Comments on: Planeterra Foundation: thoughts on voluntourism http://www.yourtravelchoice.org/2009/06/planeterra-foundation-thoughts-on-voluntourism/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:20:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex McCausland http://www.yourtravelchoice.org/2009/06/planeterra-foundation-thoughts-on-voluntourism/comment-page-1/#comment-2013 Alex McCausland Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:08:33 +0000 http://www.yourtravelchoice.org/?p=151#comment-2013 we run a volunteer program, working with Permaculture in our local schools in Konso, southern Ethiopia. This helps develop food securiy for communities in our area. We would be interested in working with your organisation on this. For more information see our website: www.permalodge.org Please contact us if there is any scope for cooperation. sincerely, Alex McCausland (director) we run a volunteer program, working with Permaculture in our local schools in Konso, southern Ethiopia. This helps develop food securiy for communities in our area. We would be interested in working with your organisation on this. For more information see our website: http://www.permalodge.org Please contact us if there is any scope for cooperation.

sincerely,
Alex McCausland
(director)

]]> By: Considering Voluntour-ing? Tips for Travelers - Danielle Weiss, Planeterra Foundation | Your Travel Choice Blog http://www.yourtravelchoice.org/2009/06/planeterra-foundation-thoughts-on-voluntourism/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Considering Voluntour-ing? Tips for Travelers - Danielle Weiss, Planeterra Foundation | Your Travel Choice Blog Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:56:18 +0000 http://www.yourtravelchoice.org/?p=151#comment-1416 [...] addition, here are some other questions that our Director, Richard Edwards, encourages people to ask of themselves and of their voluntour [...] [...] addition, here are some other questions that our Director, Richard Edwards, encourages people to ask of themselves and of their voluntour [...]

]]> By: Cheri http://www.yourtravelchoice.org/2009/06/planeterra-foundation-thoughts-on-voluntourism/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Cheri Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:31:00 +0000 http://www.yourtravelchoice.org/?p=151#comment-352 I have volunteered at Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. It seems to focus on most of the points you have listed above. The web site is http://www.elephantnaturefoundation.org/ and also they are trying to get more people to go to their new site in Surin another providence in Thailand. http://www.elephantnaturefoundation.org/go/surin, As a volunteer I felt like I made a difference and supported the Elephants and the Foundation to give back to the community. I have volunteered at Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. It seems to focus on most of the points you have listed above. The web site is http://www.elephantnaturefoundation.org/ and also they are trying to get more people to go to their new site in Surin another providence in Thailand. http://www.elephantnaturefoundation.org/go/surin, As a volunteer I felt like I made a difference and supported the Elephants and the Foundation to give back to the community.

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