Volunteer Abroad: Articles, Programs, Blogs, Travel Resources

Each year in Tanzania, an area of natural forest nearly the size of Rhode Island is cleared. Local communities and international volunteers are working together to change that.
When a volunteer opportunity doesn't pan out as expected, Alicia learns a valuable lesson.
Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.
For young Indonesians, a new land of opportunity could lie beneath the sea.
Golden goose or red herring? A veteran WWOOFer shares his top tips for choosing a volunteer farm placement.
The challenges faced as the end of the school year—and a return home—approaches.
Read about Rubén’s incredible experience with his wife and daughter as an International Development Scientist in the Amazon jungles of Peru.
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