lonely planet -volunteer abroad guide

As the saying goes, ‘All good things must come to an end.’ But how will you feel once your volunteering stint is over, and what ...

leaving When you’re volunteering, you throw yourself heart and soul into a project. As Michelle Hawkins, who volunteered in Ghan ...

Debriefing Many organisations have a formal process of following-up with returned volunteers. For medium- and long-term voluntee ...

optional 20-day development internships (funded to the tune of A$1200 from the pro- gramme). Alumni are encouraged to continue t ...

me, but also I wanted to believe in what the organisation did. A position opened up at Trek- force so I jumped at the opportunit ...

~ Serve.gov (www.serve.gov) Established by President Bush in 2002, USA Freedom Corps links individuals to local service opportun ...

You may not fancy yourself as a budding Mother Teresa or Princess Di – but chances are that if you’re reading this chapter, you’ ...

the Idea This may seem obvious, but first and foremost you need to have an idea. In many cases, this is sparked by something you ...

~ Assisting in improving people’s living conditions as a means of improving health and increasing confidence. ~ Helping to set u ...

Structured & Self-Funding Volunteer Programmes : Selection & Eligibility can adequately prepare them for their roles and ...

rude and pushy. In other cultures, spitting is not considered bad mannered but blowing your nose into a hanky and stuffing it in ...

The only tip I would give is to suggest that you look around to see where support can be found... We get major sponsorship. Most ...

Catheryn and Paul Goodyer established the not-for-profit Karmi Farm Clinic in the foothills of the Himalayas. The secret of thei ...

~ Foundation Center (http://foundationcenter.org) Information on grant-seeking and a direc- tory of foundations, as well as usef ...

Rewards You may well ask yourself, ‘What makes it all worthwhile?’ The answer lies in that ‘feel-good’ factor. Alex Tarrant desc ...

v Acknowledgements This book was commissioned and managed in Lonely Planet’s Melbourne office by Bridget Blair. It was edited by ...

From Mike Thanks go to my long-time friends for their encouragement, my Peace Corps colleagues for their inspiring example, and ...

A accommodation 33 homestays 33, 155 sharing 33 age limits 18 agricultural placements 13 airline tickets 54-6 allowances 31 appl ...

organised programmes 16-17, 90-147 conservation & wildlife 132-40 costs 92 development 127-32 emergency & relief 143-7 f ...

Africa 115, 127, 130, 132, 140, 141, 182, 199, 200, 205, 208, 210, see also individual countries Alps 102, 114 Altai Republic 17 ...