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.
Lucy Corne, who has been living in Korea for almost a year, and her friends join Korean volunteers to help clean up an oil spill.
Ryan McDonald visits the Baan Dada Orphanage in western Thailand and outlines ways people can help the orphan children there.
Melissa Vitti talks to Brad Rickard and John Deer, founders of Beans and Rice about low-cost volunteer opportunities.
Planeterra – The G.A.P Adventures Foundation: Helping the Children of Peru By Melissa Vitti The country of Peru evokes images of breathtaking landscapes which once were home to the ancient Incan empire. Today, in Cuzco, Peru, where the heart of […]
The author explains how volunteers can trade holiday packages to help people in need in drought-stricken Kenya and other countries.
Linda Handiak describes a program restoring ancient castles in Provence, France with La Sabranique, an organization devoted to authentic restorations.
South Africa: Lorna Thomas describes efforts to save the Chacma baboons of South Africa which are endangered due to habitat loss. Walking with Baboons tour.
Mark Helyar describes community villages that give street kids a chance to get an education and learn vocational skills.
Volunteering in Vietnam By Megan Tady It wasn’t the response she had in mind when she asked the class if there were any questions. But then again, Vietnam had been full of surprises for the new teacher. One more wouldn’t […]
Joshua K. Hartshorne describes a volunteer trail building expedition in Siberia.
Mary Luz Mejia promotes ‘voluntouring’ – using vacation time to help others and make a better world.
Natalie Andrews writes about a life-chaning experience valunteering in Brazil.
Ghana: Jane Sharpe describes her volunteer homestary in Ghana and her work teaching and helping to build a school.
Volunteers plant trees and restore the ecosystem in Beverly Hills, CA as well as Los Angeles — feature story on Tree People, a nonprofit group.