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• Mistakes to Avoid when Training Volunteers

  
  Voluntourism Gal — Authority: 108
  The folks at Volunteer Teacher Thailand offered up this great blog post about mistakes they’ve seen made when training volunteers. I think its a great list to start with, what would you add from your experience?? 1. Fail to explain the problems volunteers are addressing within the specific cultural environment. ...
  6 days ago

• TEXT-OR-TREAT

  
  Hands On Disaster Response — Authority: 418
  This Halloween Text-or-Treat - It’s never been easier to do a little good. Just text RELIEF to 90999 to send a $5 donation to our Indonesia Earthquake Response! Your donation will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. HODR is partnering with Music for Relief (MFR) to help ...
  1 week ago

• Disaster relief volunteer needs continue long afterwards

  
  Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog — Authority: 471
  In the immediate aftermath of natural disasters, one thing is certain: Help is always needed. For vagabonders who are drawn to giving back to the global community, especially when times are tough, this offers a wide variety of ways to get closer to a culture. But what happens when the media coverage dies down and ...
  1 week ago

• GAP Adventures Named a Leading Voluntourism Company

  
  Voluntourism Gal — Authority: 108
  For all of you who thought that the adventure travel companies would never fully enter this space, here is the proof. Travel & Leisure just named Gap Adventures a leader in voluntourism. Is this because of their great trips? Sustainability practices? PR team? I’m not saying that this award isn’t deserved ...
  1 week ago

• Starwood’s Element Hotels have a ‘Vision’

  
  TerraCurve.com: Go beyond green. | Responsible travel news, places, people and events. — Authority: 124
  The popular “green” hotel brand has officially been named as a Travel + Leisure Global Vision Award Winner. The Awards, now in the fifth year, recognize the latest and best efforts at cultural preservation, environmental conservation, and community building as selected by a jury of eight members including Dan ...
  1 week ago

• Thirteen Tips for the Accidental Ambassador

  
  Voluntourism Gal — Authority: 108
  Just back from an amazing Adventure Travel World Summit , fantastic travel folks and some great brainstorming, what a week! If you didn’t go this year I highly recommend trying to make it to Scotland next year. One of the key people I met was Jeff Greenwald of Ethical Traveler , a really inspiring guy who is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Volunteer travel organization in Africa gains new accolades in Responsible Tourism

  
  TerraCurve.com: Go beyond green. | Responsible travel news, places, people and events. — Authority: 124
  African Impact, a family-run African voluntourism organization, has been nominated for the prestigious Imvelo Responsible Tourism Award . Built on a solid foundation of passion and pride, African Impact has taken the lead as the industry’s most renowned Africa-based volunteer travel projects. Based in Cape Town, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Walk on the Wild Side

  
  Uprooted, an eco-travel blog — Authority: 108
  Hey everybody, I’m headed deep into New Orleans and won’t be back for a spell. Gonna see my first Second Line parade today, then spend a few days working with Common Ground … and then it’s Halloween. I’ll be back on the radar soon, and in the meantime here’s some food for thought: photos from the Big ...
  2 weeks ago

• Give a Day, Get a Free Night

  
  Wandermelon — Authority: 121
  Todays travelers often seek vacations that offer meaningful ways to give back to the communities they visit. Voluntourism, a combination of volunteering and travel, is quickly replacing luxury and indulgence as the latest must-have amenity.  Disney’s "Give a Day Get a Day Pass" ...
  2 weeks ago

• Citizen Journalism in Kibera

  
  Intelligent Travel Blog — Authority: 132
  High school student Kyle Bullington traveled to Kenya this summer, where he lived and worked in the Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, on a unique volunteer project. Residents of Kibera watch a video created by the Carolina for Kibera team This summer, high school student Kyle ...
  3 weeks ago

• VIDEO: Indonesia Assessment - A Day in the Life

  
  Hands On Disaster Response — Authority: 418
  p.padding {font-size:12px;padding-top:10px;} Follow Marc & Stef along on the assessment in Padang, Indonesia, following a 7.9 earthquake on Sept. 30, 2009. More on our Indonesia Earthquake Assessment: Photos Video More info See daily updates from our assessment team on the ground on Twitter @HODRopsIN
  3 weeks ago

• VIDEO: American Samoa Tsunami, Life After Losing Everything

  
  Hands On Disaster Response — Authority: 418
  This video was shot on 10/14/09 by the www.HODR.org assessment team in American Samoa. The team is learning about the situation and needs of people affected by the 9/29/09 tsunami. This is an example of how some are living post tsunami, now that they have lost just about everything. More on our Samoan Islands Tsunami ...
  3 weeks ago

• VIDEO: American Samoa Tsunami Damage, Village of Amanave

  
  Hands On Disaster Response — Authority: 418
  The Village of Amanave on the island of American Samoa was struck by a tsunami on 9/29/09. This video was taken by the HODR assessment team on 10/14/09. Approximately 75 families were affected in Amanave. More on our Samoan Islands Tsunami Assessment: Photos Video More info See daily updates from our ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jeep adventure tours help humanity in India

  
  TerraCurve.com: Go beyond green. | Responsible travel news, places, people and events. — Authority: 124
  A new humanitarian-aid jeep adventure tour in Rajasthan, India, launching just before 2010 by Relief Workers International (RWI), offers travelers the chance to join its second humanitarian aid adventure in the Rajasthan desert — just in time for the 2010 New Year. With the Rann Riders Resort in Dasada as a ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Impact of NGO’s and Voluntourism

  
  The Planet D: Around the World Adventure Couple — Authority: 422
  I am a strong believer that travel can be done better, as can anything else, if we come up with new and creative solutions to the negative impacts that come as a side product of the actions that we take. I think tourism can and has been a negative force in many areas and I feel the same way about Non-Governmental ...
  4 weeks ago

• INDONESIA: Earthquake Assessment Announcement

  
  Hands On Disaster Response — Authority: 418
  On September 30, 2009, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia. In addition to severe damage in the cities of Padang and Pariaman City and surrounding areas, heavy rains and landslides that followed the earthquake resulted in additional damage and displacement. The government of Indonesia reports over ...
  4 weeks ago

• Voluntourism – A Vacation with Tax Benefits

  
  Travel Guides — Authority: 135
  You probably know that business travelers can often deduct all or a portion of their travel, even if they are having some fun. But did you know that  you can also get a tax benefit from your vacation? You can  if you are willing to do a bit of work as a volunteer with a non-profit organization. “Voluntourism” ...
  5 weeks ago

• Abercrombie & Kent Offers Luxury Voluntourism

  
  Voluntourism Gal — Authority: 108
  First the Ritz, now Abercrombie & Kent – ‘luxury’ voluntourism seems to be on the rise, but is the phrase an oxymoron in itself? How do you successfully merge giving back while charging a high price tag? The Ritz has been criticized but A&K seem to be making the most responsible shot at it that i’ve ...
  7 weeks ago

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