To the north-east of the Kathmandu Valley, the village of Sermathang is a predominantly Buddhist community, where local people are committed to regenerating their health care centre and school. Both were forcibly closed about a decade ago during the Maois ...
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The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a stipend for a graduating college senior to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before pro ...
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The purpose of the awards is to recognize excellence and achievement by a Treaty First Nations person and to encourage and assist Treaty First Nations people in the pursuit of post-secondary education studies in Business, Finance or Economics.
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Oasis Overland offers overseas adventure travel experiences to far reaching places in Africa, Asia, Egypt, Peru, South America and the Middle East. Oasis Overland offers unforgettable, once in a lifetime overland tours to some of the world's most fascinat ...
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Pod Volunteer is an award winning non-profit organisation arranging ethical, inspiring and supported volunteering opportunities around the world since 2001.
Volunteers are needed from 1 - 12 weeks for animal, conservation, child care, education, teaching ...
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Work with indigenous people in community based programs that promote autonomy and quality of life. Some programs include setting up mobile dental clinics to serve children, developing teaching curriculum with teachers in Nicaragua and Nepal. Working on a ...
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World Challenge offers long and short term adventure travel expeditions. Expeditions take place all around the globe, and range from one to four weeks. While short term expeditions focus on adventure travel, long term expeditions incorporate volunteer com ...
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United Planet's unique Volunteer Abroad Quest programme combines volunteering abroad, language learning, cultural activities, learning excursions, and special Cultural Awareness Projects to provide an incredibly fulfilling experience for volunteers and va ...
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The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere.
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More than 500 affordable adventures in 130 countries. Culture, walking, wildlife and cycling trips worldwide.
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These scholarships are awarded by the Study Abroad Office to undergraduate students at Morehouse.
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Pacific Discovery offers extraordinary international learning adventures. Our summer, semester and gap year programs abroad combine cultural immersion, volunteer and service learning projects in conservation and community development, sustainable adventur ...
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These scholarships are awarded by the Center for Global Education and Exchange to undergraduate students at UH-Hilo.
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Established in 2006, in memory of Elizabeth Massey, a young lawyer and member of CFUW whose life was greatly enriched by her love of the creative arts.
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According to Women in Aerospace, in 2010, roughly 10 percent of the aerospace industry was made up of women. While the number has slowly increased, there must be reinforcements behind each step forward. To assist the future of women in this field and othe ...
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For students with a record of service to their home or college community.
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Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara Game ReserveThis morning we pick up clients from their hotel and we depart from Nairobi at 8.30 am and drive through the view point of the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Reserve. This enormous reserve is actually ...
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The volunteers of Peace Brigades International (PBI) come from many different countries and backgrounds but share a strong commitment to nonviolence and a belief in the contribution that ordinary people can make to creating a more peaceful and just world. ...
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Langtang National Park is situated in the north of central Nepal some 32(air) km north of Kathmandu. Bhote Koshi and Trishuli Ganga define the region to the west, Tibetan Autonomous Region of China to the north and east. It is located in between the ...
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Awarded to one female student who demonstrates international awareness and a desire to create a more peaceful world through international exchange.
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Verge believes in travel for change. International experience creates global citizens, who can change our planet for the better. This belief is at the core of everything we do.
When I think back on it, my first experience volunteering overseas kind of sucked. It's a long story, but the short version is that I showed up in Nepal thinking that I was going to save the world and found out that really I was on an adventure tour posing as a volunteer programme.
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