Create Impact with the DO School Startup Fellowship (1 WEEK LEFT!)
*DEADLINE Nov 27th 2014!* A unique Fellowship for emerging social entrepreneurs to develop and implement their own startup ventures to create real social impact! Over a 10-week intensive program in Hamburg Fellows develop ideas into viable business plans with experts’ help. They are supported by the DO School Cloud online for the next 10 months, […]
Hockey in the Himalayas – Equipment Donation to SECMOL
Thanks to Viktor Pesenti for putting this great video together for us.
Uganda Youth and Women’s Effort Fighting AIDS
Uganda Youth and Women’s Effort Fighting AIDS (UYWEFA) is a humanitarian NGO. UYWEFA is committed to addressing and alleviating the negative effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic that has caused untold suffering, poverty, and dehumanization throughout Uganda. In April 2011 UYWEFA constructed an education center in order to provide 50 Orphans and Vulnerable Youth (OVCs) in […]
The Issue of Voluntourism and Orphanages
Recently I posted an opportunity that was uploaded from an organization in Kenya. The organization was looking for someone to: “Volunteer and Manage and Orphanage in Kenya”. This quickly resulted in a response from twitter saying: did you really mean mean this!! “#Volunteer to Manage an #Orphanage” @TrueTravellers http://t.co/SmFakg8OkD — better-volunteering (@bettrvolunteer) July 12, 2013 […]
Sustainable EcoTourism with a Dose of Adrenaline in British Columbia’s Rainforest
Hollywood screenwriters and literary legends have long relied on the mystery, adventure and magic a forest holds to tell their stories. And it’s no wonder after visiting the only aerial forest walkway in Canada: Greenheart Canopy at UBC Botanical Gardens. The weather is drizzly and grey – perfect conditions to meander through a coastal temperate […]
Anyone know of volunteer opportunities in Japan?
I received a tweet looking for volunteer opportunities in Japan, specifically Osaka and Kyoto. I don’t haven any leads. Anyone have a suggestion? Please let us know in the comments below. Looking for a #volunteer activity with my kids in either #Tokyo, #Kyoto, #Osaka or the Alps. Any ideas? @TrueTravellers — michelebigley (@michelebigley) June 26, […]
Travelling Abroad: Leaving the Beaten Path
Seen all of the tourist attractions in your favorite place abroad? Read the guidebooks, visited the sites, and eaten at the international travellers’ best recommended places? It’s time for something different. When you already know what outsiders know, take a peek into the inside. Whether you’re in your 20s studying abroad or a seasoned pro […]
Voluntourism at TBEX – Travel Blogger Exchange
I attended my first TBEX conference in Toronto last weekend. For those who don’t know, TBEX is billed as “the world’s largest gathering of travel bloggers, writers, and new media content creators”. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect but I thought I would check it out. I’m really happy that I decided to go. […]
Elephant Care Volunteer in Nepal
Make a journey across and look at the things from renewed perspective. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world with many environmental, social, and political problems. While there are 55,000 NGOs in Nepal, most people I speak to feel the majority of NGOs are too corrupt and use donated money for their […]
Top 5 Volunteer Abroad Resources
Recently,I have been trying to put together a site called volunteerafrica.net. The idea is to make a list of low fee volunteer opportunities in Africa. It’s only new, but hopefully it will become a useful resource. This led me to think that I haven’t seen a list of great low fee volunteer abroad resources. So, […]
Loco in Motion in Guatemala
“How many Guatemalans can fit on a bus?” A six-foot-two, blonde-haired guy asked me while we waited in line for the next bus to Guatemala City. “Um… I don’t know, how many?” I shrugged my backpack-laden shoulders and played along. “Just one more.” “That’s cute,” I laughed. “I’m serious,” he replied and pointed to the […]
Buenas Cosas is not Free, sorry…
Buenas Cosas thinks it can be done better The majority of programs that charge for volunteer participation are camouflaged for-profit, marketing/sales machines. While this sort of approach has realized lots of good things, Buenas Cosas thinks it can be done better. We think it’s time for a new, more credible/direct/honest/efficient approach to sustainable development. Yes, […]
International Volunteer Opportunity in India – Smile Society
Details: There are thousands of refugees coming every year from nearby countries and from different cities and villages most of these families are living in very poor conditions at slums or on streets. Smile Society (ngo) had started their activities to help these kids in washing, cleaning, cleaning their clothes ,cutting hair and nails, basic […]
Finding a Cheap Volunteer Abroad Program
How to Find a Cheap Volunteer Abroad Program You’ve decided to volunteer abroad. Great! But, after a few hours of searching, you realize that finding an organization and program in your budget is going to be a challenge. You’ve found many programs that interest you but they all cost a small fortune. Your not cheap, […]
Volunteerforever.com – Great Volunteer Fundraising Website!
Volunteer Forever – your spot for volunteer fundraising! The team at Volunteer Forever has put together a resource that is a must for anyone looking to do some volunteer fundraising. Volunteer Forever is a comprehensive online resource that helps volunteers find and fund their volunteer opportunities. The site has a clean and simple interface making […]
Tornadoes – Storm Chasing in Saskatchewan
Last week, I had two opportunities to go storm chasing in Saskatchewan, Canada (my home stomping ground). This is something I have been interested in doing for a while, but not something I would do on my own as that just seems ridiculous.
Through the world of Facebook, I saw that a friend of a friend (who I also knew, but now very well) was a storm chaser. I randomly bumped into him and asked if I could tag along sometime. He said he would let me know when conditions were right and a few weeks later I was riding shotgun (well, mostly in the back seat) with Nick Schenher and photographer Chris Graham.
Living on the Edge of Africa
There I was: getting stuck in a mud pit with a three-metre long crocodile, being slapped in the face by an elephant’s trunk, tracking and hand feeding an adult cheetah, being charged by a hormonal rhinoceros, pursued by a lioness with a windowless truck as my only protection and, of course, the biggest challenge of […]
Hanoi: A Vietnamese introduction
There is, whichever way you look at it, a certain stereotype that hangs over the Vietnamese, an air of almost continued fascination. Obliterated by an indiscriminate US bombing campaign and then realigned with free market principles in the late eighties it is, in almost every way, bewildering to experience. Unlike the Chinese to the north […]
Weaver Bird: Community For The Arts
Posted by: Kelly Fischer Weaver Bird: Community For The Arts is an organization that is using art to empower and sustain the Ndegeya community, located just 6 Km outside of Masaka, Uganda. Our mission is to use art to change lives. We are accomplishing this by implementing various programs and workshops in Ndegeya, such as […]
Volunteering in Africa
Volunteering around the world is very different depending on where you are. The very idea of volunteering has a number of interpretations. In South and Central America I found that it was very easy to find volunteering opportunities that did not cost anything. You may have to pay for the cost of having you volunteer […]