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Small loans from alternative sources are changing lives. With low earnings and little collateral, creative and resilient Nicaraguan entrepreneurs are given the cold shoulder by mainstream banks. Can small loans from alternative sources give them a new...
- Type: Article
- Author: Audrey Quinn
- Category: Why we travel
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An innovative livestock lending brings farming into the 21st century. Canadian veterinarians introduce a livestock lending system that empowers Ugandan women and brings farming into the 21st century. Times have changed since the romantic era of James...
- Type: Article
- Author: Rocky Lis
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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Haiti: One Year Later - Special Sectionhttps://www.studyandgoabroad.org/haiti-2011
Check out the feature article, photo gallery and video footage from the field. 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. FEATURE...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Stairs
- Category: Work Abroad
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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. There is perhaps no better way to understand the scale of destruction caused by the...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Stairs
- Category: Work Abroad
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A comedy of errors teaches Canadian journalists about dedication. I’m sprinting down a dark street, empty but for a handful of illegal money changers leaning against the closed shops of downtown Kigali. We’re live to air in three minutes; I’m three...
- Type: Article
- Author: Dan Robson
- Category: Work Abroad
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Will you survive a work abroad stint? How to prove it to an international recruiter. One of the biggest worries for an employer, when hiring someone from abroad, is whether their newest star is going to burn out from a potent mix of culture shock,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Colin Rowlands
- Category: Work Abroad
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We are thrilled to announce the winner for this year's photo contest! "Turtle Tears" by Ravi Jaipal. Congratulations! Also to Robert McKinnon, runner-up with his image, "One World." Please scroll through to view all the shortlisted images below. Thank...
- Type: Article
- Author: Verge Magazine
- Category: PhotoPro
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A Honduran fishing village plants a future for mangroves with the help of Canadian non-profit. When Jenny DeMarco first visited the Caribbean island of Utila last December—a tiny pancake of land located about 30 kilometres off the mainland of...
- Type: Article
- Author: Andrea Gourgy, Photos Jenny DeMarco
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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Born Into Boliviahttps://www.studyandgoabroad.org/galleries/born-into-bolivia
Volunteers, doctors, midwives and traditional Bolivian practitioners work together to save lives in rural Bolivia. “In Bolivia, one is chosen by divine selection,” explains Gregoria Calle, a native of Curahuara de Carangas—a rural town located about...
- Type: Article
- Author: Andrea Gourgy and Terry Sebastian
- Category: Work Abroad
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On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake left Haiti in ruins. Around the world, relief teams sprang into action. Verge looks at the challenging work of Canadian disaster response teams and what it takes to be a humanitarian aid worker. Travelling to...
- Type: Article
- Author: James Stairs
- Category: Work Abroad
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Volunteering abroad can be extremely rewarding—but how can you be sure you're really helping? In an impoverished barrio in Managua, a young woman from an American volunteer-sending agency throws handfuls of cheap candy off the back of a pickup truck to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Gonzalo Duarte and Mark Franklin
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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A brief volunteer stint parallels all the challenges and joys of development work. The cooperative community of Finca Sonador is a 20-minute hike up red mud roads from the Interamericana Highway in the southern Pacific region—well off the beaten track...
- Type: Article
- Author: Matt Stevens
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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From language schools to environmental projects - find an excuse to stay a while. From language schools to environmental projects, there are many adventurous and educational experiences available in this geographically-diverse country. VOLUNTEER AND...
- Type: Article
- Author: Roop Gill
- Category: Study Abroad
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Canadian volunteers bring solar-powered study lamps to their fellow students deep in the jungles of Costa Rica. For a typical Canadian student, studying after sunset is commonplace. She simply flicks on a light or two, and maybe a computer, and she’s...
- Type: Article
- Author: Erin Tandy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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In remote regions, far from medical care, identifying potential problems early on can help prevent minor ailments from becoming serious emergencies. At home, coping with being sick is usually pretty straightforward: visit the pharmacy, take the day off...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mike Webster
- Category: Travel Health
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The latest information for this popular TEFL destination. For teachers in Thailand the rules of the game keep changing. Susan Griffith provides the latest information about this popular TEFL destination. Seduced by images of powdery beaches, swaying...
- Type: Article
- Author: Susan Griffith
- Category: Work Abroad
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Our photos can have a major effect on the people and places we visit. Here are some ways to help make it a positive one. I was worried as a teen when I found out that my family would be moving to Jordan. All I knew about the Middle East was from the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Allan Lissner
- Category: PhotoPro
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Although Thailand is known for backpacking and budget beach getaways, there are many opportunities to stay longer and get involved. VOLUNTEER Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand (WARF) Volunteers can work with gibbons, sea turtles, dugongs (sea...
- Type: Article
- Author: Roop Gill
- Category: Study Abroad
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Quick facts about this Southeast Asian nation. Capital: Bangkok Population: Just under 66 million Area: 513,120 square kilometres (about half the size of Ontario) Currency: Thai Baht ($1 CAD = 31 THB) Language: Thai is the official language. English is...
- Type: Article
- Author: Verge Magazine
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
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Want to help in Thailand? Check out these opportunities to work with the organizations featured in Wave of Change. Andaman Discoveries A community-based tourism enterprise that arranges volunteer placements. You can teach at the Burmese Learning...
- Type: Article
- Author: Verge Magazine
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
