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  Tripatini November 8, 2011 at 3:20pm

  Another good recent post on our blog: saving $$ when volunteering abroad.
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  Tripatini September 28, 2011 at 11:54pm

  A nice post on our blog just recently on voluntourism and the joy of travel.
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  Jacquie Whitt September 5, 2011 at 5:00pm

  Adios Adventure Travel is collecting gently-used backpacks for the next "Peru Backpack Project" in March 2012.  Here's the contact info or contact me directly. 

  We're also looking for partner schools who want to do a joint travel adventure to Peru next March, 2012. 
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  Andrea Spirov April 10, 2011 at 7:56pm

  Just posted on a new voluntourism opportunity to play sports with kids in Rwanda and Malawi, a program founded by Olympian Tracy Evans

  http://inspiringtravellers.com/2011/04/10/ready-travel-purpose-play...
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  Steve Natureman Safari April 7, 2011 at 7:36am

  Hi all,

  Volunteer Teaching Program,Volunteer Teaching Kenya

   

  Description: Teach English, Mathematics, Science and other subjects at our primary schools in urban and rural areas of Kenya. No teaching certificate is required, but native English speakers are preferred.
  Your voluntary contribution to teach English as a second language in Kenya or to teach other subjects, will be highly appreciated and fulfilling to yourself. We work with a number of schools where teaching volunteers will be placed..
  
  Those volunteering for international teaching in Kenya are expected to have at least graduated from high school or be enrolled in a college. On completion of a mandatory overseas teaching orientation, the overseas volunteer teachers will be expected to work for between 4 to 5 hours a day.
  
  The number of local teachers per school is normally small. In some schools the student to teacher ratios are so high, but sometimes in Kenya, that’s the only chance the students have to learn and make something out of their lives.
  
  The students range in age from 4 to 14 from pre-kindergarten to class 8. For the younger children, you can help them with conversational English, basic math, arts & crafts, board games, playground games, sports like soccer and running, music, and any other talents you wish to share. For the older students, you can teach more formal subjects like English, science, math, and history. The school schedule is Monday-Friday from 8am to 4pm with a two-hour sports period from 3-5pm where the students do things like cross-country running, soccer, and basketball.
  
  All classes are taught in English in Kenya.
  Qualification: Native English speakers are preferred.
  Education
  No teaching is done during April, August or December due to school holidays in these months.
  Program Cost:
  2 Weeks : US $740
  4 Weeks : US$ 1, 090
  Extra Week: US$100
  Included in Program Fee
  • All Food
  • All Accommodations
  • Airport Pickup/Dropoff
  • Transfer to Project Location
  • Orientation
  •Sim Card for your Cell Phone
  • 24/7country coordination
  • First Night Hotel acommodation on Bed and Breakfast
  Not Included in Program Fee
  • Airfare
  • Visa Fee
  • Vaccinations
  • Internet
  • Phone Calls
  Host Family Accomodation
  For Placement feel free to contact us
  To apply for this program, click here
  
  info@lecdenkenya.com
  http://www.lecdenkenya.com/
  
  
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  Ariane Janer April 6, 2011 at 12:53am

  TIES and Planeterra started Voluntourism Guidelines Research Initiative. More here

  http://www.kintera.org/cms.asp?id=1536349&campaign_id=146048&am...
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  Matthew Grace February 25, 2011 at 7:36am

  Ngombe Private Lodge Gap Volunteers

  Western Zambia Area Conservation and Community Up-liftment Project Volunteering Information Pack

   

  Gap programs and journeys have increased dramatically in both popularity and options over the past five years. From wildlife rehabilitation centres and equestrian centres to education at villages, there are options available, catering to almost all interests. Please contact us for more details. The programs, range from 3 week to one year.

   

  Email: info@africansafariguru.com for furthers enquiries..
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  Maz Livingston November 23, 2010 at 10:20pm

  Visit some, volunteer some. Have fun and contribute:
  
  In Nepal
  http://www.exploreworldwide.com/holidays/details/experience-nepal?v...
  
  In India
  http://www.exploreworldwide.com/holidays/details/experience-india?v...
  
  In South Africa
  http://www.exploreworldwide.com/holidays/details/experience-south-a...
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  Zablon Mukuba November 9, 2010 at 4:22pm

  there are other great volunteer travel opportunities at http://www.volunteercapitalcentre.org

  http://www.volunteercapitalcentre.org/
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  Dorothy Conlon October 25, 2010 at 5:01pm

  I recently returned from Ghana, where I volunteered for 3 weeks with Cross-Cultural Solutions in Hohoe. That'a a seedy but charming small city (30,000) in the Volta Region, 4 hours north of Accra and very near the Togo border. I taught in a government school but other volunteers worked at orphanages or in the hospital. CCS houses and feeds you and provides extra-curricular activities, such as afternoon trips to a spectacular waterfall and to climb a mountain, language lessons in the local dialect, and lectures on cultural background. Weekends we traveled independently to interesting parts of the country. Of all the volunteer organizations I've worked with overseas, I believe CCS is the most efficient and well-run. With my white hair, I was an oddity among those young volunteers, but they enjoyed hearing my stories and even bought my book, "At Home in the World - Memoirs of a Traveling Woman.".