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Hands On Disaster Response

Date: February 15th, 2007 |

Hands On Disaster Response has worked in Indonesia (earthquake response), USA (Katrina assistance) and Thailand (Tsunami response), and currently is involved in the Typhoon Reming Response in the Philippines – this hurricane struck on November 30 and “…destroyed/damaged almost 300,000 homes and killed 1,600 (about the same ranges as Katrina) it fell out of the [read more]

United Nations Volunteers

Date: February 13th, 2007 |

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The UN Volunteers “supports sustainable human development globally through the promotion of volunteerism, including the mobilization of volunteers,” and over 30,000 people have participated in UN Volunteer peace, relief and development initiatives throughout the world since 1971.
In general, UN Volunteers are highly qualified and experienced individuals; they must be 25 or older and are matched [read more]

Volunteer Placement Organization: Cross Cultural Solutions

Date: February 10th, 2007 |

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Cross Cultural Solutions provides short-term volunteer placements for international participants; “one of the primary goals of the organization [is] to follow the lead of local organizers and provide them a helping hand without imposing outside ideas.”
Cross Cultural Solutions got started after founder Steve Rosenthal spent a week with a friend in the Peace Corps in [read more]

Resource: Charity Navigator

Date: February 7th, 2007 |

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So you’ve decided to donate money or your time. How can you know that the organization you’ve chosen is a good one?
One method which should form part of your decision is the Charity Navigator, an independent site which reviews non-profit organazations.
Here you can search for a charity or check out the list of [read more]

Volunteer Resource: Independent Volunteer Website

Date: February 3rd, 2007 |

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Independent Volunteer is a collection of about thirty independent organizations – primarily in Asia, but also in Africa and Latin America. You can view a list of projects by country or type of work, and also find contact information such as a website and/or email address. As these are independent organizations, there is [read more]

Born Into Brothels: Documentary

Date: February 14th, 2007 |

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I happened to get the very last ticket to the showing of the documentary Born Into Brothels at the 2004 Sarajevo Film Festival – it was just prior ot my own trip to India and it has influenced my perspective in a number of ways. Incidentally, it won the [read more]

Peace Brigades International

Date: February 11th, 2007 |

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When invited, Peace Brigades International sends “teams of volunteers into areas of repression and conflict. The volunteers accompany human rights defenders, their organizations and others threatened by political violence.” So how do foreign volunteers help?
“Perpetrators of human rights abuses usually do not want the world to witness their actions. The presence of volunteers backed by [read more]

Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Date: February 9th, 2007 |

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Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders is definitely one of the best-known non-profits and it’s not surprising why: it’s easy to see the good in providing free or low-cost medical care to those who need it, and to imagine yourself jaunting off to all sorts of exotic locations to help out.
Hold it right [read more]

Volunteer Placement Organization: i-to-i

Date: February 5th, 2007 |

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i-to-i places participants in international volunteer opportunities. In the last twelve months, i-to-i “helped 5,000 people volunteer at worthwhile projects in 23 countries.” i-to-i also arranges team-building challenges for companies, and raised $130,000 through the i-to-i Foundation “to buy much-needed materials for vital projects around the world.
There is a plethora of information on [read more]

Volunteer Opportunity Resource: Idealist.org

Date: February 2nd, 2007 |

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Idealist.org (Action Without Borders) is a site dedicated to connecting “people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives… independent of any government, political ideology, or religious creed. Our work is guided by the common desire of our members and supporters to find practical solutions to [read more]

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