Placement Advice from a Veteran Volunteer Abroad
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- Written by: Amelia McKinlay
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Who? What? Where? A few tips on choosing an environmental volunteer program.
A Day in the Life of an Intern at a Peruvian NGO
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- Written by: Sophie Thoms
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
What my typical day looks like, from start-to-finish.
5 Phases for Working With Indigenous Communities
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
How to build relationships every step of the way.
Why I Decided to Complete My Social Work Internship Abroad
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- Written by: Sophie Thoms
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Two weeks was all I need to know it was the right decision.
Fitness for Expats: Staving off the "Foreign 15"
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- Written by: Brian Johnson
- Category: Travel Health
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Why staying fit should be part of your self-care plan to handle the stresses of expat living.
How I Learned to Live Without
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
When all my money was stolen in Nicaragua, I was at a loss. It turned out to be the best way to start the new year.
The Highs and Lows of Community Life
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- Written by: Amelia McKinlay
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Living in an isolated community in South Africa has presented a number of unexpected challenges.
Learning How to Go Home
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- Written by: Saoirse Clohessy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Being abroad has taught me many things, including that everything comes to an end.
7 Things I Learned Volunteering in Peru
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- Written by: Roberta Fregolent
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
I thought I was going to change the world. Instead, I learned that change takes time.
Her Too: Gender-based Violence & Indigenous Communities
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Where I work in Honduras, it will take everyone's buy-in to effect change.
Holiday Giving: Cuso International’s Maternal Health Program
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- Written by: Heather Greenwood (sponsored guest post)
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
In Ethiopia, more than 80 per cent of women give birth without a skilled health worker. If complications arise, the consequences can be tragic.
Showering With a Friend in Burma
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- Written by: Kaelyn Lynch
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
A volunteer discovers that in Burma, the concept of privacy exists only for those who can afford not to share.
Backpack Volunteers in Belgrade
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- Written by: Josh Nadeau
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
As the number of displaced persons arriving in Belgrade surges, backpackers are lending a hand at refugee centres
7 Human Trafficking Myths That Need to Be Busted
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- Written by: Lindsey Higgs
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Too often, sound bites, generalizations and misconceptions mask the true complexity of this global problem.
From the Field Blog: Editors' Choice
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- Written by: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
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From the Field Blog: Editors' Choice
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A round-up of Verge editorial staff's favourite blog posts over the past few months.
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A round-up of Verge editorial staff’s favourite blog posts over the past few months.
An Eye-opening Humanitarian Incident
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
The day I came face-to-face with social injustice.
The Rangoon Commute: Getting to Work in Burma
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- Written by: Isadora Vadasz
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
How to get across town in one piece when the rules of the road are straight out of Mad Max.
Bringing Great Green Macaws Back from the Brink
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- Written by: Erin Van Rheenen
- Category: Why we travel
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
In Costa Rica, international volunteers and locals work together to reverse the decline of this magnificent bird.
Environmental Conservation's Greatest Allies
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Climate change disproportionately affects indigenous communities. This organization is trying to change that.
Six Months Volunteering In Honduras
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- Written by: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
I've discovered the greatest limitation to humanitarian work is the one I have the most control over.