A

accommodation 33

homestays 33, 155

sharing 33

age limits 18

agricultural placements 13

airline tickets 54-6

allowances 31

application processes 46-8

archaeological
placements 14, 15

Asian volunteer bodies 19

B

briefing 52

in-country 37

pre-departure 52

Buddhist organisations
206, 211

budget, see money

building & construction
placements 13

business administration
placements 12

C

career

career fairs 222

changing 238-40

development 10

career-break volunteering 20

charitable foundations 247

charitable status 256

children

accompanying 87, 161

working with 11

Christian organisations

194-214

climate 21

clothing & footwear 63-4

colonialism 10

communications 73-5, 88

community development

placements 13

conservation &

wildlife placements 14

case study 178

organised

programmes 132-40

structured & self-funding

programmes 171-81

costs 30-2, 49

coming home 50, 238

in-country 49

organised programmes 92

pre-departure 49

religious organisations 195

setting up a volunteer

organisation 247, 251

structured programmes

149, 153

cultural exchange 154-5

cultural issues 32-5, 247-50

culture shock 32, 234-5

D

debriefing 236

development

placements 11-14

organised

programmes 127-32

religious

organisations 199-213

structured & self-funding

programmes 157-70

diary 75, 170, 190

disabilities 18

diseases 67-8

documents to take 53

do-it-yourself placements

17, 31, 215-32

arranging 219-24

case study 232

online resources 221-2,

225

pros & cons 217-19

duration of placements, see

length of placements

E

education & training

placements 12

eligibility criteria 18

organised

programmes 92

religious

organisations 195

structured & self-funding

programmes 150

email 73

emergency support for

volunteers 155

emergency & relief

placements 11, 143-7

case study 146-7

Index

ethical volunteering 9, 16,

25-9, 224

expectations 152

expeditions, definition 91

F

first aid

courses 66

first-aid kit 66

food hygiene 68

fundraising 30, 48, 51-2,

150, 247

G

guidebooks 222

H

health 64-9

check-up on return 236

documents 69

medical kits 66-7

healthcare placements 13

holidays

while volunteering 36

volunteering holidays

17, 121-5

house 83-6

house-sitters 86

leaving empty 86

letting/leasing 84-6

mortgage 84

selling 84

hygiene 62, 64-9

I

in-country support 37-8

organised programmes 93

religious

organisations 197

structured & self-funding

programmes 155-6

insect-borne diseases 67-8

insurance

building & contents 85

health 82-3

travel 58-60

investments 80

Islamic organisations 214

J

Jewish organisations 209,

237

job, see also career

finding upon return 238

leaving 78-9

K

kibbutzim 209

L

language issues 33

leave while volunteering 36

leaving 234

leisure while volunteering 34

length of placements 29

organised

programmes 92

religious

organisations 195

structured & self-funding

programmes 151

living conditions 33

M

malaria 67-8

marine conservation

placements 15

mobile phones 73-4

money 69-72

credit cards 72

fundraising 30, 48, 51-2,

150, 247

managing

while away 80-3

online banking 81

returning home 238

saving 50

telephone banking 81

Mother Teresa 202

motivations for

volunteering 9-11

N

NGO status 256

not-for-profit status 256

nutrition placements 13

O

office work placements 12

older volunteers 18, 164

online diaries 75