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A Sweet Internship Posting in Cameroon

A Sweet Internship Posting in Cameroon

For new local entrepreneurs, traditional beekeeping knowledge could be gold.
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Ending Deforestation in Tanzania

Ending Deforestation in Tanzania

Each year in Tanzania, an area of natural forest nearly the size of Rhode Island is cleared. Local communities and international volunteers are working together to change that.
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Different Times of the Month

Different Times of the Month

For young women in many other cultures, Aunt Flo's arrival brings fear and shame. These organizations are working to change that.
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Slowing Down in Guinea-Bissau

Slowing Down in Guinea-Bissau

What does it mean to discount something as operating on "African time"?
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Working on Ghana Time

Working on Ghana Time

As an international volunteer, success isn't about speeding up; it's about slowing down. 
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Two women stand on the beach in the Gambia.

Is Tourism a Political Act? Should It Be?

Tourism in Gambia exposes how prescriptions for Africa are only skin deep.
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Faith and Music in Senegal

How jazz and religion go together in Africa.  
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Where is Mauritania?

Where is Mauritania?

Don't worry. Mauritanians may be asking themselves the same thing.
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Packing List for Volunteers in Ghana

Packing List for Volunteers in Ghana

Five must-haves for volunteering abroad. 
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Redefining My Expectations of the "Global South"

Redefining My Expectations of the "Global South"

How can you prepare for the unknown?
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A woman walks past a sign for an election in Marrakesh, Morocco

Creative Modernity in Morocco

Looking beyond Western ideals of what makes a "modern" country.
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Spot the mongoose

Why I Travel: Wildlife Conservation in South Africa

Cathy Hue works crazy hours, lives in a little wooden shed and spends three out of four weeks in the bush. She wouldn't trade it for anything.
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