lonely planet -volunteer abroad guide

organised programmes
16-17, 90-147

conservation & wildlife

132-40

costs 92

development 127-32

emergency & relief 143-7

for under 30s 98-114

major programmes 94-7

pros & cons 92-4

skilled 140-3

P

packing list 60-4

palaeontology
placements 14

participatory projects 244-6

partner accompanying
38, 87

partner organisations 152

part-time volunteering 35

passports 57

pension 80

personal attributes 148,
150, 216

phonecards 74

placements, definition 91-2

power of attorney 88

pre-departure
preparation 52

prison visits 13

problems 42-3, 75-6

Q

questions to ask 26-7

R

reasons for volunteering 9-11

regulatory bodies 76

relief placements, see

emergency & relief

religious organisations 17,

194-214

case studies 198, 202

costs 195

development 199-213

for under 30s 213-14

pros & cons 197-9

returned volunteer networks

236-8

S

safety 37–8

female volunteers 70-1

security items 61

selection processes 46-8

organised

programmes 92

religious

organsiations 195

structured & self-funding

programmes 150

sending

agencies 16, 23, 151

choosing an agency 28

setting up an agency 243

self-funding programmes,

see structured & self-fund-

ing programmes

skilled placements 31

organised

programmes 140-4

structured & self-funding

programmes 181-7

Skype 75

sponsoring an

organisation 253

spouse accompanying

38, 87

staff volunteering 13, 126-8

starting your own volunteer-

ing organisation 243-58

case studies 248, 254-5

status of organisations 256-7

stipends 31

structured & self-funding

programmes 17, 31, 148-193

conservation & wildlife

171-81

costs 149, 153

development 157-71

for under 30s 186-9

pros & cons 153-6

skilled 181-6

superannuation 80

sustainable projects 246-7

T

tax 83

timing of placements 18-21

travel agents 55-6

travel fairs 222

travel insurance 58-60

travellers cheques 72

U

under 30s

organised programmes

98-114

religious organisations

213-14

structured & self-funding

programmes 186-9

V

vacations, see holidays

vehicle 86

virtual volunteering 239

visas 57-8

volunteering

holidays 17, 121-5

volunteering locally 241

volunteering plus 17, 115-22

voluntourism 17, 121-5

voting 88

W

water 68

wildlife placements, see

conservation & wildlife

placements

wills 87

working hours 35

Y

younger volunteers, see

under 30s