"Deep Thoughts"

I Want To Save The World - What’s Wrong With That?

Date: February 13th, 2007 |

It’s admirable to want to save the world and to “help others” in a clear way. It is perhaps though good to be very careful if this is your main motivation.
First off, the assumption that people or the world need to be saved – and that you are the one who can provide this [read more]

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls

Date: February 10th, 2007 |

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Briefly, for those who have been living under a rock, Oprah Winfrey has build the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy outside Johannesburg, South Africa, which will accommodate and educate 150 girls; she’s spent about five years and $40 million to provide “the best” of everything. She cites her own challenging childhood as well as her [read more]

Long Before Brangelina…

Date: February 4th, 2007 |

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…there were celebrities doing all sorts of things for charity:
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In case you didn’t catch that, Walter Payton said, “we’re not doin’ this because we’re greedy, the Bears are doin’ it to feed the needy.”
As a Chicagoan, I most definitely want the Bears to win this current Superbowl: [read more]

Welcome To The Volunteer Logue

Date: February 1st, 2007 |

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Hello and welcome to the Volunteer Logue! I’m Kate, also known as Katie, and I will be your volunteer loguer this evening.
Yeah.
So, I enjoy volunteering for a number of reasons – to connect with others, to observe a hopefully successful project which aims to achieve something beneficial and to see things from [read more]

One schoolpen?

Date: February 12th, 2007 |

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If you’ve traveled outside of western Europe, you have more than likely been asked for one schoolpen or ten rupees or one chocolate or photo baksheesh from local kids. What’s up with that? Should you give in and hand over your bic?
My theory is that kids everywhere like free stuff, whatever it is [read more]

Dilemma: Poverty Tours?

Date: February 9th, 2007 |

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On the left, notice the poverty: In short, guided group tours of slum areas in Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Delhi and Mumbai are now offered; an interesting example from Rio is that the guides are in fact local residents of these neighborhoods; drug traffickers guard the neighborhoods and keep things in line by, well, “taking [read more]

Pros And Cons Of Short-Term Volunteering

Date: February 3rd, 2007 |

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Pros

You don’t have to make a big commitment to an organization or place you’ve never met before.
You don’t have to quit your job to have the time to do it.
You can meet other volunteers…

Cons

…though perhaps not really people in the community.
You will probably have to pay as few organizations have the resources to train or [read more]

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