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[9 Apr 2012 | No Comment]
Sea Turtle Conservation Volunteer Vacation on the Greek Island of Zakynthos

By Angie Aspinall

Thanks to the hard work of the charity Earth, Sea and Sky and volunteers of ARCHELON Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, there are some successful Loggerhead turtle nesting sites on Zakynthos. While nesting beaches are constantly under threat from encroaching tourism, by being a considerate tourist – or helping out as a volunteer – you can do your bit towards preserving this endangered species.

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[11 Feb 2012 | 2 Comments]
Go Overseas: Global Community of Volunteer Reviewers and Passionate Travelers

Many of our readers are interested in volunteer opportunities around the world, and are active supporters of travel experiences that help give back to local communities. We’re therefore very proud to collaborate with our blog partner Go Overseas, a leading review site for international study, volunteer, internship and teaching programs. We’ve interviewed Katie Boyer, Volunteer Abroad Director for Go Overseas, to learn more about their work and get to know the volunteer travel field better.

Local & Slow Travel Stories, Voluntourism »

[18 Jan 2012 | 3 Comments]
Villages and Volunteers in Ghana Connect on Bamboo Bikes

In rural areas of Ghana, the Student and Youth Travel Organization (SYTO) works to arrange volunteering trips, internships, homestays and cultural exchanges for foreign visitors. To reach and get around the most remote and underserved villages of rural Ghana, these visitors need transportation on which they can rely; however, they often find that there is nothing suitable in their village destinations.

Responsible Travel Tips, Voluntourism »

[4 Jan 2012 | No Comment]
Short-Term Voluntours – Can You Really Make A Difference?

By Leanne Haigh, Project Development Manager at Acacia Africa

Voluntourism has generated a new wave in travel, the growing feel good factor creating opportunities for the everyday traveller and not just the career minded charity worker. But the question remains, can you make a difference when you’re a short-term tourist?

Local & Slow Travel Stories, Voluntourism »

[8 Dec 2011 | No Comment]
From the Killing Fields to a Future: Texas Nonprofit WOWi Aims to Give Cambodian Kids a Future

By Shelley Seale

Three decades after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, its legacy remains: over 30% of Cambodia’s population is under age 14 and uneducated. Nearly all of these post genocidal-era children work or beg in the streets rather than attend school. Without proper education this cycle of poverty cannot be broken and the suffering merely gets passed from generation to generation. That’s something that Ponheary Ly wants to end – with the help of an Austin, Texas-based nonprofit called Windows of Wonder Institute (WOWi).

Local & Slow Travel Stories, Voluntourism »

[30 Nov 2011 | No Comment]
Voluntourism Innovation: The Mini Grant Program at Sustainable Bolivia

By Cynthia Ord

Sustainable Bolivia is a registered non-profit organization in Cochabamba, Bolivia’s third-largest city. Here, it partners with 28 local non-profit organizations to coordinate volunteer and internship opportunities for international students and professionals. The organizations span a number of fields of development: public health, the environment, education, human rights, and social services.

Responsible Travel Tips, TIES Members News and Projects, Voluntourism »

[14 Nov 2011 | One Comment]
Best in Responsible Travel: Global Vision International Promotes Sustainable Development Through Volunteering

Global Vision International (GVI) runs responsible volunteering programs in over 40 countries around the world, and is one of the largest and most respected volunteer abroad organisations in the world. Guided by a unique commitment to volunteers and partners, GVI run almost all of their own operations. This unique ground up approach to volunteer travel allows GVI to run sustainable long-term projects that volunteers can join and contribute on for short periods of time, from two weeks to two years.

Community Based Tourism, Voluntourism »

[10 Nov 2011 | One Comment]
Sembrando Vida: Fundacion Chacras de Buenos Aires Volunteer Program

Fundacion Chacras de Buenos Aires works with local community members who are vulnerable to various social circumstances and are in need of support in areas such as social reintegration, psychiatric assistance, protection against rural isolation and gender discrimination. Working with volunteers, Chacras de Buenos Aires runs a program called “Sembrando Vida,” (“Planting Life”) to support Psicoasistencial Hospital Josá Tiburcio BORDA in Buenos Aires.

TIES Members News and Projects, Voluntourism »

[26 Oct 2011 | No Comment]
Voluntario Global: Bringing Cultures Together Through Voluntourism

By Lisa Andersen and Robert Wake-Walker

Voluntario Global is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of local grassroots community projects in Latin America. It has 17 projects currently running in Buenos Aires as well as Jujuy, Bariloche, Misiones and Villagrande in Bolivia. This article covers ideas, challenges and opportunities related to Voluntario Global’s work, based on conversations with three partners and supporters of this important cause.

Africa, ecoDestinations, Voluntourism »

[11 Sep 2011 | 4 Comments]
Discovering the spirit of Ubuntu through volunteering and getting immersed in a new culture

By Kim Houghton, Marketing Manager, African Impact

Volunteering offers an opportunity to see and experience a culture in a way that’s not possible through conventional travel. By visiting parts of the world not available as a normal holiday destination, you become immersed into a local community. No longer bystanders on the side of the road, volunteers, with dirty hands and broad smiles, are integrated into the local community in a way they would not have been before.

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