Comments on: The Complete Guide To Volunteer Tourism http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:14:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: My MMIX « Subillings’s http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-80192 My MMIX « Subillings’s Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:53:06 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-80192 [...] •18.  Volunteer abroad [...] [...] •18.  Volunteer abroad [...]

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]]> By: How To Make the Most of Your Volunteer Vacation http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-67589 How To Make the Most of Your Volunteer Vacation Fri, 16 May 2008 00:18:54 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-67589 [...] Brave New Traveler has also addressed this question, with the Complete Guide to Volunteer Tourism. [...] [...] Brave New Traveler has also addressed this question, with the Complete Guide to Volunteer Tourism. [...]

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]]> By: Len Hough http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-67518 Len Hough Thu, 15 May 2008 12:14:04 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-67518 Hi We are trying to get all the "bono fide" voluntourism companies onto our site and as it has just launched we would like any comments on what you would like to see up there as well as tours and accommodation from providers that we have checked on for their " responsible" credentials. thanks len Hi

We are trying to get all the “bono fide” voluntourism companies onto our site and as it has just launched we would like any comments on what you would like to see up there as well as tours and accommodation from providers that we have checked on for their ” responsible” credentials.

thanks

len

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]]> By: josie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-54867 josie Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:25:56 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-54867 great info... ive been on 2 volunteer trips they were both through my university so i had no idea how to do one on my own... thansk for all the info :) great info… ive been on 2 volunteer trips they were both through my university so i had no idea how to do one on my own… thansk for all the info :)

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]]> By: Fazny Zavahir http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-48957 Fazny Zavahir Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:28:30 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-48957 Volunteering is the best way to contribute as a human.Time is worth more than money. Great post. I appreciate your work. Volunteering is the best way to contribute as a human.Time is worth more than money. Great post. I appreciate your work.

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]]> By: Bonnie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-44219 Bonnie Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:58:39 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-44219 Excellent advice. I've experienced "voluntering". It is also a HUGE business. This makes the world go around. Yet I like what I have read here and it can be a help for those who have a heart and desire to volunteer.........to realize how what they desire to do will have the desired results. Get INFORMATION .......especially from former volunteers...Thanks for letting me speak Excellent advice. I’ve experienced “voluntering”. It is also a HUGE business. This makes the world go around. Yet I like what I have read here and it can be a help for those who have a heart and desire to volunteer………to realize how what they desire to do will have the desired results. Get INFORMATION …….especially from former volunteers…Thanks for letting me speak

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]]> By: Antonia http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-36566 Antonia Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:49:28 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-36566 The advice offered in this post is excellent for anyone looking for a volunteer program while travelling. Ensuring that an organization is truly committed to the sustainable development of a community is essential. Hostals and websites like craigslist can also be valuable sources of information; for example, I found the worker´s cooperative where I have been volunteering for the past year through a hostal. This is an organization started by people alienated from the formal economy and now over 100 families continue to run the cooperative, thus volunteers work directly with the people of the cooperative and not through a tour organization. If anyone is passing through Buenos Aires and is interested in checking it out, visit www.voluntarioglobal.org.ar It´s been an incredible experience for me that I was really lucky to find. Thanks a lot for the post! The advice offered in this post is excellent for anyone looking for a volunteer program while travelling. Ensuring that an organization is truly committed to the sustainable development of a community is essential. Hostals and websites like craigslist can also be valuable sources of information; for example, I found the worker´s cooperative where I have been volunteering for the past year through a hostal. This is an organization started by people alienated from the formal economy and now over 100 families continue to run the cooperative, thus volunteers work directly with the people of the cooperative and not through a tour organization. If anyone is passing through Buenos Aires and is interested in checking it out, visit http://www.voluntarioglobal.org.ar It´s been an incredible experience for me that I was really lucky to find.
Thanks a lot for the post!

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]]> By: Teresa http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-9327 Teresa Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:27:48 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-9327 I'll echo the accolades and the advice to find references from past volunteers. I found one returnee just through an online search of blogs. Two others were given to me by GVN and I spoke to them on the phone. I also asked for current volunteers' emails and exchanged questions with them. Don't be afraid to ask questions. I’ll echo the accolades and the advice to find references from past volunteers. I found one returnee just through an online search of blogs. Two others were given to me by GVN and I spoke to them on the phone. I also asked for current volunteers’ emails and exchanged questions with them. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

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]]> By: sabine http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-8747 sabine Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:40:07 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-8747 Scribetrotters remark to talk with volunteers who have been there is a good idea. I just started a site where former volunteers can submit their stories for others to profit from their experience. Many organizations publish volunteer stories on their website, but our idea is to have a place where one can compare experiences from different projects and organizations. Volunteering is popular at the moment, and I think is a great way to learn from each other, from other volunteers and from the people you help - but that can not happen in 1 week. Scribetrotters remark to talk with volunteers who have been there is a good idea. I just started a site where former volunteers can submit their stories for others to profit from their experience. Many organizations publish volunteer stories on their website, but our idea is to have a place where one can compare experiences from different projects and organizations.

Volunteering is popular at the moment, and I think is a great way to learn from each other, from other volunteers and from the people you help – but that can not happen in 1 week.

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]]> By: Scribetrotter http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-8455 Scribetrotter Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:20:03 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/07/23/the-complete-guide-to-volunteer-tourism/#comment-8455 These are excellent tips and the issue of choosing a good volunteer program is crucial. Volunteer vacations, or voluntourism, is one of the fastest-growing areas of travel so it will be tempting for unscrupulous operators to get involved. The best way to counteract that is through solid research beforehand. The sad part is that unneeded or poorly run projects can actually do more damage than good to communities that are already disadvantaged. I would add one thing to the above - talk to returnees. If an organization is proud of its work and track record, it should have no problem putting you in touch with returnees. The information will inevitably be a bit biased, but it will be first-hand. These are excellent tips and the issue of choosing a good volunteer program is crucial. Volunteer vacations, or voluntourism, is one of the fastest-growing areas of travel so it will be tempting for unscrupulous operators to get involved. The best way to counteract that is through solid research beforehand. The sad part is that unneeded or poorly run projects can actually do more damage than good to communities that are already disadvantaged.

I would add one thing to the above – talk to returnees. If an organization is proud of its work and track record, it should have no problem putting you in touch with returnees. The information will inevitably be a bit biased, but it will be first-hand.

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