Volunteer Abroad: Latest Articles and Blogs

The challenges faced as the end of the school year—and a return home—approaches.

Volunteering at an ashram offers a peek into one part of India's rich culture.

Dealing with the heartbreak of living abroad.

In rural Burma, traditional agriculture practices have maintained the forest for decades, but can they endure in the face of modernization?

What's the true cost of "adaptability"?

How learning about coffee helped Alicia to understand Colombian culture.

Don't underestimate the contribution someone with an arts background can make on an international development project.

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International Volunteering for Artsies
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Don't underestimate the contribution someone with an arts background can make on an international development project.
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Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.

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Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering
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Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.
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Golden goose or red herring? A veteran WWOOFer shares his top tips for choosing a volunteer farm placement.

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Farm Volunteering: How to Decode the Listings
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Golden opportunity or black hole? A veteran WWOOFer shares his top tips for choosing a volunteer farm placement.
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