- Written by: Jim Carson
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When I think back on it, my first experience volunteering overseas kind of sucked. It's a long story, but the short version is that I showed up in Nepal thinking that I was going to save the world and found out that really I was on an adventure tour posing as a volunteer programme.
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