Voluntourism is traveling for good. Here we explore the many ways travelers can give back to communities around the world by going on volunteer work trips and helping people around the world.
Short term volunteer service trips with Globe Aware focus on helping people stand on their own two feet and allowing visitors to experience a new culture
It’s Time for Mountains of Trash in the Maldives to go By Erica Garnett Pink surfboard in hand, wearing plastic bottles and tarp as fashion, Alison Teal trekked through the wreckage on a Maldivian island during her second stay there. […]
North Korean Peace sends balloons across the DMZ from South Korea with socks to help out their cold neighbors in North Korea
WWOOFing in Argentina Patagonia. George Nelson learns to crack walnuts on a rural farm in Southern Argentina as a WWOOF volunteer.
Travel to Help Endangered Animals: Have you ever wanted to pair traveling with your love of animals? Try a journey abroad to work with endangered animals.
Visit Cameroon With The Humanity Exchange: A chance to volunteer working with orphans in West Africa.
Volunteering in Dhikurpokhari, Nepal. The villagers keep their promise. A vignette of what it’s like to work as a volunteer in a small Nepalese village.
Ecotourism certification. How tour operators can become certified so that people can be sure that they are truly adhering to green ideals and standards.
Immerse in the beauty of Panama’s jungles and connect with the Embera community through sustainable ecotourism. A friendly adventure awaits!
Elqui Valley, Chile: One hundred volunteer healers from across the globe arrived in the remote Andean village of Cochiguaz for their final offering.
West Java: Staying with a local family in a small village in Indonesia in the jungles of Cianjur West Java.
Beans, Bananas and Bills: Learning and Living in Tanzania By Danille Kobet I never imagined that spending three weeks at the end of the earth, or the village of Kayanga in the Kagera region of rural Tanzania with Amizade, would […]
Investours, a non-profit organization, pools participants’ tour fees and contributes them in the form of a micro-loan to aid local entrepreneurs.
Kathleen Boradhurst visits the Panya Project in northern Thailand where she learns about permaculture, organic farming and sustainable living.