lonely planet -volunteer abroad guide

01: InternatIonal VolunteerIng:

• an oVer VI ew


• Why Volunteer?


• Kinds of International Volunteering


• experIenCe 02: ChoosIng Your Volunteer


• Arranging a Worthwhile Placement


• Summary of Questions


• Do You Have What it Takes?


• More Information


• 03: the praCtIC al ItIes


• Application & Selection


• Raising the Money


• Preparation


• Airline Tickets


• Passports, Visas & Travel Insurance


• What to Pack


• Health & Hygiene


• Money


• Keeping in Touch


• If It All Goes Wrong


• Useful Websites


• 04: tYIng up loose ends


• Job


• Finances
  
  
  • Taxation & National Insurance
  
  
  • House
  
  
  • Vehicle
  
  
  • Partner & Children
  
  
  • Power of Attorney
  
  
  • Voting
  
  
  • Technology & Communications
  
  
  • Useful Websites
  
  
  • programmes 05: organIsed Volunteer
  
  
  • How Do They Work?
  
  
  • Pros & Cons
  
  
  • Programmes Major International Placement
  
  
  • ORGANISATION LISTINGS
  
  
  • Options for the Under 30s
  
  
  • Volunteering Plus
  
  
  • An AYAD Tells Her Story
  
  
  • Volunteering Holidays
  
  
  • Volunteering as a Staff Member
  
  
  • Development Placements
  
  
  • Conservation & Wildlife Placements
  
  
  • Memories of Maqui
  
  
  • Skilled Volunteering
  
  
  • Emergency & Relief
  
  
  • An Emergency Relief Experience
    
    
    • Volunteer programmes 06: struCtured & self-fundIng
    
    
    • How Do They Work?
    
    
    • Pros & Cons
    
    
    • ORGANISATION LISTINGS
    
    
    • Development Placements
    
    
    • Volunteering Unwrapped
    
    
    • Conservation & Wildlife Placements
    
    
    • Painted Lines
    
    
    • Skilled Volunteering
    
    
    • Options for the Under 30s
    
    
    • Twelve Months in Uganda
    
    
    • 07: rel IgIous organIsatIons
    
    
    • How Do They Work?
    
    
    • Pros & Cons
    
    
    • Building Bridges
    
    
    • ORGANISATION LISTINGS
    
    
    • Development Placements
    
    
    • The Mother of Volunteering
    
    
    • pla Cements 08: do-It-Yourself Volunteer
    
    
    • for You? Is Do-It-Yourself Volunteering Right
    
    
    • Pros & Cons of Going It Alone
    
    
    • The Search Begins
      
      
      • Placement Choosing a Mutually Beneficial
      
      
      • Further Preparation
      
      
      • Maximising Your Contribution
      
      
      • Directories & Useful Organisations
      
      
      • Grass-roots Charities & Non-profits
      
      
      • Useful Websites
      
      
      • Volunteering Adventure From Mongolia to Laos on a
      
      
      • 09: ComIng home
      
      
      • Leaving
      
      
      • Reverse Culture Shock
      
      
      • Settling Back In
      
      
      • Next Steps
      
      
      • CharItable projeCt 10: start Your own
      
      
      • The Idea
      
      
      • Go For It!
      
      
      • Getting It Rolling
      
      
      • A Healthy Dose
      
      
      • Acknowledgements
      
      
      • Index
      
      
      • Destinations Index
      
      
      • Organisations Index